i am purchasing the tashiba portable harddrive #HDT210XK3BA This adapter is recommended WHY?
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Your hard drive probably needs more power (current) than a single USB port can supply which is 5v @ 2A max
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Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the old one and see if there is a match. Thank you. Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the... » Read More Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the old one and see if there is a match. Thank you. « Show Less
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Mine looks like a generic Asian power adapter 12V 1.5A. There is a part number 4064-705061-011 AD on a tag fitted to the cord. I did a search on amazon.com and got this AC Adapter Power Supply Charger Cord for WD P/N: 4064-705061-011 AD External HDD However the plug at the hard drive end looks too small in diameter, as the one reviewer found out. However this next one looks right it has more than adequate power spec and the dimensions on the plug match those on mine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-AC-DC-Adapter-For-WD-MyBook-WDG1NC5000N-External-HDD-Power-Supply-Cord-PSU-/230850539419?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash;=item35bfc3af9bHowever I don't give any guarantee that I am right. PS the one that Rod sent a pic of is exactly the same as mine. Mine looks like a generic Asian power adapter 12V 1.5A. There is a part number 4064-705061-011 AD on a tag fitted to the cord. I did a search on amazon.com and got this AC Adapter Power Supply Charger Cord for WD P/N: 4064-705061-011 AD External HDD However the plug at the hard drive end looks too small in diameter, as the one reviewer found out. However this next one looks right it has more than adequate power spec and the dimensions on the plug match those on mine.... » Read More Mine looks like a generic Asian power adapter 12V 1.5A. There is a part number 4064-705061-011 AD on a tag fitted to the cord. I did a search on amazon.com and got this AC Adapter Power Supply Charger Cord for WD P/N: 4064-705061-011 AD External HDD However the plug at the hard drive end looks too small in diameter, as the one reviewer found out. However this next one looks right it has more than adequate power spec and the dimensions on the plug match those on mine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-AC-DC-Adapter-For-WD-MyBook-WDG1NC5000N-External-HDD-Power-Supply-Cord-PSU-/230850539419?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash;=item35bfc3af9bHowever I don't give any guarantee that I am right. PS the one that Rod sent a pic of is exactly the same as mine. « Show Less
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Confirm the connector type and it should work. I replaced the HD in an old HP Pavillion laptop, this drive works properly. Again, be certain the drive has an IDE type connector.
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The adapter is for transferring files to your computer, which presumably won't have a microSD slot; the microSD card fits into that slot on the unit.
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You will need 4 adapters. Each adapter can only use one hdd. It has enough power for a mobile/portable drive.
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No, the power adapter is for the IDE/laptop hard drives. I have recovered data from SATA drives without the adapter in place although I normally leave it connected for convenience sake.
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Initially it worked great with my Toshiba portable hard drive (Toshiba Canvio Basics Portable Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive) but after about two weeks, for some reason I started getting errors when I plugged my hard drive into to it. It has worked fine for other devices though - speakers, my wired keyboard, mouse. And it has no problem reading my smaller flash drives. My 8G Sandisk flash drive works fine when plugged in directly. Hope that helps a little. Thanks-
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I had great success with the HDE 2 port USB Express Card. One of the USB ports on my Toshiba came loose and they could not repair the board so this attachment made it easy to add an extra USB. I have used it a lot and I have had no problems. I did download a newer driver from the Internet after I read that the driver provided on a minicd with the card might not work well. It was easy to find the newer driver on the net. I think that it would work with any laptop that has an Express Slot. It is good as a substitute for a broken usb port but it is not worth the effort if you think it is going to "speed up" your usb performance. I had great success with the HDE 2 port USB Express Card. One of the USB ports on my Toshiba came loose and they could not repair the board so this attachment made it easy to add an extra USB. I have used it a lot and I have had no problems. I did download a newer driver from the Internet after I read that the driver provided on a minicd with the card might not work well. It was easy to find the newer driver on the net. I think that it would work with any laptop that has an Express Slot. It is good as a substitute for a broken usb port but it is not worth the effort if you think it is going... » Read More I had great success with the HDE 2 port USB Express Card. One of the USB ports on my Toshiba came loose and they could not repair the board so this attachment made it easy to add an extra USB. I have used it a lot and I have had no problems. I did download a newer driver from the Internet after I read that the driver provided on a minicd with the card might not work well. It was easy to find the newer driver on the net. I think that it would work with any laptop that has an Express Slot. It is good as a substitute for a broken usb port but it is not worth the effort if you think it is going to "speed up" your usb performance. « Show Less
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sorry to say, you have the wrong adaptor... you have to buy the model for the kind of HD you have...
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I'm sorry. I don't see you asking a question here. What is your question? As you say, this Toshiba should definitely work with your laptop. And it doesn't require a power adapter. You just plug it into your computer via a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port. It is true their user's guide is almost non-existent and poorly written. I guess they figure the unit is so easy to use, a person can just figure out how to use it by reading the directions on the computer screen. Personally, what I find confusing is : what happens when you back up your computer so many times, you reach its 1TB limit, because apparently it keeps adding on the backup memory to the unit every time you back up? Does the unit automatically "delete" some or all of the least recent backup? It is a little confusing. Thanks.
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Really meant for a laptop. If you're buying a new hard drive, just find a different one. It isn't worth the hassle of getting an adapter.
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The adapter that originally came with my Toshiba laptop was a Toshiba adapter. The replacement adapter I bought from Amazon was also a Toshiba.
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I don't know. I am unsure if the adapter I had works properly. Your system sees something, but if you reformat, you will lose the info on the drive.
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Sorry, I don't know. Bought it then went another route and didn't have to use it. Are you aware of the small print on the reverse side of the adaptor? On left side it says "IDE HOST=>SATA HD" and on the right "SATA HOST=>IDE HD" I think the drive cable position is more important than the power because there is only one cable, as you say.Good Luck
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When I recieved my adapter it read Toshiba Satellite. If it's not original then it's seems pretty real to me. Also maybe "original" means that other versions of that adapter exist ie like the USB port 3.0.1.5
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Look at the picture, it has the model number showing. Take that number and either google it or go to Toshiba's website to check for compatibility. You should never take someone else's word for it anyway.