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  1. 10-01-2008, 03:45 PM #1
    04silvertib
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    Powering portable hard drive?

    The way my trunk is setup means that my harddrive is sitting on a 45 degree angle which isn't good for the drive at all. I was thinking about just using a portable harddrive to boot from but I need a way to power it. I have an m2-atx is there any way to power the harddrive?

    It takes in 120v and converts it to 12v
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  2. 10-01-2008, 04:51 PM #2
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    Take power from a HDD connector.
    The yellow is 12v.
    Have you looked in the FAQ yet?
    How about the Wiki?


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  3. 10-02-2008, 12:44 AM #3
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    Okay that worked I cut the power brick off of the cable and then ran a 12v and ground to the cable and it fired right up.
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