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Important information about SuperSpeed USB 3.0
A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface makes possible an extremely fast access to
your DataStation. In practice, a data transfer via USB 3.0 can be about four
times faster than via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. This means minimized waiting times
for you and thus more time for all tasks that are important to you.
The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface of your DataStation is fully backwards
compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports on your computer. Therefore you
can use your DataStation for data transfers with computers that do not have
a USB 3.0 port. You can also use your DataStation with all other devices that
have a USB 2.0 host port, e.g. media players or games consoles. However,
when transferring data to a device without a USB 3.0 port the speed of the
data transfer is limited to the data transfer rate of the older USB standards!
For the maximum benefit from the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology, please
read and observe the following instructions and recommendations:
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Connect the USB 3.0 interface of your DataStation to a USB 3.0 port of your
computer. You can usually recognize USB 3.0 connectors by the blue color
used inside the ports and plugs. Please use only the supplied USB 3.0 cable!
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Please make sure that your operating system supports USB 3.0 and
that the drivers for the USB 3.0 interface of your computer have been
installed correctly. If you have any questions about the installation of
the driver for the USB 3.0 interface, please contact the manufacturer of
your computer (or, if a USB 3.0 interface card has been retrofitted in your
computer, the manufacturer of the interface card) or the manufacturer
of your operating system.
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It is not necessary to install any special drivers for your DataStation
in able to use it with a correctly installed USB 3.0 interface. The
DataStation is supported by the standard drivers that are set up
during the correct installation of a USB 3.0 interface!
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If your computer or your notebook does not have a USB 3.0 interface,
then in many cases it is possible to upgrate it with a USB 3.0 interface
for either the PCI Express bus of a computer or the ExpressCard slot of
a notebook. If you have questions about the compatibility of a specific
interface card with your computer or notebook, then the manufacturers
of the devices can help you.
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Thanks to the downward compatibility of USB 3.0, you can also connect
your DataStation to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port of your computer.
However, in this case you will not be able to benefit from the higher
data transfer rates that your DataStation is capable of delivering via
USB 3.0. When connecting your DataStation to a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1
port please also use the supplied USB 3.0 cable!
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Should the supplied USB 3.0 cable not be at hand, you can also transfer
data to a computer via a suitable USB 2.0 cable. In this case, the maximum
data transfer speed will be that of USB 2.0, even if you connect your
DataStation to a USB 3.0 port of your computer. The possible data transfer
rate is always limited by the weakest link in the connection chain!
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A USB 3.0 hub offers separate connections for USB 3.0 and USB
2.0 devices. Therefore make sure that you use a USB 3.0 port if you
connect your DataStation to a USB 3.0 hub.
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If you use a USB 2.0 hub, you will only be able to achieve the data
transfer rate of USB 2.0!
