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2. Your LaCie Drive 2.3.2. USB 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. Benefits of the USB standard include: • 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. Please see 6. USB Questions And Answers for a more detailed discussion of USB's uses and capabilities. 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. USB 2.0 icon USB 1.1 icon USB 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. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable: Connects USB devices to USB ports. user manual | page 12

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2.3.2. USB
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.
Benefits of the USB standard include:
• 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.
Please see 6. USB Questions And Answers
for a more detailed discussion of USB’s
uses and capabilities.
USB 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.
2. Your LaCie Drive
USB 1.1 icon
USB 2.0 icon
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.
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable:
Connects USB devices to USB ports.