Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 8

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8 Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing a TOSHIBA product. Your TOSHIBA product is furnished with two guides: ❖ Quick Start Guide ❖ Comprehensive PDF User's Guide (This document) Package contents Check to make sure you have all of the following items: ❖ Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive ❖ Stand ❖ AC power adaptor ❖ USB cable ❖ Quick Start Guide ❖ Standard limited warranty booklet Computer requirements To operate the hard drive, you need a computer with the following specifications: Component Operating system CPU Interface port Requirement Microsoft Windows® XP (SP 1.0 or above), Windows Vista®, or Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5 233 MHz processor (Pentium, Celeron, AMD, etc.) or better USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port, or eSATA port NOTE If connected to a USB 1.1 port, the drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds (up to 12 Mbps). For faster performance, connect the drive to a computer with a USB 2.0 port. NOTE A USB port is required for drive software installation. The software cannot be installed via an eSATA connection.

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8
Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for choosing a TOSHIBA product.
Your TOSHIBA product is furnished with two guides:
Quick Start Guide
Comprehensive PDF
User’s Guide
(This document)
Package contents
Check to make sure you have all of the following items:
Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive
Stand
AC power adaptor
USB cable
Quick Start Guide
Standard limited warranty booklet
Computer requirements
To operate the hard drive, you need a computer with the following
specifications:
If connected to a USB 1.1 port, the drive will operate at USB 1.1
speeds (up to 12 Mbps). For faster performance, connect the drive to
a computer with a USB 2.0 port.
A USB port is required for drive software installation. The software
cannot be installed via an eSATA connection.
Component
Requirement
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
®
XP (SP 1.0 or above),
Windows Vista
®
, or Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4, or
10.5
CPU
233 MHz processor (Pentium, Celeron, AMD,
etc.) or better
Interface port
USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port, or eSATA port
NOTE
NOTE