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Discussions about 3.5 inch drives on WindowsForum.com often focus on power and connectivity, especially when used with USB hubs. Unlike 2.5 inch portable drives that draw power from the USB port, 3.5 inch drives typically have their own external power supply, which may make them more reliable when connected through a hub. Users share experiences about avoiding logical bad sectors and other issues that can arise from insufficient power delivery through hubs. The tag covers practical advice on connecting 3.5 inch drives to laptops and desktops, troubleshooting USB hub compatibility, and ensuring stable operation of external storage.
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Is it ok to use the external hard drive with usb hub?
When I used 2.5" portable hard drives, they were connected to the usb hub and it caused the issue. All of them got the logical bad sector and I had to throw them. I began to connect them to the main port of my computer and the issue had gone. I am using laptop now and have several 2.5"...- nothingness
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- 2.5 inch drive 3.5 inch drive data loss external drive hdd issues laptop portable drive power supply usb 3.0 usb hub
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
