Lacie 301156U User Manual - Page 10

USB Cables and Connectors

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LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual 1.4.2. USB Cables and Connectors USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting 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 port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. Introduction page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Benefits ✦ Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works with the original USB specifications. ✦ Hot-swappable: no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing devices. USB Cable Ends

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LaCie Big Disk Extreme
+
eSATA & USB 2.0
Introduction
User Manual
page ¸
1.4.2. USB Cables and Connectors
USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting periph-
eral 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 con-
nected to a USB port, but drive performance will be limited to
USB 1.1 transfer rates.
USB Cable Ends
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Benefits
Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works with
the original USB specifications.
Hot-swappable: no need to shut down or restart your
computer when adding or removing devices.