02-23-2012 11:43 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 09:36 PM by ROGBot
02-23-2012 11:46 AM
02-23-2012 11:51 AM
02-23-2012 04:25 PM
02-23-2012 04:50 PM
02-24-2012 10:02 AM
dstrakele wrote:
It does make you wonder if it would help out some of the folks whose USB 3.0 HDD's stop transfer in the middle of a backup or copying a large file....
02-24-2012 10:20 AM
02-28-2012 02:21 AM
Chastity@ASUS wrote:
those HDDs you refer to are units that operate on a larger power draw than the standard USB spec.
For example, the WD External USB 1TB drive requires 5v 0.7a for proper usage, and the USB spec is 5v 0.5a. Many PC makers have ports supplying 1.0a, but on notebooks, where power consumption is a factor, many stick to USB spec. In comparison, the Seagate USB 1TB drive only requires the 0.5a, and has no issues.
On the G74SX, the USB 3 port can be enabled to supply 0.9a with the Quick Charge feature.
In conclusion, if your external HDD does not work on the power supplied by our USB ports, then it's out of spec. 🙂
02-28-2012 07:27 PM
aviwil wrote:
Chastity - all this is only for those External USB drives which are taking power only from USB , or even those which have their own electric power connection to the mains ?
02-29-2012 05:39 AM
dkillone wrote:
Yes that very well could be part of the problem, but its already been proven that using a higher watt psu such as the 180w one, does not stop the throttling. I actually just got my 180w earlier this week and it definitely throttles no matter what unless I use throttlestop.
Now we just have to keep hoping that Asus finds the exact problem, and puts out a solution for us, since it seems not many care now, but this will only get worse as more demanding applications are found to cause throttling.