External USB drive disconnecting itself.
Mikkel L. Ellertson
mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Mon Nov 13 03:46:46 UTC 2006
Chris Ruprecht wrote:
> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>
>> If you are trying to use both drives at once, you are more likely to
>> run into power problems. Are you using any other USB devices at the
>> same time?
>>
>> One other thing - check the specs on your USB card, and on the
>> devices that you are plugging in to make sure you have enough power.
>> There is usually a port limit and a total limit. If you have devices
>> that under report their power needs, or have any power-only devices
>> plugged in, you may be at or over the total limit.
>>
>> Mikkel
>>
> No, they are externally powered 3.5" Maxtor 320 GB drives. The case is
> an Adaptec USB 2.0 enclosure. They are connected to the 2-port card
> (same card for both drives).
>
I wonder if the electronics for the interface are powered from the
USB bus? That should not be a problem, unless your card skimped on
the USB power. Do you have the problem if only one drive is plugged in?
Mikkel
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