Lacie d2 Quadra User Guide - Page 9

USB Cables and Connectors - hard drive

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LaCie d2 Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton 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. Included USB Cable 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 9 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 d2 Quadra
• D
esign
by
n
eil
P
oulton
Introduction
User Manual
page 9
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.
Included USB Cable
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.