This applies to any electrical device - the voltage has to be correct +/- 5% but the Ampage can be much higher and won't harm your device as long as it at least the minimum required to turn on your electronic device. The device may light up, but won't work and the PSU will get hot and eventually fail. The Amps can be anything because the device will only draw what it needs, so if it is 12v and 3A/4A/5A then it's fine, but if the current (Amps) is too low, it will still try and draw what it needs from the power supply and this will cause problems. So another thing to try before sending your All in 1 HDD Docking Station back to your supplier is to try a higher rated PSU.
I misplaced my power supply and tried a 12v 1A supply which I thought came with the docking station but it didn't read drives, so i used a 12v 3A power supply, plugged it into the rear of the PC (not a hub) and hey presto. I'm not sure if the power supply is rated at a high enough Ampage for all in 1 HDD docking stations listed here. I have tested a later SATA WD drive and they work fine. Just a side note for those that have an IDE WD drive and you can't access it - Western Digital IDE drives are NOT compatible.
However, there is the possibility it may not work with USB3 ports depending on your model so bear these in mind. If your All-in-1 docking station is not recognised when you plug it in, then you have another problem, I have now tested the 875 on Windows 10 and it works just fine. Please note - Drivers for the All in 1 HDD docking station listed on this page are not needed in order for the docking station to be recognised by your PC/Laptop if you use the following OS's: Compatible with SATA I, SATA II, SATA II transfer rate up to 3Gb/s
Features XD/CF/TF/SD/MS card reader and eSATA port High Speed USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps data transfer rates (USB 1.1 Backwards compatible) Supports all 2.5"/3.5" SATA/IDE Hard Disk Drive of any capacity up to 2TB (Not WD IDE) FREE Dropbox online storage - click here All in 1 HDD Docking station Features
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