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It is also important to use the right USB plug at the end of the cable, it may still work with only one connected.

The printed isntruction card that is in the box with the drive shows which of the two can work by itself. The other is only power, no data. It is there "just in case" your computer has USB port that does not supply enough current to run the drive, you attach the second one also, which provides double the current. You may need that and you may not. Also worth trying USB ports on front and back (or side) of the machine as sometimes the computer mfrs make some of them able to supply more current than others. The ones with less current will work okay with lower power things like mice and keyboards but not with hard drives.


--Mac




When they first started selling the packages on hd's, they were using Y cables. I ordered one and it didn't work so I sent it back. PG Music said it worked fine for them. I ended up installing from cds, but went out and bought a powered usb hub and also a powered 500gb ext hd. I'm ordering the upgrade next week which will come on an hd. I'm hopeful that all will work this time.

Stan


Cornet Curmudgeon