Time Capsule acts weird when i plug my external drive into it
whenever i plug my toshiba canivo 1tb external drive into my time capsule it stops even letting me access the time capsule period in finder and in airport utility it keeps asking for the password even though i know its correct! works fine when drive isnt plugged in and ive been using it with the tc for a while it just started doing this tonight..any suggestions?
You must use a powered hub.. the internal power supply is not able to supply power to the USB drive.
Even if you have an external power supply on the USB drive you might still need a powered hub.. it is way under powered.
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