Before Using the MO Drive
Hardware and Software Requirements
Computers | PC |
| Apple Macintosh computers |
Operating systems | Windows XP Professional and Home Edition |
| Windows 2000 Professional |
| Windows Me |
| Windows 98 (including Second Edition) |
| Mac OS 9.0.4 or later |
| Mac OS X 10.0.1 or later |
MO disks | ISO Standard 90mm |
| 640MB / 540MB / 230MB / 128MB |
| 640MB / 540MB / 230MB*1 MO Disk with Direct Over Write (DOW)*2 |
| GIGAMO Standard 90mm |
| 1.3GB |
Interface | USB 2.0/USB 1.1 |
Restrictions | • Operation guaranteed only for direct connections to a computer’s USB |
| port. |
| • You may need to use the optional AC adapter/AC cable, depending on the |
| power supply performance provided by your computer’s USB bus. |
| • The interface of the computer must be USB 2.0 compatible in order to |
| achieve the USB 2.0 |
| • Operation by the Macintosh series with USB 2.0 is not verified as of |
| August, 2003. Only interfaces up to USB 1.1 with a |
| are supported. |
| • Use only the USB cable provided. Using with other cables is not |
| guaranteed. |
*1 ISO standards do not apply to 230MB MO disks with DOW.
*2 The writing speed of the DOW disk is equivalent to a standard MO Disk.
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