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Corrtex HDC 1000
Hi,
Quick question about this unit. Does anyone use an unpowered hard drive with it? Does it work ok, or do you all use powered, desktop, hard drives?
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Originally Posted by
velocityroadshow
Hi,
Quick question about this unit. Does anyone use an unpowered hard drive with it? Does it work ok, or do you all use powered, desktop, hard drives?
I used to use a HDC3000 (about 3 years ago now) and I used a 2.5" USB powered hard drive with it without any issue. I know the recommendation was always to use a powered USB hub and/or a powered hard drive, but I never had a problem.
Julian
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Dinosaur
Yes, no and maybe!
Some do, some don't, and I can not forecast which. If you want to use usb powered drives, then in my opinion, a powered hub is a must. Also, I've had more success with the drives with two plugs on, perhaps they get more power through, the Cortex was noted for not having a lot of power on the usb sockets.
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I used to have a cortex for backup. Never used it on the road but tested it thoroughly with an unpowered hub and it worked fine.
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Originally Posted by
Excalibur
... perhaps they get more power through, the Cortex was noted for not having a lot of power on the usb sockets.
One thing I probably should mention is that my Cortex didn't come with a power supply so I always used a Maplin's special power adaptor which was significantly over-rated for the job (70w from memory).
Julian
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Sorry, I misread your initial post. I thought you meant an unpowered hub (not an unpowered HDD).
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Originally Posted by
Shaun
Sorry, I misread your initial post. I thought you meant an unpowered hub (not an unpowered HDD).
So your hard drive was powered?
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Originally Posted by
DJ Jules
I used to use a HDC3000 (about 3 years ago now) and I used a 2.5" USB powered hard drive with it without any issue. I know the recommendation was always to use a powered USB hub and/or a powered hard drive, but I never had a problem.
Julian
Hi,
Thanks for that, was it quite a big hard drive or was it just a a little bit of music on it?
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Originally Posted by
velocityroadshow
Thanks for that, was it quite a big hard drive or was it just a a little bit of music on it?
It was a standard 2.5" 120Gb, 7200rpm laptop hard disk which was pretty much full at the point where I switched to laptop If you're looking to try and keep the power drain on the unit to a minimum, look at SATA SSD's (or just great big USB memory sticks) as these have no moving parts and much lower power consumption - however, I wouldn't worry - it can supply a lot more power through the USB ports than a standard laptop.
Julian
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Originally Posted by
velocityroadshow
So your hard drive was powered?
Yes, the hard drive was powered, the hub was un-powered.
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Hi Thanks,
Might just give it a try and see how it goes. Probably the best bet.
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