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Been having a lot of trouble with external hard drives.
They only seem to work when connected into the laptop USB ports.
But I can't get them to work using a USB hub.
I know they need a power supply if using USB hub.
So I got hub with a power supply but still they will not show up on file manager, although they make the connected sound, when plugging it in.
I can't understand why, the USB power supply is rated at 20W 5V/4A.
I would have thought that is sufficient?.. but apparently not.
Do I need an even more powerful USB hub?
Any advice would be welcome.
They only seem to work when connected into the laptop USB ports.
But I can't get them to work using a USB hub.
I know they need a power supply if using USB hub.
So I got hub with a power supply but still they will not show up on file manager, although they make the connected sound, when plugging it in.
I can't understand why, the USB power supply is rated at 20W 5V/4A.
I would have thought that is sufficient?.. but apparently not.
Do I need an even more powerful USB hub?
Any advice would be welcome.