Michael Glockenstein wrote:
Hello, some weeks ago I reported an error where my drive makes strange sounds like spinning up in 6 or 7 sequences, then noise, then spinning up again and the slug did respond anymore for login. Because nobody replied, I thought it was a one time accident, but three days before it happended again :-( So now I think about a solution the slug running all the time instead of shut it down in the evening and wake up in the morning. I have connected a 3.5" hd to port 1 with an external power supply in the moment. But this is power consuming too much. Is it possible to have a 2.5" notebook hd without external power supply connected to the slug and the usb port spends enough energy for that drive? Regards Michael
I've been running a 2.5" drive powered only from the slug's USB continuously for some time. While very old 2.5" drives may draw too much current to be run from the slug, I think anything younger than a few years old should be fine. *However*, slug power supplies are notorious for failing over time, losing current capacity. I would suggest finding a better 5V power supply for your slug and see if that solves the problem. Good luck, Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
