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Hey All..
I'm having a brain melt moment..
I've just bought a usb external hard drive for my tab but it needs more power than the tab can provide.. can someone advise what usb lead would be best? I'm guessing a Y lead of sorts?
They say there's no such thing as a dumb question, but this may just be the exception to the rule 😉
Yes you want a Y cable, something like [url= http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-usb-20-a-to-micro-b-dual-power-cable-3m-a63qc ]this[/url] but making sure you have the right connectors. Then you will need a USB power supply to plug into.
and I'm assuming the external drive didn't come with some means of powering it other than a single USB lead?
I've just binned a Y lead - send me your address and i'll pop it in the post for you - it's got a mini, rather than a micro connector on though....
You've got an OTG cable to connect the two, yes?
Thanks all,
So to answer the questions, the hdd came with a usb 2 lead only..
A micro usb would be great Rubber B, that's the connection to the hdd and yes, I've got an OTG connector, had one for a while as I use it to connect my garmin to it 🙂
Drofluf, YGM
An alternative would be to plug a powered USB hub or OTG USB Hub into the tablet and plug the drive into that.