Supplying power to 3.5 inch hdd

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  1. waltervl

    waltervl UDOOer

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    lukashann New Member

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    Oh right, I see, thank you so much. But if I just rig up a sata power connector to CN12 which has 12V, GND, GND, 5V even in that order it should work, right?
     
  3. waltervl

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    It could work if your drive does not use too much current. You better hook up the 12V for SATA directly from an external 12V source.
     
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    What if I just use a higher current power supply? say 5A instead of 3A. Could I break the Udoo by sending too much current through the 12V rail?
     
  5. waltervl

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    Yes, you can take that risk and destroy your board if it goes wrong. You better make a power wire for Udoo and HDD like someone did and explained earlier in this thread. Costs to make are nothing compared to a destroyed Udoo board.
    Udoo did not connect that SATA 12V connector for a reason (overload the 12V rail)
     
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  6. sirrab

    sirrab UDOOer

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    That will work with 3.5" drives, assuming the UDOO has the current available.
     
  7. sirrab

    sirrab UDOOer

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    Nevermind!
     
  8. Ndrandloop

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    On page 17 of the manual I find written that the maximum consumption in stress test is
    1008mA 1020mA 906mA
    so we should be able to associate a hdd3.5

    So I was thinking, if I took the 12v from the fan connector? It's possible?
     
  9. ccs_hello

    ccs_hello UDOOer

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    No.
    1) It is not always on, and
    2) You don't want to burn that tiny MOSFET (save pennies and risk hundreds)
     
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    I have a Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3,5 inches, plugged by USB3 rack (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0725Z3BZV) but i cannot see it in windows 10. It was seen as "EXTERNAL USB3.0 SCSI DISK DEVICE" in device list.
     
  11. ccs_hello

    ccs_hello UDOOer

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    3139U3 needs a standalone/separate 12V external DC power feed.
    Per datasheet http://www.orico.cc/goods.php?id=6478
    under Win 10, USAP protocol is supported. Not sure Win 10 needs to fetch the driver for that or not.

    ccs_hello
     

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