Hello all,
So I have a Western Digital 1Tb SATA HDD from my computer (3.5"), and recently bought a SATA-to-USB adapter in order to plug it into my laptop. I have read through several posts and discussion forums where 3.5" external HDD and optical drives are not easyly plugged as external adapters due to power issues.
Now, I have another SATA Fujitsu 2.5" that I use with the same adapter (SATA to 2 USB3.0) and it works fine, I can see on the sticker pasted on the Fujitsu that it needs 5V and 0.6A. On the WD, I use the same adapter with no luck, both USB ports connected to USB3.0 on my laptop, but I am seeing that it needs 5V and 0.68A as well as 12V and 0.55A.
So, as far as I have been able to read, in order to make this work what I would basically need on this case would be to have more power to make to WD work, righ? I am missing something since I am not sure how much power I still need besides those provided by 2 USB3.0... Should I need another USB3.0 to make it work? Would an extra USB2.0 make it work as well?
I am a little lost at this point, so I would really appreciate any help!
Thank you!
So I have a Western Digital 1Tb SATA HDD from my computer (3.5"), and recently bought a SATA-to-USB adapter in order to plug it into my laptop. I have read through several posts and discussion forums where 3.5" external HDD and optical drives are not easyly plugged as external adapters due to power issues.
Now, I have another SATA Fujitsu 2.5" that I use with the same adapter (SATA to 2 USB3.0) and it works fine, I can see on the sticker pasted on the Fujitsu that it needs 5V and 0.6A. On the WD, I use the same adapter with no luck, both USB ports connected to USB3.0 on my laptop, but I am seeing that it needs 5V and 0.68A as well as 12V and 0.55A.
So, as far as I have been able to read, in order to make this work what I would basically need on this case would be to have more power to make to WD work, righ? I am missing something since I am not sure how much power I still need besides those provided by 2 USB3.0... Should I need another USB3.0 to make it work? Would an extra USB2.0 make it work as well?
I am a little lost at this point, so I would really appreciate any help!
Thank you!