USB trouble with external hard disk

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 2025-02-23 at 07:59 -0500, gene heskett wrote:
> While that can be true, Ralf, switching psu's can be a problem, but 
> they've been 10000% better
> 
> than any magenta drive cable, which has about a 2 or 3 year lifetime. 
> One popular psu maker

Gene :)

I can't resist kicking an older, very intelligent gentleman in the
shins. 1. no, you usually do not need a SATA cable to connect the HDD
with the SATA to USB controller thing.

2. I no longer work as a technician, but in childcare, and whenever I've
fired up the soldering iron in my private life over the last few
decades, a switching power supply was almost always involved.

Regards,
Ralf