Rugged Thunderbolt™ | USB 3.0 User Manual
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CABLES AND CONNECTORS
THUNDERBOLT
Your LaCie product features Thunderbolt technology, the most flexible interface ever created. This exciting new
high-speed cable technology connects your computers and electronic devices together like never before.
Thunderbolt technology supports two 10Gb/s bi-directional channels from a single port, the fastest data
connection available on a personal computer. At 10Gb/s, a full-length HD movie can be transferred in less than
30 seconds.
Thanks to support for both data streams and mini DisplayPort video, you can connect either a storage peripheral
or a display to a Thunderbolt port. However, it's not possible to use a mini DisplayPort cable to connect a
storage peripheral to a Thunderbolt port. You must use a Thunderbolt cable.
For more information, see
www.lacie.com
Connector Face
(to computer)
Cable End
(to computer)
Integrated cable
For ease of access, the Thunderbolt cable is integrated on your LaCie Rugged. Remove the interface cover and
gently unwind the Thunderolt cable before attaching it to your PC or Mac.
Holding, dangling, or transporting the Rugged Thunderbolt by its integrated cable is strongly discouraged. Doing
so can invalidate the product warranty.
Thunderbolt technology and Windows
Windows users must connect the product via USB and install drivers before using the Thunderbolt cable. See
Getting Connected
for details.