James Hairston wrote: > > Actually It doesn't matter if they are plugged in the back of the computer, > the front or both. > I have never been able to run more that one Hard drive from a hub. > > Jim
Jim, is it possible that this is just an available-power issue? I assume that you're talking about a powered hub, i.e., one that has its own wall-wart adapter, but (just as an example), I have one where said adapter is only rated for 1 amp output. That's not much in the context of hard-drive operation; yesterday I was shopping for a new laptop hard drive, and I remember seeing the startup current at 1.5 amps or more, with "idle" currents around 0.5 amps. And that's for notebook drives, where minimizing the power usage is a major design consideration. Or am I completely out to lunch here, and the hard-drive module gets its power from its own wall-wart? Mike > > James J. Hairston > 8559 Birch Creek Rd. > Keller Tx. 76248 > H: (817) 337-4183; E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Duane Brimhall > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Papermodels II 32897] Re: LaCie external HD > > > Damn, that should be TWO 320GB External drives > > > --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Duane Brimhall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Duane Brimhall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [Papermodels II 32896] Re: LaCie external HD >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 7:15 PM >> I had the same problem as you with to 320GB external drives >> (WD). One of the things I noted was that they didn't >> like sharing the same USB hub. >> >> When I plugged them into separate USB ports, both drives >> showed up. So now I've got to get some extra hubs and >> see if I can plug all four of my external dives and have >> them all play nice. >> >> And then again, maybe not. >> >> Duane >> >> >> --- On Tue, 11/25/08, James Hairston wrote: >> >>> From: James Hairston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: [Papermodels II 32828] Re: LaCie external HD >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 8:27 PM >>> External disk drives are great. >>> >>> The only problem seams to be with XP that the >> operating >>> system doesn't seam >>> to recognize more than approximately one terabyte. >>> >>> Thus the total of all internal drives and external >> drives >>> can not exceed one >>> terabyte. >>> >>> The closer you get to a tera bight the less stable the >>> system becomes. >>> >>> The external drive may simply go away right in the >> middle >>> of an operation. >>> >>> Thus if you were to hook up two external 500 G drives >> and >>> have an internal >>> 320 or so one of the 500's will not be found. >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't know how to get around this limit. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> >>> James J. Hairston >>> >>> 8559 Birch Creek Rd. >>> >>> Keller Tx. 76248 >>> >>> H: (817) 337-4183; E-Mail: >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:18 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Papermodels II 32811] LaCie external HD >>> >>> >>> >>> Subject: LaCie external HD >>> >>> Back in 2006 there was lots of chatter from list >> members >>> about discs having >>> a limited life, etc. So on 11/25/06 I purchased a >> LACIE >>> 500GB D2 EXTREME >>> USB 2.0 external hard drive recommended by a salesman >> at >>> our local Mac store >>> and service center. 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