Lacie 300727 User Manual - Page 14

LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive User Manual Introduction page 13 1.4. Cables and Connections ■ Hi-Speed USB 2.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connect- ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB 2.0 Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1.1 port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. USB 2.0 Cable and Cable End ■ FireWire 400 FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394a, is a high- speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. FireWire Cables There are two types of FireWire 400 cables on the market: 6-to-6-pin and 6-to-4-pin (not included) cables. FireWire 400 Cable and Cable End iLink/DV Cable and Cable End (Sold separately) USB Icons These icons will help you easily identify the USB interfaces. They appear on USB cables and next to the USB port connectors on certain computers. FireWire Icons Theses icons will help you easily identify the FireWire interface. They appear on FireWire cables, and next to the FireWire port connectors on certain computers. USB 2.0 icon USB 1.1 icon FireWire icon iLink icon DV icon