2 HDD plugged-in simultaneously

[thealphonso]

Hate posting new threads but there it is: can I plug 2 HDD in the 2 USB ports in the same time and still be able to use them both?
I tried it with 2 2.5": one 500 GB EXT3 (formatted by RT-N66U) and one 640 GB NTFS but it failed to see them both, the led kept on blinking. Could be a power issue?

Thanks

 

[jsmiddleton4]

Sounds like the drives aren't getting enough power. Using the USB for the drive power?

 

[dazz87]

Hate posting new threads but there it is: can I plug 2 HDD in the 2 USB ports in the same time and still be able to use them both?
I tried it with 2 2.5": one 500 GB EXT3 (formatted by RT-N66U) and one 640 GB NTFS but it failed to see them both, the led kept on blinking. Could be a power issue?

Thanks

I have one western digital passport (power by USB) and one thermaltake blacx USB docking station both NTFS and I have no issue.

 

[shantanugoel]

I have a Sandisk flash drive and a 640 gig WD HDD plugged in simultaneously since past few months and both work fine (I use the flash drive for entware and the HDD for data). Most probably your problem is due to power being sourced from the USB ports.