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Question posted by willbirdwell16 on September 27th, 2022

Toshiba External Hard Drive 1tb #ph3100-1exb Power Supply Specs.

Could someone please tell me what the amperage output and specific size of power plug connector with the drive is? Just can't afford to keep ordering different variations of the same one.

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Answer #1: Posted by hzplj9 on September 27th, 2022 12:12 PM

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This is a link to the user guide which does contain the specs. However it has its own power supply so does not load the PC/Laptop. Most drives take about 2 amp @ 12V.

https://usermanual.com/model/toshiba-ph3100u-1exb.html

Hope that helps you.

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