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How much power does a Western Digital Passport Essential SE require?
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Mar 15, 202659553 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have looked at the Western Digital website for my product (WDBACX0010BBK) and cannot find how much power the device requires. The device is not recognized when I plug it into my keyboard's USB hub. The keyboard manufacturer told me that each port supplies up to 100mA. When I plug the drive into m…
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It does specify the interface as USB 2.0 which is 500mA max, the hub that is in the keyboard evidently can only support 100mA, which is common for keyboard hubs, and is most likely a USB 1.1 hub also. USB hard drives that do not have an external pow…
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