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<blockquote data-quote="lillitnn92" data-source="post: 3707028" data-attributes="member: 579974"><p>i have a KDC-X591, and i&#039;m using an external drive with the added 1&#039; of cable the drive came with and no problems. AND, according to the spec sheet on the drive, it says it needs 550mA to power (IIRC). the thing is, it&#039;s a 1.8&quot; form factor drive. it is a <a href="http://www.soyo.com/product/Portable_Storage/11/USB2.0_SlimEx_Onyx_40GB_Portable_Hard_Drive/360" target="_blank">Soyo SlimEx Onyx 40GB</a> drive. although the case says Soyo, it is loaded with the same Toshiba drive found in iPods. to be exact, it&#039;s a <a href="http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=HardDrivesOpticalDrives/1.8-inchHardDiskDrives" target="_blank">Toshiba MK4006GAH</a> drive. you can buy these separate and get your own case if you want. now i still have 7 gigs left, so when i upgrade i&#039;ll find out if larger drives will still power up, but so far so good. this is just my theory, but i think 2.5&quot; drives, mechanically larger, may need that extra juice. try a smaller 1.8&quot; and see if that works out better</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="lillitnn92, post: 3707028, member: 579974"] i have a KDC-X591, and i'm using an external drive with the added 1' of cable the drive came with and no problems. AND, according to the spec sheet on the drive, it says it needs 550mA to power (IIRC). the thing is, it's a 1.8" form factor drive. it is a [URL="http://www.soyo.com/product/Portable_Storage/11/USB2.0_SlimEx_Onyx_40GB_Portable_Hard_Drive/360"]Soyo SlimEx Onyx 40GB[/URL] drive. although the case says Soyo, it is loaded with the same Toshiba drive found in iPods. to be exact, it's a [URL="http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=HardDrivesOpticalDrives/1.8-inchHardDiskDrives"]Toshiba MK4006GAH[/URL] drive. you can buy these separate and get your own case if you want. now i still have 7 gigs left, so when i upgrade i'll find out if larger drives will still power up, but so far so good. this is just my theory, but i think 2.5" drives, mechanically larger, may need that extra juice. try a smaller 1.8" and see if that works out better [/QUOTE]

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