i enjoyed today, though i did nothing much.
a friend accompany me throughout the day (day as in afternoon- evening). played literati. fun. Ba, Ka, Tun, Pis, Fa. simple joys.
henglean commented that I am a pessimist trying to be an optimist. I look at things negatively but I try to find the positives from the negatives. Example, I screwed up at something, and apologize because I believe that apologizing can make things better.
I find the comment really interesting and sensible.
slept at Kammo's place the past two nights. going home later. have to go bank and tee tit first. no $$$, only 0.5$. laughs.
btw, nan's blog got a mini-drama going on. hope everything is going to be alright. true friends will always be friends right?
talked to kitmun today. can't wait to see her in person and cry! [either I miss her too much (v.unlikely) or cos' I can't tease her anymore].
a friend accompany me throughout the day (day as in afternoon- evening). played literati. fun. Ba, Ka, Tun, Pis, Fa. simple joys.
henglean commented that I am a pessimist trying to be an optimist. I look at things negatively but I try to find the positives from the negatives. Example, I screwed up at something, and apologize because I believe that apologizing can make things better.
I find the comment really interesting and sensible.
slept at Kammo's place the past two nights. going home later. have to go bank and tee tit first. no $$$, only 0.5$. laughs.
btw, nan's blog got a mini-drama going on. hope everything is going to be alright. true friends will always be friends right?
talked to kitmun today. can't wait to see her in person and cry! [either I miss her too much (v.unlikely) or cos' I can't tease her anymore].
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btw, did u make sure the cables are tightly and securely connected to the HD as well as to the USB port? Check the connection from the cable to the HD see if is loose or slightly loose. then leave me comment here again.
found some other answers online:
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This might be a good drive, but it is not usable on some computers. To power up, drive requires ~ 650 mA, which is more than USB on my HP laptop can provide.
USB 2.0 Power Booster cable can be used to solve that problem. It combines power from 2 USB ports, but it is currently out of stock on Western Digital store. I am not aware of any alternative solution and I could not find similar cable on the Net.
Before purchase, I would recommend:
1. Check USB settings on computer
2. Check availability of USB 2.0 Power Boost cable
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The high requirement of power may be why the USB port stopped working. What type of computers were you connecting the HD to? Are those USB 2.0 ports?
I got another review about the HD from amazon.com. Read this and try the solution if it would help:
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All good reviews, but don't believe the issues with power. WinXP SP2 blocks the use of the drive because it thinks it draws too much power. But there is a simple procedure to override this (from WD site):
"Problem:
Under Windows XP, an error message of "Power Surge on Hub Port" or "USB device has exceeded the power limits of it's hub port" is displayed when connecting a USB device to a USB port on a computer or Hub.
Cause:
Under some computers, USB devices are only allowed to draw a maximum of 500 milliamps (mA) per connection from the USB port on the computer system or from a USB hub. Under the Windows XP Operating System, with the release of Service Pack 2, if a device attempts to draw more than this (500 milliamps), a USB port balloon message is displayed to indicate this over current condition. When connecting a USB device that draws power from the USB bus, a very brief over current condition is sometimes detected by the OS, and the warning message is displayed.
Resolution:
This message has no affect on the functionality of the USB port. The USB hard drive should still function correctly on the USB port regardless of the error message. To prevent the USB Power Surge Alert message from displaying, please complete the following steps:
Click on Start.
Click on Control Panel.
Double-click on the System Icon.
Click on the Hardware Tab.
Click on the Device Manager button.
Click on the + next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the selection.
Right-click and select Properties on any listing that displays USB UNIVERSAL HOST CONTROLLER.
Click on the Advanced Tab.
Check the box that says: Don't tell me about USB errors."
This works fine, and the drive works fine afterwards. I suspect it actually draws less power than they say. Maybe it has a brief power draw spike on startup, but it's running power seems less. In any case, it works fine without the Y cable. I do think it is tacky that WD doesn't give the cable for free, since my $7 Sabrent 2.5" Hard drive enclosure came with a y cable.
But most likely the drive will work fine for you. It is a lovely quiet drive, and takes up no space at all.
PS I just tried it on my IBM X31, which is several years old, and it worked fine. So I think the power issue is really a non-issue, but if you really are worried about frying your usb port, then buy the Y-cable.
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i still waiting for WD to reply my email. see what they say lar. i explained to them the situation you told me and see if they can give me any solution, or if they determine that is a defect unit to send back for repair.
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