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Solve : I borrowed this drive and need to know about power connections? |
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Answer» I've borrowed an external drive--it's a Hitachi 160 usb drive that has a dc power connection on it. The drive came without a power cord, so I'm wondering what to use. on the outside of the drive it says: 5v 600mA, so I'm assuming that I'd need an adaptor with those settings, but am I correct in assuming so?The 5 volts is not negotiable, but the 600 mA current rating means that a 5 volt power supply with a rating of 750 or 1000 mA would be OK. You need to make sure that the polarity is correct as well, and that the power supply is OK for use with an external hard drive. Why don't you go back to the person who loaned it to you and ask for the power supply? The 5 volts is not negotiable, but the 600 mA current rating means that a 5 volt power supply with a rating of 750 or 1000 mA would be OK. You need to make sure that the polarity is correct as well, and that the power supply is OK for use with an external hard drive. Why don't you go back to the person who loaned it to you and ask for the power supply? Thanks. I think he would've given that to me if he COULD've. It's a guy I hardly know and he works for a large medical facility as head of security--I'm thinking he had the extra hard drives, but not extra power hookups. |
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