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Using a USB charger with a Y-cable when plugging in external HDD.

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  • Storage
  • USB
  • External Hard Drive
October 12, 2014 10:00:03 PM

I have USB-powered hard drive, which I use for my Wii U. The Wii U only works with external HDDs, which have external power supplies or plugged in with Y-cables. The Wii U has four USB ports.

Currently, I have two in use for my external HDD, one for my ethernet adapter, and one empty. When the GameCube controller adapter comes out, I will have a problem as it takes two ports.

I was wondering, if I plug the power end of the Y-cable into a USB charger instead of the console, will that work? Has anyone tried doing this (not necessarily with a Wii U)

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