Yay!
Yes, my external hard drive is ac powered. But, you know, it's in the closet in the media room, and completely untethered to any computer directly, because I am the kind of geek who put ethernet ports in her closets.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Liese S. - May 24, 2011 4:52:14 pm PDT #16805 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
le nubian - May 24, 2011 4:53:01 pm PDT #16806 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm not sure it is common, but some of the bigger external hard drives typically need more than the USB port for power. Like getting into the multiple terabyte category.
I have a 1TB hard drive that does just fine from the USB port.
Liese S. - May 24, 2011 4:54:15 pm PDT #16807 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Mine is 2TB, if that figures.
Steph L. - May 24, 2011 5:03:11 pm PDT #16808 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm not sure it is common, but some of the bigger external hard drives typically need more than the USB port for power. Like getting into the multiple terabyte category.
I have a 1TB hard drive that does just fine from the USB port.
Interesting. I'm looking at 1 TB drives. I'd prefer one that is powered from the USB port, but it's not a deal-breaker.
Cass - May 24, 2011 5:22:55 pm PDT #16809 of 25501
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I have one of each. I am way more likely to do timely backups on the USB-powered drive. It's that one more bit of simple. I just drag it over to wherever I am and let Time Machine whirl. Reminds me, I need to do a backup now.
Steph L. - May 24, 2011 5:27:32 pm PDT #16810 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I am way more likely to do timely backups on the USB-powered drive. It's that one more bit of simple. I just drag it over to wherever I am and let Time Machine whirl.
That is 100% me.
Sue - May 24, 2011 6:14:49 pm PDT #16811 of 25501
hip deep in pie
Is one prong wider than the other? Do your outlets have one slot wider than the other so that the plug can only go in one way? If the answer to both questions is yes, then you've got nothing to worry about. Everything is correctly grounded.
Um...both prongs are the same size. I think I'll be returning this baby.
Liese S. - May 24, 2011 6:52:54 pm PDT #16812 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
My backup drive is EVEN EASIER. It just sits there. And I walk in the house with the laptop, and it goes, oh, hey, you've been working. Here, let me grab all those files that have changed or are new for you. I will keep them safely here on my mini RAID arrayed self, two copies of them.
Typo Boy - May 27, 2011 11:08:03 am PDT #16813 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Question: what is a decent print to TIFF program for the PC. Normally when I ask this kind of question the problem is too few. This time google gives me thousands of hits, most which are actual print2Tiff programs. So of the many many choices I want to pick one that lets me choose resolution, is not buggy and is free of malware.
le nubian - May 27, 2011 11:52:26 am PDT #16814 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."