Hi,
I purchased a USB3 1TB external hard disk and as my laptop only has UB2 port, I decided to get a USB3 Express Card. All plugs in fine and drive is detected. Problem is that the drive starts beeping when I'm transferring data (yes beeping, not clicking). Based on some research I've done I think the Express Card is not providing enough power the the hard drive. I'm using a Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB which is powered purely by USB port. The Express Card is from a company named CSL.
So I have been researching and it seems perhaps I can buy a USB Y cable to draw more power.. at least I think that's correct. Question is, I'm not sure if the lack of power is to the entire Express Card in which case using both ports of it will at best do nothing and at worst ,melt my motherboard. So that's my beginner's level question if anyone can answer it, i.e. Would using both ports of the USB3 Express Card via a Y cable potentially fix this issue?
My advanced question is, if I plug one of the Y cable connectors into a standard USB 2 slot and the other into my Express Card's USB3 slot, will I still get USB3 transfer speeds?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
R
I purchased a USB3 1TB external hard disk and as my laptop only has UB2 port, I decided to get a USB3 Express Card. All plugs in fine and drive is detected. Problem is that the drive starts beeping when I'm transferring data (yes beeping, not clicking). Based on some research I've done I think the Express Card is not providing enough power the the hard drive. I'm using a Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB which is powered purely by USB port. The Express Card is from a company named CSL.
So I have been researching and it seems perhaps I can buy a USB Y cable to draw more power.. at least I think that's correct. Question is, I'm not sure if the lack of power is to the entire Express Card in which case using both ports of it will at best do nothing and at worst ,melt my motherboard. So that's my beginner's level question if anyone can answer it, i.e. Would using both ports of the USB3 Express Card via a Y cable potentially fix this issue?
My advanced question is, if I plug one of the Y cable connectors into a standard USB 2 slot and the other into my Express Card's USB3 slot, will I still get USB3 transfer speeds?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
R