Re: Raspberry Pi 4 unstable when run from USB stick

[Michael <macallan1888%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hello,

On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:55:22 +0100
Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> > Yes.  A USB-attached "SSD", which appears to be a far more reliable
> > beast than a "stick".  Yes I know this is form factor, but they seem to
> > be different types of products.  
> 
> How are these powered though? I know SSDs are fairly power-hungry. I
> added one to my Pinebook Pro, and it essentially overloaded the power
> circuits, so I removed it again.
> 
> I am thinking of buying an SSD enclosure for the disk I have, but all
> of the ones I see have a single USB-C connector. It seems unlikely to
> me that the RPi can deliver enough power to that SSD though. In the
> old times, enclosures came with a separate power adapter, is there a
> way to provide power some other way these days?

Probably depends on the power supply - I run an 8GB RPi4 and an RPi400
with USB3 harddisks ( small 2.5" ones ) with no problems. Both with the
'official' PSUs.

have fun
Michael