Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SSD drive not detected?

2018-02-01 Thread drmatt

Seems to be an echo around here..


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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB external HD

2018-02-01 Thread drmatt

kidstypike wrote: 
> I don't think the problem is the HDD's speed, it's the proccessing power
> of the the Touch that's the bottle-neck. SSD drives weren't commonplace
> when I bought my Touch so haven't tried one, I don't know if there'd be
> any advantage.
> 
> Yes, It's great when it works, but it doesn't work great all that often.
> :(Processor power and available RAM. There's hardly any ram, that's the
biggest issue wet stability. It's also stuck with an ancient version of
LMS.


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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB external HD

2018-02-01 Thread drmatt

Koelboy wrote: 
> I would think that connecting a dedicated 5V power supply to the 5V
> input of my HDD is no different from connecting the same PS using a Y
> cable (isn't that the same 5V circuit?) That would mean that it's
> actually better to not use a HDD with a seperate PS?
> 
> :SI think you're being obtuse now. No USB device that offers a choice of
power inputs would be certified as a USB device if it allowed the
multiple power lines to be bridged to each other under any
circumstances.

Have to say I've never seen a usb HDD with a 5v input though as all the
portable drives generally run straight off the USB port and all the
desktop drive ones run off 12V.


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