MR1100 with No Battery and USB Drive

[Downunder55]

I have just purchased a preloved MR1100-1TLAUS -  V1 hardware

It is currently running NTG9X5OC_10.25.01.01

It runs multiple network sims successfully.

Have been able to remove the battery and install a 32G USB thumb and stream movies from it.

If I try that with an USB Drive, it momentarily get recognised by MYMEDIA, but when attempting to play a movie it seems to just run out of power and shuts down. Tried a 2.4A supply and still happens.

The positive is that I may be able to use a USB SSD drive, that will likely draw less power and may work .... Has anyone tried this ?

My second question is ......if I do a firmware upgrade to as late as I can get running, does this firmware still support USB with no battery or is it blocked in a later firmware release ?

Regards Downunder55

[Downunder55]

Update:

A bit of Googling suggests that an External SSD may in fact need additional peak power to the 2.5" drive.

A USB 3.0 Dual Power Cable, 2 x Type A to Micro-B might be the answer to supplement some additional power, will pick one up tomorrow.

[Downunder55]

Unfortunately that supplementary power cable didn't work, still allows access to the drive and media, but as soon as you start playing media it reboots.