2. Your LaCie Ethernet Disk mini
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LaCie Ethernet Disk mini
User’s Manual
2.4. Cables And Connectors
The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini offers two different methods for connection and usage.
2.4.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0
USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is
the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high-
speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras.
Benefits of the USB standard include:
• Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works with the original USB specifications.
• Hot-swappable: no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing devices.
USB Cables
Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable,
to ensure maximum data transfer performance when
connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also
work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance
will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates.
2.4.2. Ethernet
A LAN (Local Area Network) technology, based on the IEEE 802.3 standard, is used by a group of computers and associated
devices that share a common communication line and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a
small geographic area.
The most common Ethernet systems are 10BASE-T, which provides transmission speeds up to 10Mb/s, and 100BASE-T (also
known as Fast Ethernet), which provides transmission speeds up to 100Mb/s.
Ethernet Cables
Your LaCie drive is shipped with 10/100 Ethernet cable, and
works with either 10BASE-T or 100BASE-T networks.
Tech Note:
The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini is also compatible with Gigabit Ethernet, when the drive is connected to a
100Mb/1Gb Ethernet switch.
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