Multiple portable HDD's

WD External Drives WD Portable Drives
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hey everyone, 

I’m trying to connect 8 devices of WD, 1TB Portable HDD, USB 3.0 Compatible, ‘WDBPCK0010BBK-01’, to one computer with 8 USB 3 ports.

when I attach all 8 devices, they work just fine. but i need them to be connected via another cable, to put them somewhere 1.5 meters away, a usb 3.0 extender.

now, when i connect only one HDD, the computer recognize it. when I attach more than 2, the computer begins with not recognizing the devices, although all 4 are connected via different USB cards, which are all connected to the mother board.

Might the extender length is the problem, or is it something different, like the extender quality? 2 HDD’s works just fine with extenders, in the same USB 3.0 card or via two seperate ones.

thanks in advance,

ofek.

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Hello,

USB extension cords are not supported. The longer the cable less power the drive will get.

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I’ve had a similar problem and came to the conclusion that it depends on the size of the drive.  I can successfully connect 1 x 3TB and 4 x 350MB … but cannot connect 2 x 3TB drives at the same time.