Setting Up Your AIT Drive
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LaCie d2 U&I AIT Drive
3.2 Installing Multiple USB Peripherals
Technically, you can connect up to 127 individual USB peripherals at one time. However, you probably will not use more than
6 to 8 peripherals on your USB system. Most computers only have two USB ports, so you would need a hub to connect more
than two peripheral drives. The hub regenerates the signals, generally providing between 4 to 7 connections. To add even
more drives, connect a new hub to a connector of the original hub, creating a new series of peripherals, etc. But the hub
slows down the transfer rate by lengthening the path of the signal. To optimize performance, connect your drive directly to
one of the built-in ports in your computer.
3.3 Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals
FireWire allows for the connection of up to 63 devices on the bus, with a maximum of 16 devices on one branch. FireWire
devices can be connected on a chain and do not need a hub. Simply connect the first peripheral to a FireWire port on your
computer. Connect the second peripheral to the other FireWire port on the first drive etc., using the cables provided with your
drives.
