So If I used 2 USBs (one for data other for 500ma) + 12V/1A power supply, does it suffice my need of
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Shadow@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Original usb ports often maxed out at 500ma. You probably won’t need the second usb on a modern system, but you will need the 12v adapter.
Also, this is the wrong community.
gpstarman@lemmy.today 6 months ago
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Not if there’s something like a boost converter built in.
I don’t know what you can draw from a modern USB port, but 12.75W is required by the drive, and when I tried a couple of months ago, I wasn’t able to power a similar drive (it had a green and white label and was 1 TB, IDK what it was anymore) from a single USB-C port.