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. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108643 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
