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to your computer and the other can be used for daisy-chaining other FireWire
devices.
Peer-to-peer, host-independent architecture
Data transmissions between FireWire devices on the same bus can take place
without the need for input from the host computer. This independence from the
host is one of the reasons FireWire devices are, on average, faster than USB 2.0
devices in routine day-to-day use, even though the rated maximum data transfer
is lower than that for USB 2.0.
Plug & Play
You do not need to assign ID numbers, or connect terminators. On most
operating system you do not need to install drivers.
Hot-Pluggable
Devices can be added/removed while the computer is on and running. Always
dismount a hard drive before turning it off/disconnecting it.
Serial ATA
(ENC-303SU)
Serial ATA is a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data
to and from a hard disk. It is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology
Attachment standard (ATA, also known as IDE). This older technology was
retroactively renamed Parallel ATA (PATA) to distinguish it from Serial ATA.
Currently, most PC motherboards or PCI SATA add-on cards do not have an
eSATA connector. eSATA may be enabled through the addition of a SATA to
eSATA bracket (conveniently included by AZiO).
External SATA (eSATA)
Initially SATA was designed as an internal interface technology. Designers quickly
realized the new interface could reliably be expanded outside the PC. SATA is
now “out of the box” as an external standard, with specifically defined cables,
connectors, and signal requirements as passed in mid-2004.
Key benefits of eSATA
•
Up to six times faster than contemporary external storage solutions: USB
2.0 and FireWire 400.
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Hot-Pluggable: Devices can be added/removed while the computer is on
and running.
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Robust and user friendly external connection.
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Up to 2-m shielded cables and connectors.