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AutoBleem - Alternative to BleemSync/BootMenu, C++ based, GameScanner and Updater for Playstation Classic
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Find out How much power your Usb Drive uses #123

Open DeLordsManjunk opened 5 years ago

DeLordsManjunk commented 5 years ago

Not really a bug report but it will help people who don't know how much there usb drive is using for power. I remembered a tool I used once before from https://www.Nirsoft.net called USBDeview. Here is the link right to the tool. https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html

At the bottom of that page is the download links there is 32bit and 64bit downloads. They are in a zip format. He does include a instruction file inside in chm format.

Once started place your usb drive in and wait for windows to recognize. The power information is at the very end of the list there are a ton of options to remove categories and make it easier to find and see the power consumption. The value stated is the rest value that your drive uses transfer a big file to and from it to see what it will use under stress.

Hope this helps people and for the drives that use only 100ma lets share and make a list of them so others know which one to buy. Btw as of right now I don't have any that fit the 100ma requirement.

Adata s102 128GB 3.1 drive uses 304ma Kingston Dtduo3/32GB uses 500ma

Those are just standby power.

RaynofFyre commented 5 years ago

SanDisk Cruzer Glide CZ60 256GB USB 2.0 drive uses 224 mA

screemerpl commented 5 years ago

Small comment from us ... this is not measurable by USB stick model, so making the list of sticks vs its power usage is impossible. We found out that the same brand and same model may use different components inside (different memory chips used etc)- Sandisk Cruzer Blade 64GB is good example ... some 64GB blades report 200mA, and those works without absolutely any problem, and some of them report 224mA that crashes the console, we were trying to find out if there is some relation with serial number of something and unfortunately there is nothing we found to identify those sticks without unpacking them and checking the current reported to the OS.

DeLordsManjunk commented 5 years ago

I hear ya screemerpl I just found that out myself last night and was going to investigate into myself.
I bought a

SanDisk Ultra Fit 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ43-128G-GAM46) [Newest Version]

First one reads 896mA in usb 3.0 slot but in 2.0 mode it reads 226mA.
Second reads 922mA in usb 3.0 slot but in 2.0 mode it reads 76mA.
Both worked with a hub haven't done the power mode on the system yet to try that.

And a note yes when transfering files to or from it does get really hot. Some have even reported having it melt there usb connectors. Exspecially on laptops. But if you transfer 20gb at a time and let it cool down it works no problem and when in 2.0 mode it doesn't even get hot just warm. Transfer speeds to it are a tiny bit slower but does work. When attached to the hub it only gets warm. Others have said it doesn't even get warm when attached to the classic directly with the power mode.

Btw how are we coming along with the OTG support and does that help those drives that weren't working on the front?

Thanks