Just recently bought a 500Gb Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro Ext HD for use as back up. It has two USB plugs, one marked "Power Only" - do I need to use both of these plugs ?
If anybody else has bought one of these, would be interested to know if they use both plugs.
FBG40
I only use the data one in my fairly new pc, but have to use both in my very old one.
I suspect it is something to do with the difference between USB1 (the old style) and USB2 but I'm not sure.
Thanks for all the replies.
Deggers - there was no handbook in the box.
hc4361, will try with just the data plug and let you know what occurs !!
Thanks again
FBG40
USB power is limited to 0.5A @ 5V – I suspect that the drive might require more than this (at certain operating parameters); to overcome the issue, the manufacturer has provided a second USB connection (to the host PC – connecting to the 5V and 0V only), allowing a power draw of up to 1A @ 5V.
If during the operation of the drive, you suffer intermittent operation, plug in the second USB connector and see if that fixes the problem.