It stays plugged in all the time.
Thanks,
Tina
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Moose & Tina,
>
> May I comment? If Tina uses her laptop while it is plugged into a wall
> outlet, the "wall wart" to power the eSATA enclosure is just one more
> connection. I do that with my desktop computer, with all of my photos on
> an
> external eSATA drive. However, if she uses it on batteries, that is
> another
> story.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Computer Question
>
>
> > On 5/23/2013 12:54 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> >> There is an external plug on the side of my laptop labeled eSata. Can I
> >> plug the external drive in there?
> >
> > YesBut. The only external drive cases for eSATA that I know of use a
> > separate power supply, as the eSATA connection
> > can't provide power for the drive.
> >
> > So it you are thinking about those cute little portable drives that
> > connect to USB with only the one cable, I think not.
> >
> > OTOH, for light weight external drive connections, the USB on the little
> > drives is fine.
> >
> > For connecting to a home eSATA drive, perfect! Just unplug from the main
> > computer and plug into the portable computer
> >
> > Drive Me Batty Moose
> >
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