Please help! An issue with my external HDD
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Jan 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Jan 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM
These hard drives are powered off the USB port. You computer can't supply the power needed to run two hard drives. You need to either buy a power supply for each HD (they might have a 5 volt power plug) or buy a POWERED USB HUB that can supply the required current.
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