Does it still click if you plug it directly into a laptop ?
Sounds like the 'click of death' to me.
Getting a higher amp rated 5V supply will not harm anything.
Hope im in the right section for this question
I have a couple of these android TV boxes and they run on 5V 2amp power supply's. all was good until recently I had to replace a HDD to a 2TB Toshiba DTB420 (DC+5V 1.0amp, and when connected to any of the usb ports it wont run properly,
continually starts and stops all the time (click click etc) which can't be good for the drive.
This happens with either Box but the old WD Elements SE drive works fine.
Its as if there is not enough power. I was wondering if I get a 5V 3amp power supply ( or even a 5V 4Amp) to try, but am worried it might harm the box or drive.
thanks
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Does it still click if you plug it directly into a laptop ?
Sounds like the 'click of death' to me.
Getting a higher amp rated 5V supply will not harm anything.
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RedXT (08-03-22)
Good, then a 5V 4A(always good to have some reserve) should solve your problem.
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GT250 (19-03-22)
Picked up a 5v 4A power supply and all good. Even a 4GB usb hdd that wouldnt work on the X96 before is working fine which is a bonus
Thanks Uncle
Uncle Fester (10-03-22)
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