iwannatouch;552364 Wrote: > Count yourself among the lucky, because the Touch manual specifically > states: > > Note: To ensure proper operation of a USB drive with Squeezebox Touch: > > - If your USB drive has an AC power connection, plug it in. > - If your USB drive does not connect to an AC power supply, plug it > into an AC powered USB hub. > > Clearly, Logitech did not intend for the Touch to power an external > drive.
I think that you might be over assuming or reading to much into it. Yes a hub can sometimes help when a USB powered drive draws more then the USB Spec on power up or during operation. The Touch USB port is spec'd to the Certified USB Standard or higher. The Spec calls for 500 mA of current. IIRC from a post in the Beta Forum, the Touch actually provides a little above the spec. The real issue is ALL the available USB drives that are NOT Certified to the USB Standard. These are going to be hit or miss. My advice, buy only a Certified USB Standard USB powered USB Drive or one that somebody on here has tested and has worked for months. Toshiba has been very good for me. There small USB powered USB Drives that are about the size of 2 iPhones have worked flawlessly for me. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79083 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
