I have a Microsoft Surface & it's limited to only 1 port; I would like to use WD MyBook external hard drive & USB mouse- will this hub power both?
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I think you would be better served with a power adapter hub... search "usb hub with power adapter" on Amazon. I wouldn't put a HD on this Sabrent USB 4port Hub 2.0, it seems to lose connections with HDs too easily.
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WD Mybook drives, unlike WD Passport and WD Elements both of which are powered from the USB, shouldn't draw any power from the USB. The port replicator draw from the USB is very small leaving plenty for the mouse. The mouse should require very little leaving enough for something else.
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I definitely have 2 usb ports. btw, I am having issues with over sensitivity in the mouse pad. really jittery and brings up pages I pass over and don't click on. Seemsto be a fairly common problem with this computer. good luck
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You would need an additional hub then. This only provides a micro usb (on your PC side) to connect two full USB ports. The other connection on this is a micro usb female for a power connection (similar to a phone charger) to supply power to the connected usb devices. I would suggest a Bluetooth mouse to avoid the additional usb need and then this would work for you.
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I used the hub with a very old, slow Windows XP computer and a printer. So I don't know how it might perform with a fast external hard drive
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Yes. One thing that I had to do thought was first hook it up directly to my laptop and get it working. Then I could move it to a hub and it would work. For me, it did not work right away attached to the hub but has worked fine since.
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No, but I would imagine that one of two things would happen:1) The hub would give you problems because of inadequate power. If somehow, someway you are able to do it, then:2) You would run out of drive letters. You would have to use mount points: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
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I have Seagate and WD USB 3.0 HDDs plugged into my hub, and no issues on my MS Surface Pro 3. Could it be driver related for your USB HDDs?
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I don't have a windows laptop with which to test, but I've never seen a USB hub like this that had an OS requirement (the same cannot be said of USB devices in general). Plugging it in is all that was required for my Mac, and my windows virtual machine could also use the devices plugged into the hub without any special work.
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I'm not the seller, sorry. I'd suggest looking up some installation guides because it can be a little tricky I had to buy a powered USB hub when I got mine.
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Does the USB 2.0 port provide enough power for the external HDD? Or should I make sure to use an external HDD that has its own power source?
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It uses only 1 - USB port. I have also used a USB 3 hub and it worked that way as well.
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You have to have a usable USB port in order to utilize this hub. It could work with a "weak" USB port, but it may not support too many devices.
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The hub will NOT work with out power. I tried it out with one USB drive and it will not read the drive until AC is added to the unit.
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I know they require a lot of power, I can't tell you the exact amount. I would definitely buy a powered USB hub.
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By "splitter" I hope you mean a USB hub... Those work fine for me for low power devices, just remember the repeater used some of the power of the port it is plugged into... so higher powered devices like card readers and battery chargers may not work without a powered hub with it's own power pack...Potentially, some fancy keyboards may not get enough power because of backlights or other extra features. (I have not noticed this with any mice)Hope that helps someone...
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Yes. I have connected multiple external hard drives to this hub. It is a powered hub and will power drives that are not externally powered themselves (Drives which have only a USB connector and no DC adapter input).
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Yes, you just need a USB port. It doesn't matter what the operating system is. I hope this helps. I am very happy with my hub.