LaCie 400USB user manual Cables and Connections, Hi-Speed USB, FireWire

LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive	Introduction
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1.4. Cables and Connections

■Hi-Speed USB 2.0

USB is a serial input/output technology for connect- ing 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

2.0cable 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 1.1 port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates.

USB 2.0 Cable and Cable End

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.

■FireWire 400

FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394a, is a high- speed serial input/output technology for connecting pe- ripheral devices to a computer or to each other.

FireWire Cables

There are two types of FireWire 400 cables on the market: 6-to-6-pin and 6-to-4-pin (not included) ca- bles.

FireWire 400 Cable and Cable End

iLink/DV Cable and Cable End (Sold sepa- rately)

FireWire Icons

Theses icons will help you easily identify the FireWire interface. They appear on FireWire cables, and next to the FireWire port connectors on certain computers.

USB 2.0 icon

USB 1.1 icon

FireWire icon

iLink icon

DV icon