LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 user manual Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports and Performance

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■7.3.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports and Performance

To utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 2.0 per- formance, your computer must be equipped with a Hi- Speed USB 2.0 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa- rately, or integrated by your computer’s manufacturer) and the appropriate drivers.These host bus adapter cards, which include one or more USB ports, are shipped with special Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drivers that enable the com- puter to control the card. These drivers must be installed in order for USB 2.0 devices connected to the port to work at their correct speeds.

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices and drivers, while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device is attached.

Mac OS 9.x does not support Hi-Speed USB 2.0 functionality, and all Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices will only operate at the original USB specifications. Mac OS

10.2.7and later supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0, and Mac OS 10.x also supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0, but you will have to purchase a third-party PCI or PC Card and ap- propriate drivers.

Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our website: www.lacie.com.