Im trying to power another hard drive because my other Pci connectors are being used, if i use this, will it direct power to 2 different places?
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yes, this is exactly what this does. Split the power. (I am also assuming your psu is enough to handle all of the device loads.)
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To clarify, the use of this cable is primarily for Graphic Processing Units that are used in the PCIe slot, this takes a 6+2 pin main power plug that runs from the Power Supply Unit and gives you two of the same plugs. In order to power a hard drive, you would use either 4 pin ITE power plugs or the flat SATA power plug, amazon carries splitters for both.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! You can connect two self powered external hard drives to this hub. This hub will not be able to power two host powered external hard drives. USB 2.0 has limited performance overall, however, you should not see any noticeable drop when comparing this hub to using several USB 2.0 ports directly on your computer.
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Yes. Powering the harddrive may be an issue if the harddrive requires power from a separate power plug (ie. other than the data connector plug).
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Its just a power run. If your psu has enough wattage it'll be fine. Look at the 4 pin power connectors....they're all pigtailed (runs). Explorer sees drives depending on sata/ide...has nothing to do with power connections.
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It depends on your computer. My lap top is the same as yours, one usb on each side. For me, this device works with one usb connected. THe second is for power inn the even it does not get the power needed.
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yes but the power supply ate two of my hard drives and 2 usb sticks. I question the usb sticks but I plugged in a hard drive to the power supply which is hot swappable and it ate two of my hard drives.
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Yes it does, as most power supplies do. If you're looking to power more than about 5 hard drives/SSDs/optical drives, you might have to get an extra cable, depending on your set-up. Also I don't think it can power more than one GPU, but it might be possible.
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Yes. To run the second card make sure you've got a 600 watt Psu and try to get one of the cables that has a molex adapter to reduce the strain on the motherboard
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Hello, I have two and have not had an issue. This is only switch connected between the Power Supply and Hard Drive. If anything these have actually help save selected drives from running unnecessarily when not need. I have 2 of these units that control 12 Hard Drives. No issues in 2 years.
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Not exactly sure about your question. EVERY drive will need both a power cable and a data cable.
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You could use two like that but it would not be daisy chaining. There would be no connection from the first drive to the second, but the computer would see both.
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Yes. It is worth noting- this device is "dumb" and merely tells the second PSU to activate at the same time the first is powered on, so order doesn't really matter. Imagine if the two power supplies were both hooked to the same "on" switch. For example, if you run crossfire graphics cards that consume 600 watts at peak performance, it is not safe to run them on only one unit of a 500w+500w. You should either spread each card across a different power supply or seek a better solution. There are "smart" devices that can spread a power load over multiple power supplies, but they are much more complex and expensive. Yes. It is worth noting- this device is "dumb" and merely tells the second PSU to activate at the same time the first is powered on, so order doesn't really matter. Imagine if the two power supplies were both hooked to the same "on" switch. For example, if you run crossfire graphics cards that consume 600 watts at peak performance, it is not safe to run them on only one unit of a 500w+500w. You should either spread each card across a different power supply or seek a better solution. There are "smart" devices that can spread a power load over multiple power... » Read More Yes. It is worth noting- this device is "dumb" and merely tells the second PSU to activate at the same time the first is powered on, so order doesn't really matter. Imagine if the two power supplies were both hooked to the same "on" switch. For example, if you run crossfire graphics cards that consume 600 watts at peak performance, it is not safe to run them on only one unit of a 500w+500w. You should either spread each card across a different power supply or seek a better solution. There are "smart" devices that can spread a power load over multiple power supplies, but they are much more complex and expensive. « Show Less
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I have successfully run two bus powered HDDs off this hub, BUT it has consistently interrupted the connection on the first drive when the second is connected prompting the computer to complain that a drive was "improperly ejected". But it immediately reconnects and has not caused any data corruption yet. Just make sure you aren't actively using a drive when adding another. Or use drives with external power. Just keep in mind you're pushing the limits of this device (4.5 Watts total). If you need more, a hub with a power supply is another option.
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I've only got one graphics card, it's a big one, but none of the ports are blocked. If you used the bottom one as well, it looks to me like you will still be able to use the botton two SATA ports.
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You shouldn't, but it depends on what else is on your machine. I have 3 hard drives and added this card, which only uses 110 watts, and it's working fine with a 500w PS. That's one reason I selected this card because of it's low power consumption.
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I am not sure I understand what you want to do but if you power down your primary power supply the secondary PSU driven off the ADD2PSU does not power itself off. It will run until you power it down.
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No additional power to the card is needed as both esata and sata drives have separate power connectors. This is not a USB card.