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ArunGupta's avatar
ArunGupta
Apprentice
Nov 23, 2019

USB drive in non-powered enclosure as Ready SHARE disk

I have a 2.5" HDD which I pulled from a laptop. I have a non-powered USB 3.0 enclosure and I have installed this drive in the enclosure. It is recognized by the RAX120 as a ReadySHARE drive and works fine with excellent upload/download speed. But, I still want to find out if this is a recommeded setup. Since the enclosure is not powered, the drive will draw power from the router. Would that cause any issues?

Thanks,

Arun

 

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 24, 2019
    ArunGupta wrote:

    But, I still want to find out if this is a recommeded setup.

     

    If it works, congratulations. You can't do much else to the thing.