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<blockquote data-quote="OnOff" data-source="post: 387939" data-attributes="member: 16173"><p>Your pc specs should say how much power the USB ports can supply to the device. Guessing you're using a "self powered" hard drive when it shuts the pc down? It might be that it's drawing too much and the pc shuts down to self protect. Some self powered devices have a DC input jack which you can use with a mains adapter though it's a PITA and doesn't do much for portability. You'll often see this on hubs. Actually a hub might be the way to go to free up ports.</p><p></p><p>Looks like we're all guessing at power draw issues............con<em><strong>current</strong></em>ly............. :coat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OnOff, post: 387939, member: 16173"] Your pc specs should say how much power the USB ports can supply to the device. Guessing you're using a "self powered" hard drive when it shuts the pc down? It might be that it's drawing too much and the pc shuts down to self protect. Some self powered devices have a DC input jack which you can use with a mains adapter though it's a PITA and doesn't do much for portability. You'll often see this on hubs. Actually a hub might be the way to go to free up ports. Looks like we're all guessing at power draw issues............con[I][B]current[/B][/I]ly............. :coat [/QUOTE]
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