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No power cord on external hard-drive

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Start date Sep 9, 2018

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chamaza87

Sep 9, 2018

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External hard-drive to download Dish receiver doesn't have a power cord. Do I need a power cord?

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is it USB and 2.5 inches? if so it is most likely powered by the USB port.
USB cannot power a 3.5 inch drive but the smaller externals are bus powered.

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is it USB and 2.5 inches? if so it is most likely powered by the USB port.
USB cannot power a 3.5 inch drive but the smaller externals are bus powered.

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