[Thinkpad] High Power USB Port

[RWM]

On my X22/23/24, I've had no trouble with external USB drives up to 40b, 
but the 7k 60Gb and 100Gb drives tend to require aux power.  Could be 
I've just been lucky.  Also, FWIW, I do note anecdotally that with USB 
drives and other accessories like Pocket PCs that the rear USB ports 
"seem to" dish more power than the side ports.  Never put a meter on 
them, though.

- RWM

Bruce Markowitz wrote:

> The X20-24 series had low power ports, and would not run any kind of an
> external drive. The X31 has high power ports, as do all the T4X units I have
> seen. The RIGHT side port on the X41 is low power, the LEFT port will run
> external drives. Go figure.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donald MacQueen" <dmacq at erols.com>
> To: "Thinkpad list" <Thinkpad at stderr.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 10:49 PM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] High Power USB Port
> 
> 
> 
>>I was in Circuit City today looking at a Sandisk USB drive.
>>
>>The box said that it required a "High Power USB Port".
>>
>>What is that, and how do I know if my TP has one?