Hello
I have a usb 3.0 external hdd but the wii u has not enough power at the usb port.
Is there way that i get it to work?
If you have a 2.5" usb3 hdd, then just use a Y cable. This hdd only requires 5V, your problem is insufficient current, you fix that with a Y cable.Hello
I have a usb 3.0 external hdd but the wii u has not enough power at the usb port.
Is there way that i get it to work?
Is it possible to just that you can give us some more specific details concerning your HDD. Such as the model, name, size, etc?Hello
I have a usb 3.0 external hdd but the wii u has not enough power at the usb port.
Is there way that i get it to work?
Most external HDD's or SSD's require at least 8+ Volts, some require 5volts. Hence the 2.5" drives, or in other words Laptop Drives. Some are used in consoles. But, if it's a larger drive than we may be talking more so 8-12volts.If you have a 2.5" usb3 hdd, then just use a Y cable. This hdd only requires 5V, your problem is insufficient current, you fix that with a Y cable.
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Boost converters.Is it possible to just that you can give us some more specific details concerning your HDD. Such as the model, name, size, etc?
Most external HDD's or SSD's require at least 8+ Volts, some require 5volts. Hence the 2.5" drives, or in other words Laptop Drives. Some are used in consoles. But, if it's a larger drive than we may be talking more so 8-12volts.
USB3 is not needed, the Wii U does not support it. Could have saved a little.It is a intenso 2.5" 1tb hdd with usb 3.0
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I had buy a usb 3 y cable at amazon
It was at least on my xbox one and there was enough power für the hdd
Sry for my bad english. I am from germany
Very nice post. Really helpfullwith the new iosu hax from progamerjay (no clickbait) (100% no scam)
Sounds like a doable process...And it's relatively easy too, ignoring the issue of closing the WiiU again afterwards:
1- disassemble console
2- disconnect pin 1 of the usb ports from the original power source
3- connect a wire to the now free pin 1, another to pin 4
4- install a suitable 12 to 5 V converter (usb car chargers? they probably don't work that efficiently at 12,0 real volts, the build quality is shit but as long as you properly did step 2 no risk to the console)
5- enjoy the hard drive you foolishly didn't buy among the ones that have an Y cable out of the box
I would do that if I had the parts.All you all with the "don't do it lest fire, explosions, you will have ginger kids, appearance of cthulhu...." are wimps. Tapping a or generating a 5V source that can handle a bit more current is basic electronics fiddling really. I mean I am not going to suggest it in this instance when y cables or the option to get a more efficient device exists but it hardly brain surgery on rockets.
*wanders off muttering about kids today*
One option is to bridge the +5V of two USB ports, making twice the current available for a single USB port (but of course if you plug something in both the ports you may have issues getting both to work)Hello
I have a usb 3.0 external hdd but the wii u has not enough power at the usb port.
Is there way that i get it to work?
I would do that if I had the parts.
It's a chip, trasnformer, caps, resisters and diodes right?
I meant a wall powered switching power suply.Can be as easy as tapping off a 5V rail somewhere else and feeding it to the USB, maybe slicing the 5V line going from whatever USB controller is being used -- modern USB controllers will try to do it all and usually can but trying to pull enough power through a single port for a bus powered hard drive is where they come up short a lot of the time. As all the transforming happens outside the console then you should not have to worry about different reference levels, though I would check. If you are going this basic also make sure you are not overloading your chosen 5V rail.
What you describe sounds more like a voltage regulator setup, though most will not use a discrete transistor. Not ideal for anything with any kind of current needed, especially if you are going from 12V in the first place (if you are doing 1A draw for your hard drive or something then 7Vx1A=silly amounts of heat to get rid of). Proper DC-DC conversion is a thing though, especially if you are going from something as different as 12V to 5V, so there may be something nicer to use.