USB Hub for HDD's

Forums › Apple iOS and devices › USB Hub for HDD's

kiwisoma

46 posts

Geek

#154523 30-Oct-2014 19:22

Hi Dudes, Geeks and Earthlings

I need a powered USB hub with at least four USB ports to run several externally powered HDD's plus the odd USB memory stick. The one I have, cheap ex trade me, the USB ports keep going to sleep. Meaning some or often all external drives are not available.

Any suggestions?

I could splash and get an air port extreme, but not sure this would allow the four external HDD's to connect.

Running OSX 10.5.8 in an old Mac Book, if that helps.

hio77

12999 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Lizard Networks

#1165239 30-Oct-2014 19:26

if your needing to connect to that many external hdds at once...

ild question if your doing your storage setups wrong and would be better off with a NAS of some sort.

for a usb hub to support that, ild look at one with its own power-supply.

#include <std_disclaimer>

Any comments made are personal opinion and do not reflect directly on the position my current or past employers may have.

richms

28175 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1165249 30-Oct-2014 19:45

PB tech had a 7 port powered one with some USB 3 and some USB 2 ports for quite cheap a while back. It will spin up 2 WD 2TB 2.5" drives and a USB optical drive fine.

this one
http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=USBMBE1003&name=mbeat-USB-M43HUB-powered-4-port-USB3-3-port-USB2-H

Richard rich.ms

davidcole

6034 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1165286 30-Oct-2014 20:41

Not quite what your were after, but has same effect.
http://www.startech.com/HDD/Docking/4-Bay-eSATA-USB-3-to-SATA-Hard-Drive-Docking-Station-for-25-35-HDD~SATDOCK4U3E

Previously known as psycik

Home Assistant: Gigabyte AMD A8 Brix, Home Assistant with Aeotech ZWave Controller, Raspberry PI, Wemos D1 Mini, Zwave, Shelly Humidity and Temperature sensors
Media:Chromecast v2, ATV4 4k, ATV4, HDHomeRun Dual
Server Host Plex Server 3x3TB, 4x4TB using MergerFS, Samsung 850 evo 512 GB SSD, Proxmox Server with 1xW10, 2xUbuntu 22.04 LTS, Backblaze Backups, usenetprime.com fastmail.com Sharesies Trakt.TV Sharesight

Batman

Mad Scientist
29762 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1165324 30-Oct-2014 21:39

make sure you have a backup doing it like that - very easy to corrupt the hard drive. "I think" :D