Will my hard drive be able to work with this since there is a power source from the micro usb?
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From a electrical standpoint yes, but you have to think, the power input is 2 amps, that's what your phone uses to charge, USB drives can take up to 1.8 amps, HDMI take about .1 amps, so you could be charging off of .1 amps (which wouldn't provide enough power to power your screen), I would recommend that you use a powered dual usb hard drive(the one with two cables) plug the power cable (usually the smaller one) into the wall.
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Tested with a WD Passport USB 3.0 2TB 2.5" drive. It seems to power it, though it turned off after 6 or 8 seconds the first time. After powering off, it came back on, my device said it detected mass USB storage, but there are no new mount points created, probably because the drive is formatted in NTFS and not exFAT or whatever it needs to be.
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I tried hooking up a portable 2.5 2TB hard drive and it had trouble keeping it powered. However, when I attached a USB hub to the smart dock, I was able to plug the hard drive to the hub and it functioned without any problems.
230893
Yes but you'll still need an external power source. I always plug in with USB.
1167794
If the disk is powered by USB only, then it should work (the max disk capacity that I've connected was a 250gb seagate external hdd). If the hard drive has a separate plug for power like an AC adapter, you should be fine because all the nexus would be doing is accessing the files intead of powering the drive. According to research, USB devices connected via OTG cables like this one should be plug-and-play so it should work because nothing I've read so far addressed anything about power limitations.
956571
Yes. Usb ports on all computers may not supply sufficient power to run the drive. But these should work. To work on Mac or Chromebook you may need to reformat the hard drive once you plug it in. Personally I only purchase Toshiba portable hard drives, but any device can fail.For insufficient power on your usb port (HP laptops and cheap laptops are notorious) you could get something like a Y-cable (ASIN: B005M0ICG2).
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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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I was able to get a couple of different USB-powered hard drives to work with the adapter. Different drives require different amounts of power, though, so I can't say it would work with your drive. I would guess that it probably would, though.
2261999
You CAN power it up via the USB Port OR the external Power Adapter. Using the external Power Adapter allows the plugged in( tested or augmenting) hard drive to operate more efficiently, It's another step but worth the small effort. Product support recommend connecting it that way... so that's what I did. If you do likewise you should connect the Power Adapter BEFORE connecting the USB Cable.
1171129
I don't know. This is beyond my expertise. I am using from an pad to my computer or my monitor. Haven't tried a hard drive. Seems as though you need an external power supply for the HD. It then might work.
2078936
I don't know what the WD hard drive calls for but I doubt it. This has the "micro" USB plug on one end, which is smaller than most external hard drives I've used have.
1167793
I have powered a small usb drive. I think the key is that you might have to use a drive that is only usb powered, but I don't know entirely for sure. You could always get the cable and try it.
2013821
Mine has a Mini-USB 5v cord that came with it so I can plug it in for power. This plug also dual functions as the transfer cable as well so I only need 1 cord in order to access any of my micro drives.
2186467
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).
1242192
If you hook the the additional USB to a power source, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Just make sure the additional power only cable is the one you hook to power only.
522887
No it won't work with a USB hard drive I tried it and it didn't work I think the external hard drive requires more power than the tablet can provide
1301936
Yes, but do not buy this hard drive. it is terrible. What they don't tell you is the hard drive must be plugged in to an outlet even while plugged into your computer via USB 3.0, because that will drain the battery and make it die if not attached to an outlet.
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Hey Bobbbo: I just plugged a 1 TB drive into the Micro 2. It gets its power from the USB, not external power and it's working fine. So you should be fine doing what you want. btw, I'm very happy with the unit too.
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I am not sure. Perhaps but I recommend you go online to Seagate and talk with their support. They were very helpful, looked up my model and gave me theexact power adapter for mine. Then you can be certain when you order from Amazon (which has the best price). Seagate recommended Amazon too.