External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your ...

If you still have an old ... port. As the devices are designed for 3.5-inch HDDs, they come with an external power supply unit. Once fitted, connect the docking station to the computer via USB ...

Just because you plugged the drive into your computer doesn't mean it's necessarily receiving the power ... the USB port. Usually, external drives just use Windows' built-in USB and hard disk ...

I've been buying and using SSDs for over 20 years, and here's my quick guide to making sure you get the right one for your ...

External USB ... (no power jack) will require a powered dock. eSATA is another legacy port that’s disappeared from newer devices. Created for attaching external storage to your computer ...

If your external HDD or SSD is just ... the hard drive to your computer or another device, usually a USB port, and may also (depending on its size) have some sort of power adapter.

Founder Eben Upton said the team decided to build their own USB hub after becoming frustrated with the quality and price of ...

The team behind Raspberry Pi, the popular line of single-board computers, just released an external USB hub to expand the ...

Plugable has announced a new multi-port USB-C hub that can power or charge up to 10 connected devices using intelligent power distribution and an easy-to-understand priority-based charging system.

Now U.S. computer accessory brand Plugable has announced what it claims is the first 10-port USB-C charger with patented intelligent power allocation and priority-based charging. The new gadget is ...

For those looking to keep things simple, an old computer can be repurposed as a basic web browsing or writing machine. You don't need much processing power to check email, browse the internet ...