Hello Thane, Those external HD's are not for the purpose of running 24/7. Also, note some laptops on battery power can not power up those HD's either.
Regards, On July 2, 2013 at 7:34 AM Thane Sherrington <[email protected]> wrote: > I notice a lot of external drives (2.5") come with a single headed > USB cable, yet the drive requires 750 to 1000 mA. How can a single > USB plug provide enough power to keep the drive viable over the long term? > > (I also notice I see a lot of dead drives like this - the dual > headed-USB ones seem to last longer.) > > T > > Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com [email protected]
