Hi All, I have a WD5000H1U-00 and cannot find the poer cord for it.
Can anyone give me the specifics…as to the type, size, etc,etc. Also, where can I purchase one.
Many thanks,
Jim
Hi All, I have a WD5000H1U-00 and cannot find the poer cord for it.
Can anyone give me the specifics…as to the type, size, etc,etc. Also, where can I purchase one.
Many thanks,
Jim
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1378/
WD does sell them in the WD store. Theoretically, any 12-volt, 18-watt, center-positve 5.5mm adaptor would work, but WD recommends their own adaptors.
EDIT: It may have originally shipped with a 12-watt, 1.0 amp adaptor, but WD seems to have replaced their 1.0 amp version with a 1.5 amp version. For that matter, the amperage/wattage is partially irrelevant… a device will only draw what it needs, not the maximum adaptor rating, since it’s a constant-voltage supply, not a constant-current supply. As long as you don’t try to use something like a 6-watt, 0.5 amp supply, which can’t provide enough current, and would either corrupt your drive and/or ruin the adaptor, you’re generally fairly safe with a larger current rating. In other words, the 2-amp, 24-watt supplies should also work just fine – there’s just no need to go beyond what the device will use.
RoofingGuy Nailed it (no pun intended). There’s nothing magical about WD’s power supply.
I have two disk enclosures, one a Western Digital MyBook and the other a Zalman, which use practically identical AC adapters: both put out 12 volt DC, up to 1.5 amps. They are in practice interchangeable. The WD AC adapter is powering the Zalman enclosure as I type.