Question Power provided by USB port

wpshooter

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Mar 9, 2004
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Does a USB port provide sufficient current to power a 3 1/2" mechanical hard drive ?

What I am wanting to do is to wipe the hard drive using Killdisk but I have no way of connecting the mechanical hard drive internally.

Thanks.
 

corkyg

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A 3.5" external HDD must be in a powered external case. USB can then operate the drive that is externally powered.