Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: X96 Air tv box Power Supply

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    RedXT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    706
    Thanks
    453
    Thanked 219 Times in 122 Posts
    Rep Power
    296
    Reputation
    3864

    Default X96 Air tv box Power Supply

    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



Look Here ->
  • #2
    Senior Member
    Uncle Fester's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Commonly found in a pantry or the bottom of a fridge, searching for grains, fermented or distilled
    Posts
    6,405
    Thanks
    2,289
    Thanked 4,414 Times in 2,517 Posts
    Rep Power
    2046
    Reputation
    81778

    Default

    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.
    Update: A deletion of features that work well and ain't broke but are deemed outdated in order to add things that are up to date and broken.
    Compatibility: A word soon to be deleted from our dictionaries as it is outdated.
    Humans: Entities that are not only outdated but broken... AI-self-learning-update-error...terminate...terminate...

  • The Following User Says Thank You to Uncle Fester For This Useful Post:

    RedXT (08-03-22)

  • #3
    Senior Member
    RedXT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    706
    Thanks
    453
    Thanked 219 Times in 122 Posts
    Rep Power
    296
    Reputation
    3864

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Fester View Post
    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.
    No all good on laptop PC and Nvidia Shield

  • #4
    Senior Member
    Uncle Fester's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Commonly found in a pantry or the bottom of a fridge, searching for grains, fermented or distilled
    Posts
    6,405
    Thanks
    2,289
    Thanked 4,414 Times in 2,517 Posts
    Rep Power
    2046
    Reputation
    81778

    Default

    Good, then a 5V 4A(always good to have some reserve) should solve your problem.
    Update: A deletion of features that work well and ain't broke but are deemed outdated in order to add things that are up to date and broken.
    Compatibility: A word soon to be deleted from our dictionaries as it is outdated.
    Humans: Entities that are not only outdated but broken... AI-self-learning-update-error...terminate...terminate...

  • The Following User Says Thank You to Uncle Fester For This Useful Post:

    GT250 (19-03-22)

  • #5
    Senior Member
    RedXT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    706
    Thanks
    453
    Thanked 219 Times in 122 Posts
    Rep Power
    296
    Reputation
    3864

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Fester View Post
    Good, then a 5V 4A(always good to have some reserve) should solve your problem.
    Thanks mate I will get one and see what happens, cheaper than having to replace another HDD

    cheers thomo

  • #6
    Senior Member
    RedXT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    706
    Thanks
    453
    Thanked 219 Times in 122 Posts
    Rep Power
    296
    Reputation
    3864

    Default

    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

  • The Following User Says Thank You to RedXT For This Useful Post:

    Uncle Fester (10-03-22)

  • Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •