External Hard Drives
#1
hello and happy new years every one.

I have a 1to external USB hard drives  and ubuntu OS on SD card

I would like to know If I can plug it to the USB port with 2A power supply. it will be start well or not or I must to change power supply?

thank you.
#2
(01-04-2017, 10:21 AM)hazerty Wrote: hello and happy new years every one.

I have a 1to external USB hard drives  and ubuntu OS on SD card

I would like to know If I can plug it to the USB port with 2A power supply. it will be start well or not or I must to change power supply?

thank you.

You will need to use a powered hub;  or else provide external power to the drive ( there are many ways to do this ).
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#3
This is discussed in length on:
http://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=783
Just a FYI
#4
I bought a 7 USB 3.0 hub with external power and it works fine now. The hub is running on 5V 500mA

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