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      02-14-2012, 03:01 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by E90Fleet View Post
How does it run without power ?


Some F10 owners run hard drives, but the owners manuals and BMW Tech manuals warn against it as the USB ports are not rated for the power they need.
I think it is indeed powered through the USB port but, like you also said, if the port doesn't give enough power then I wouldn't want to try it.
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