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Windows 2000 And Windows XP - Hi-Speed USB 2.0

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LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 User's Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 20 Windows 2000 And Windows XP - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 After the first connection of a USB-based peripheral, Windows detects the drive, and will install it automatically as a new peripheral, even if you have previously installed it on another port on the same USB bus. Let Windows install the USB drivers of your LaCie drive. 1 After following the steps in 3.1. Connecting The Power Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. 2 Connect the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0. Tech Note: To achieve Hi-Speed USB 2.0 transfer rates, you have to be connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on your computer. Otherwise, you will be limited to USB 1.1 data transfer rates. 3 Connect the other end of the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into an available USB port* on your computer. Tech Note: For more information about USB, please see sections: • 2.3.2. USB • 5.3. Optimizing Data Transfers • 7. USB Questions & Answers. 4 Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 will now be ready for use. Computer models vary. Please consult your computer's User's Manual for the exact location of your interface.

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3. Installing Your LaCie Drive
page 20
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0
User’s Manual
Windows 2000 And Windows XP – Hi-Speed USB 2.0
After the first connection of a USB-based peripheral, Windows detects the drive, and will install it automatically as a new
peripheral, even if you have previously installed it on another port on the same USB bus. Let Windows install the USB drivers
of your LaCie drive.
Connect the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into the Hi-Speed USB
2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0.
Connect the other end of the
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into
an available USB port* on
your computer.
1
2
3
4
Computer models vary. Please consult your computer’s User’s Manual for the exact location of your interface.
Tech Note:
For more information about
USB, please see sections:
2.3.2. USB
5.3. Optimizing Data T
ransfers
7. USB Questions & Answers
.
After following the steps in
3.1. Connecting The Power Supply
, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button
on the front of the drive.
Tech Note:
To achieve Hi-Speed USB 2.0 transfer rates,
you have to be connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on
your computer. Otherwise, you will be limited to USB 1.1
data transfer rates.
Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 will now be ready
for use.