Acomdata External Hard Drives Quick Start Installation Manual

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3Data transfer rate of 400 Mbps(FireWire) and 800 Mbps (FireWire800)FireWire is suitable for applicationswhere delayed or out-of-order dataframes are unacceptable, such as digi-tal video editing.Supports up to 63 devicesFireWire devices can be linked in adaisy-chain configuration. With the useof FireWire hubs, up to 63 devices canbe linked on a single FireWire bus.Peer-to-peer architectureFireWire devices are intelligent. Datatransmission can take place without theneed for input from the computer.Cable length up to 4.5 mOn-bus power up to 45 WFireWire can power larger, higherpower consumption devices than USB2.0.Plug & PlayYou do not need to install drivers,assign unique ID numbers, or connectterminators.Hot-swappableDevices can be added and removedwhile the computer is running. Also,you can turn off the device when notneeded, in order to conserve electricity.Data transfer rates up to480 MbpsWith USB, data transfer rates canvary depending on a number of factors,including available CPU resources.Supports up to 127 devicesConnecting more than one or two USBdevices to a computer typically requiresthe use of one or more hubs: each hubcan accommodate several USB devices.Master-slave architectureThe computer dictates data flow to,from, and between attached devices.Cable length up to 5 mOn-bus power up to 2.5 WSuitable for low-power-consumptiondevices such as flash card readers.Plug & PlayYou do not need to assign unique IDnumbers, or connect terminators. Onmost operating system you do not needto install drivers.Hot-swappableDevices can be added and removedwhile the computer is running. Also,you can turn off the device when notneeded, in order to conserve electricity.FireWire & USB 2.0Compared