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I purchased a new maxtor basics 120 GB external hard disk. The usb connector cable I got with it hasTHREE endpoint. Two go into PC, they are labled 'DATA+POWER' and "POWER'. Other goes into hd itself.
I have two questions:
1) I plugged 'DATA+POWER' only into usb port and it functioned normally. Will it cause harm if I don't plug 'POWER' part of the cable into usb? I wat to switch to a two point cable to reduce clutter.
2) How to know if a usb port is self powered?
I have two questions:
1) I plugged 'DATA+POWER' only into usb port and it functioned normally. Will it cause harm if I don't plug 'POWER' part of the cable into usb? I wat to switch to a two point cable to reduce clutter.
2) How to know if a usb port is self powered?