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Anonymous

09/27/25(Sat)07:59:59 No.106715178

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Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)07:59:59 No.106715178 Archived

so I'd like to place a usb 3 (powered) hub with a bunch of usb HDDs a fair ways away from my pc in order to keep the local noise down.

Am I correct to assume that I have to spend a 100 bux on an optical usb cable? and will this work with a powered hub?

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)08:13:29 No.106715249

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)08:13:29 No.106715249

>>106715178
How many HDD? Each may draw up to 3amps on startup.

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)08:23:21 No.106715299

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)08:23:21 No.106715299

>>106715249
4 to 5, powered

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)08:27:42 No.106715322

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)08:27:42 No.106715322

>>106715299
>>106715178
What you'd probably want is a real dock that accepts a 12v 3a power input. These start at around 15-20$. Usb 3 cables can be around 30cm top. I am not sure if a hub would be able to extend that. Usb 3 and c lose power and signal as you extend them, and you'd be using more bandwidth than usb 3 has for these 3 drives. Good luck.

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)08:27:49 No.106715324

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)08:27:49 No.106715324

thanks gary!

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)08:31:12 No.106715339

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)08:31:12 No.106715339

>>106715322
yes, I already have the hub. its the 100 dollar optical cable that i do not have

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)08:48:46 No.106715449

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)08:48:46 No.106715449

Thank you, Gary!

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)09:12:43 No.106715626

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)09:12:43 No.106715626

>>106715178
Thank you, Gary

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)09:15:34 No.106715644

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)09:15:34 No.106715644

>>106715178
Thank you, Gary.

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)09:29:34 No.106715728

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)09:29:34 No.106715728

>>10671539
Thank you garry, but
I dont know anything about optical usb cables. Normal cables can be up to 30cm and less than 50cm but only if really good quality maybe.

As for powered hubs l, I wouldn't trust them. It's safer to have a dock that has it's own power.

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)09:34:22 No.106715757

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)09:34:22 No.106715757

>>106715178

maybe ethernet to router
usb hub to to router
disks to usb hub
look for samba share

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)10:07:54 No.106715999

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)10:07:54 No.106715999

>>106715178
thank you to Gary

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)13:57:27 No.106717921

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)13:57:27 No.106717921

>>106715178
RJ45 is cheap USB cabling if you know how to solder. Not sure if the USB signal would reach long distances without major distortion.

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)14:04:43 No.106717976

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)14:04:43 No.106717976

>>106715178
Your internet router might have a built in shared drive mode via the usb :P
Not that it'll be fast

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)14:06:40 No.106717992

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)14:06:40 No.106717992

>>106715178
damn
thanks gary
I could use this luck

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)14:33:28 No.106718240

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)14:33:28 No.106718240

>>106715178
thanks gary

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)14:41:01 No.106718306

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)14:41:01 No.106718306

>>106715178
No lary I have ate 4 4 leaf clovers in my lifetime.
this is the real reason why I have stayed out of the mental hospital for so long
I cannot eat a 5th one.

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)15:14:33 No.106718630

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)15:14:33 No.106718630

Thank you, Gary!

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)17:16:35 No.106719762

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)17:16:35 No.106719762

>>106715178
thanks, gary

Anonymous
09/27/25(Sat)17:21:08 No.106719821

Anonymous 09/27/25(Sat)17:21:08 No.106719821

>>106715178
thank you gary