dean;488632 Wrote: > We tested a bunch of 2.5" USB powered packaged drives and found that the > ones that came with extra cables to steal power from a second USB port > didn't work on Touch with it's single port. > > All the drives that only had a single USB port and no extra connection > for power worked fine. > > The drive you mentioned has a 4.7W startup power requirement, which is > 940mA, way over the 500mA USB limit. > > The touch can provide a bit more than the limit (750mA, if I remember > correctly), but this drive probably won't work, unless you have an > enclosure that's doing some clever power management. > > -dean Heh. I thought that by getting a 4200rpm drive I was sure I was getting a low power one. Live 'n learn. I'll start looking for a non-vampire type 2.5" sata shell.
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