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RE: [PLUG] Adding a second HD to a Linux system
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Title: RE: [PLUG] Adding a second HD to a Linux system
It has a transformer. A standard computer plug plugs from the wall
to the transformer, then you have cord from the transformer to the
drive, and the other cord goes from the drive to the USB port.
It works great. You still need a power source that is +5/+12 because
it's not just form laptop drives, but it really is 2.0 speed. If you
have a bunch of drives you are looking through. unplug the USB, swap
the harddrive power and I/O plug the USB back in. You don't need to
reboot...:)
George
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
>[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:51 PM
>To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
>Subject: RE: [PLUG] Adding a second HD to a Linux system
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>>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41911&it
>em=5125201472
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>>> I bought a great piece (hmm, maybe I should rephase that), on Ebay
>>> ($20). It is just a 4 prong power cord
>>> to a transformer, and a USB cable that plugs right to the
>>Hard drive,
>>> no enclosure. It's great for
>>> <>testing drives. Just hook up the power and the cable, plug it into
>>> the USB port and go...
>
>Just out of curiosity, is there something cropped out the
>picture? In the
>descriptions it says, "Power supply adapter," and in your post
>transformer,
>but it looks almost as though you're plugging the hard drive
>power directly
>into the wall...
>
>This is a great toy for hard drive disaster recovery, as it's
>USB the OS
>doesn't care as much when the failed drive seizes and goes offline. You
>power it down, tap it with a hammer or stapler or something,
>and power it up
>again. I just did this last week, and just kept copying over
>and over the
>files which didn't exist yet in the destination until I got everything.
>
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