On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Note that eSATA doesn’t provide power. SO you’ll need a USB cable (for 2.5” > drives) or a regular power brick for 3.5” drives.
Note also that spec USB can't provide enough power for many (most?) 2.5" drives. The double-plug USB cables are a hack that happens to work sometimes -- maybe even most of the time -- but sometimes it doesn't. And when it doesn't, you can't do anything about it, since it wasn't "supposed" to work in the first place. So something with at least the option for an external power supply is a good idea anyway. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
