Hi-Speed USB

This drive supports Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant), which yields a much higher data transfer rate than that of USB 1.1. Connecting the drive to a computer equipped with a Hi-Speed USB connector or PCI adapter card provides the highest possible drive reading/writing performance1).

•You must connect the drive to a USB connector that supports Hi-Speed USB. (Your computer must be equipped with a Hi-Speed USB compliant PCI adapter or PC card.)

•The USB EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) device driver2) must be installed on your computer.

•You must use a Hi-Speed USB compatible USB cable. (One is provided with the drive.)

When writing to discs

When you write to a disc, we recommend that you set the writing speed to match the transfer speed of your USB 1.1-compliant product (usually 8⋅ or less).

1)When using a DVD-ROM drive, the maximum transfer rate of 10800 KB/s

2)The USB EHCI device driver is supplied with currently available PCI adapter cards that supports Hi-Speed USB. Microsoft also released the USB EHCI device driver for Windows XP. For details, contact your adapter dealer or consult the Microsoft Corporation Web site.

Removing the Device Driver

With a Windows XP/Me/2000 (SP3 or later) computer

Because these operating system come standard with the device driver, there is no need to remove it.

With a Windows 98 Second Edition computer

There is an uninstaller on the provided software disc. Use it to remove the device driver.

1 Insert the software disc into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

2 Open the USB folder on the software disc, then double-click “UNINST.EXE”.

The following dialog box opens.

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If you inserted the software disc into the drive, copy “UNINST.EXE” to your hard disk before performing this procedure.

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