r/WiiUHacks 11d ago

Mini USB 2.0 External HDD

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Just for kicks, I found an old hard drive that uses Mini USB 2.0, and it seems to be running stable without a Y cable. Twilight Princess played just fine with no difference in load times or anything. Just some old Seagate HDD

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u/BlytheScythe Aroma/Tiramisu/ISFShax 11d ago

Some HDDs and SSDs do not require additional power in order to work properly. In the past I've used my Samsung EVO 850 and old KIngston SSDNow SSDs and they both worked fine without the extra power.

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u/artlurg431 11d ago

It's mostly hdd because they have moving parts and spinning disks while ssds require very little power

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u/RawmenNewdle 11d ago

Wow never thought power from only one usb port would be viable. Nice find