High-Speed USB 2.0 Hub
PH150 User’s Manual
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Apacer Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub. The hub
provides four downstream USB ports allowing you to add more USB
peripherals to your computer. The PH150 is 100% compliant with USB 2.0
specification and is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 as well. The PH150
can support all of your existing USB devices.
Featuring a rotatable USB port design design, PH150 allows users to
easily connect multiple high performance USB peripherals and large devices
such as high-resolution video cameras, scanners, printers, storage devices and
others.
Features
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USB 2.0 High-Speed interface, supports transfer rates up to
480Mbps
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Backwards compatible with USB 1.1 specification
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Offers both bus-powered mode and self-powered mode
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Automatic connection and speed detection
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Over-current detection and protection
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Two rotatable ports, easy to connect multiple devices and large
USB devices
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Plug-and-play, support hot swapping of USB devices
System Requirements
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Pentium processor or higher
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USB Interface: one free USB port (USB 2.0-compliant host is
required for operating at high-speed mode)
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O/S Support: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, MAC OS 8.6 & above,
Linux kernel 2.4.0 & above (except MAC OS X, devices under all
other MAC O/S will only operate at 1.2 to 12Mbps)
Packing List
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PH150, High-Speed USB 2.0 4-port hub
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USB extension cable
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User’s Manual
Installation Notice
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Windows will detect PH150 and install the required driver
automatically, please don’t connect any USB device to the hub
before auto installation is complete
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If PH150 is connected to a USB 1.1 host controller, the max. USB
1.1 bandwidth of 12 Mbps is shared across all four ports
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The hub can be used without the optional power adapter with
most USB devices
Specification
USB interface
USB 2.0 High-Speed
Extended ports
4 downstream (two ports are rotatable)
Power source
Bus-powered mode
Self-powered mode (max. 500mA)
Compatibility
ACPI, OHCI and EHCI compliant
Operating system
Windows 98SE/ME/2K/XP
MAC OS 8.6 & above
Linux Kernel 2.4.0 & above
Certifications
CE, FCC, BSMI, RoHS
