> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just bought myself another USB external hard drive and this one like >> the >> last one I bought has at the end that plugs into the PC a double USB >> end. >> Now I was wondering if plugging in both of these plugs affects the speed >> that data is transferred? I am assuming not as it is still going through >> the same cable and would just bottleneck at the other end of the cable >> which just has the one plug. Has anyone much wiser than me have any idea >> about this? > > Nope, the second connector is only there to provide power (it should > be marked differently), and if the HDD itself is frugal enough, you > can get away with not having it connected. However you will usually > get a more stable experience when you have them both plugged in; but > you won't get faster data transfer. > > -jim >
Ahh, thanks all for the replies, that makes sense. Kerry
