Powering a full size external hard drive

Powering a full size external hard drive

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  • April 20, 2016 at 7:05 pm #34502
    Joel
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    I have an external hard drive I want to use for my Teclast Pro.  Especially for backups.

    But the tablet will hardly recognize it.  It knows something is connected to the usb port, but that’s it.

    Question?  Do I need a powered hub?  Can the tablet power a motor driven hard drive?  I dont think so.  Any suggestions on a powered hub?

    Thank you!

    April 25, 2016 at 3:26 am #34952
    Joel
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    Anyone ever used a powered USB hub?

    April 25, 2016 at 9:18 am #34970
    BoORD_L
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    yes me,

    but i have no experiences about attached mechanical hd to a powered usb.

    anyway it should work if the problem lies on insufficient voltage when directly connected to the tablet

    What I've used and what I've got:
    TECLAST X98 AIR 3G, TECLAST X98 AIR II, TECLAST X98 PRO,CHUWI HI8, CHUWI HI12, CUBE I9

    May 4, 2016 at 6:06 pm #36056
    Maksym Artemchuk
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    I have the same problem. The tablet can’t make my external  hdd works.

    Probably you need smt like this

    http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-4-Port-Micro-USB-OTG-Charger-HUB-Cable-For-Tablet-Phone-wp-Uk-975460.html?p=QZ14021624945201505Y

    USB hub with external power

    May 4, 2016 at 7:59 pm #36073
    Joel
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    Thanks for tour reply…but I have that exact usb hub.  It doesn’t have external power.

    May 4, 2016 at 11:40 pm #36098
    Maksym Artemchuk
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    This one has a microusb input on the opposite side of cable. You can see it on the 3d pic in description. Do you have the same hub?

    May 5, 2016 at 4:39 am #36109
    Joel
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    Yes, I have that input…So that’s why it has relay protection!

     

    May 5, 2016 at 7:29 am #36128
    Maksym Artemchuk
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    Did you try to plug in HDD to hub and also put a power for example from PC?

    Did it work?

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