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Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port?

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.computer.workshop, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.usage.english
Subject Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port?
Date 2020-08-17 07:10 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <170820200710448461%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References (9 earlier) <rfrob1$q26$1@gioia.aioe.org> <op.0pepv8krwdg98l@glass> <XnsAC1ABF333CAF0MajorLanGodyahoocom@69.16.179.28> <hprc7oFnlb6U1@mid.individual.net> <op.0pglc5dlwdg98l@glass>

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In article <op.0pglc5dlwdg98l@glass>, Commander Kinsey
<CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote:

> >
> >> Back to the original question: Back when USB 2.0 was what was available,
> >> some devices like external drives needed more power than a 2.0 port could
> >> provide.
> >
> > Maybe that was true of some external drives, but none that I've ever
> > used with USB2.
> 
> I saw them a long time ago.  Perhaps newer drives use less? 

nope. it's because usb ports now source higher current for bus-powered
drives as well as recharging smartphones, tablets and other
accessories.

> Nowadays a 2.5"
> drive seems to have one USB plug, and a 3.5" drive has it's own wall wart. 
> Not sure why they didn't start using double plugs for the 3.5" ones. 

because that would never work, at least via usb, and 3.5" drives are
usually used in a permanent setting, where bus-power is not needed.

that said, there used to be a few firewire bus-powered 3.5" drives, but
there was very little demand.

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Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-13 15:25 +0100
  Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-13 07:30 -0700
    Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Avila Kap <kap0utox01@jamaica.com> - 2020-07-13 07:44 -0700
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-13 15:56 +0100
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-14 10:38 -0500
        Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-14 20:40 +0100
          Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-14 19:53 +0000
          Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Avila Kap <kap0utox01@jamaica.com> - 2020-07-14 13:29 -0700
            Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-14 23:02 +0100
              Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? hah <hah@no.email.stupid.invalid> - 2020-07-15 12:37 -0500
    Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-13 16:07 +0100
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-13 08:36 -0700
        Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-13 17:08 +0100
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> - 2020-07-13 17:05 +0100
        Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-13 17:10 +0100
  Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2020-07-14 06:26 +1200
    Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-13 19:33 +0100
  Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-07-14 10:37 -0500
    Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-14 20:39 +0100
    Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-07-14 16:04 -0400
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-14 23:06 +0100
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "\"Colonel Edmund J. Burke\" <\"l:nopzmysnusa?xe\"@blkz[.com" - 2020-07-15 10:48 -0700
        Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-15 23:07 +0100
          Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "wasbit" <wasbitREMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2020-07-16 10:06 +0100
            Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-16 18:56 +0100
              Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-16 17:08 -0700
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-24 20:49 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? MajorLanGod <lonelydad58@gmail.com> - 2020-07-26 17:38 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-26 19:54 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-26 14:59 -0400
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-10 19:50 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-08-11 11:50 -0500
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-11 13:08 -0400
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-11 18:33 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-08-11 21:06 -0500
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-12 18:11 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-12 13:14 -0400
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-08-12 12:35 -0500
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-08-12 12:24 -0500
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-13 00:54 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-12 20:25 -0400
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-11 18:32 +0100
              Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "wasbit" <wasbitREMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2020-07-17 09:50 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-17 08:58 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? David_B <DavidB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-07-17 13:13 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-17 14:17 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-28 22:14 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-28 14:21 -0700
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-29 00:50 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-28 17:06 -0700
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-15 21:01 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? MajorLanGod <lonelydad58@gmail.com> - 2020-08-15 23:47 +0000
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                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-15 20:58 -0400
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-16 21:18 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-17 07:10 -0400
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                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-08-16 14:43 -0400
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                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-15 21:01 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-15 20:29 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-16 00:22 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-15 23:30 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-16 21:33 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-16 20:42 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-16 22:21 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-16 21:33 +0000
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                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-16 23:22 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-17 00:01 +0000
                Re: Troll-feeding Senile ASSHOLE Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2020-08-17 10:27 +0200
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                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-16 22:19 +0100
                Re: Troll-feeding Senile ASSHOLES Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2020-08-16 23:44 +0200
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> - 2020-07-29 11:07 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-14 21:31 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-28 22:15 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-28 14:18 -0700
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-29 00:50 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-07-28 18:20 -0700
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-14 21:30 +0100
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-14 20:34 +0000
                Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-08-14 21:54 +0100
  Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2020-07-15 14:37 +0000
    Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-07-16 20:11 +0100
      Re: Turn off data and only leave power on USB port? Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2020-07-17 15:07 +0000
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