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#175664 7-Jul-2015 17:14

I recently got hold of a Lenovo thinkpad 2. I plugged in my Toshiba 1tb external drive and it clicks.
Plugged back into mu mac book no click plugged into my desktop no click tablet click click
I believe after a bit of reading that it is to do with lack of power form the tablet
Now the drive has no ability to be plugged in

Anyone no a solution to this dilemma?

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#1338742 7-Jul-2015 17:15

yes, usb powered hub

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#1338889 7-Jul-2015 20:30

gregmcc: yes, usb powered hub

ohhhhh clever

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#1338891 7-Jul-2015 20:32

Or a OTG Y cable

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#1339127 8-Jul-2015 10:29

kiwitrc: Or a OTG Y cable

of course! off i go to Google to find out what a otg Y cable is!!

I was also thinking that a Ravpower unit would work and they are rechargeable so it still stays portable

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#1339135 8-Jul-2015 10:48

its not an OTG cable, just a USB Y cable

1 USB A into the TP2, another USB A into another power source, the other end into USB HDD

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#1339283 8-Jul-2015 15:16

Yep. This will be standard USB not OTG. Standard y cable.

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