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Pi3 USB port and Power HDD M3
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:57 pm
by arku
Hello, do you think that you can connect a HDD Seagate 4TB M3 (powered - it has only a USB port) with a USB port RPi3 (use only the power RPi3)
Thank you for the support
best regards
Re: Pi3 USB port and Power HDD M3
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:22 pm
by drgeoff
Try it and see but probably yes, especially if you have no other current guzzling peripherals. Make you insert or enable the 'max_usb_current=1' line in /boot/config.txt
Re: Pi3 USB port and Power HDD M3
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:04 pm
by rpdom
drgeoff wrote:Make (sure?) you insert or enable the 'max_usb_current=1' line in /boot/config.txt
Which is not required on the Pi3, as it is hard wired as always on.
Re: Pi3 USB port and Power HDD M3
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:47 pm
by drgeoff
rpdom wrote:drgeoff wrote:Make (sure?) you insert or enable the 'max_usb_current=1' line in /boot/config.txt
Which is not required on the Pi3, as it is hard wired as always on.
Another instance of "You learn something every day".
