LaCie Mobile Drive User’s Guide 04/17/2003 v.2
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5. Technical Information
The following technical information relates to your LaCie Mobile Drive and gives
some practical advice:
Power Save
The LaCie Mobile Drive manages power consumption. If the system’s power save
feature supports it, the drive will spin down during the power save mode. After the
system comes of out of power save, the drive will take a few seconds to spin up to full
power before it can be accessed.
5.1 User Advice When Using USB 2.0
Technical Information:
USB 2.0 Host Bus Adapters and
Performance
At the time of publication (December 2002), Mac OS does not
support USB 2.0 functionality, and the USB 2.0 interface is not a standard
feature implemented on the motherboards of all PC-compatible computers.
Future versions of Windows will include USB 2.0 drivers to automatically
manage USB 2.0 devices. For the most up-to-date information on USB 2.0
driver availability, we advise you to check the Microsoft and Apple Web
sites regularly.
To utilize the newly enhanced USB 2.0 performances, your computer must
be equipped with a USB 2.0 host bus adapter card (sold separately, or
integrated by your PC manufacturer) and the appropriate drivers. These host
bus adapter cards, which include one or more USB ports, are shipped with
special USB 2.0 drivers that enable the computer to control the card. These
drivers must be installed in order for USB 2.0 devices connected to the port
to work at their correct speeds. For installation instructions, please refer to
the documentation that comes with the host adapter card.
LaCie supplies only the appropriate USB 2.0 drivers for its peripherals and
does not provide drivers for third-party host adapter cards. To obtain the
right drivers for your host adapter card, visit your card manufacturer’s
Internet site.