Hello,
someone posted the trick, that it should be possible to power up the Seagate Dockstar via 5V USB instead of 12V. I couldn't find it again, but I knew it is somewhere on the www. So I gave it a try and connected the USB port on the side via A/A cable to a phone charger and USB power meter. Voilà, it works! I've tested it with the 2 ports on the back too, works. 0.3 - 0.5 ampere consumption in recovery mode.
Does anyone of you know if this is a stable solution and "correct"? I want to power 2-4 Dockstars with a single USB charger/hub, only with ethernet connected, no other USB devices. (network boot / rootfs on NFS)
Regards,
Christian
someone posted the trick, that it should be possible to power up the Seagate Dockstar via 5V USB instead of 12V. I couldn't find it again, but I knew it is somewhere on the www. So I gave it a try and connected the USB port on the side via A/A cable to a phone charger and USB power meter. Voilà, it works! I've tested it with the 2 ports on the back too, works. 0.3 - 0.5 ampere consumption in recovery mode.
Does anyone of you know if this is a stable solution and "correct"? I want to power 2-4 Dockstars with a single USB charger/hub, only with ethernet connected, no other USB devices. (network boot / rootfs on NFS)
Regards,
Christian