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Hi Matt,

I can only report what is happening here and it could be something in the dual role of a USB port being both data transfer and power source - a friend of mine has a Fujitsu external drive powered by a 5 amp power pack and a normal single USB cable which works fine - to me this is a better way




- Agreed.
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The point of the comment on "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is that it is checked as the default setting


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Brian




- Thanks, now I understand better. I really wish the operating system would not do things like that. Is that default setting related to the power scheme selected, or always on?


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