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Last week I bought a Simpletech 250GB external hard drive (as I did not want a mains powered unit) and did not discover until I opened the box that it had a twin USB connection to power it.
I tried it with only one of the USB's but it could not be detected by Windows Explorer.
My problem is that the supplied cable is only 1ft long and so I have to move the HD onto my chair arm everytime I move the laptop onto my lap. It's a pain and I just know I'll forget to pick it up sometime and it'll fall.
I don't suppose you can get an extension for a twin USB cable and my idea was to buy a USB hub. My question is - will that work ? With the hub connecting to the laptop with only one USB, can I then connect both hard drive USBs into the hub and have enough power for it to be picked up by the laptop systems ? If so, will any old (cheap) hub do ?
Thanks for any help and advice.
Ian
Last week I bought a Simpletech 250GB external hard drive (as I did not want a mains powered unit) and did not discover until I opened the box that it had a twin USB connection to power it.
I tried it with only one of the USB's but it could not be detected by Windows Explorer.
My problem is that the supplied cable is only 1ft long and so I have to move the HD onto my chair arm everytime I move the laptop onto my lap. It's a pain and I just know I'll forget to pick it up sometime and it'll fall.
I don't suppose you can get an extension for a twin USB cable and my idea was to buy a USB hub. My question is - will that work ? With the hub connecting to the laptop with only one USB, can I then connect both hard drive USBs into the hub and have enough power for it to be picked up by the laptop systems ? If so, will any old (cheap) hub do ?
Thanks for any help and advice.
Ian