LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra • Design by neil Poulton IntroductionUser Manual page 1.4.2. USB Cables and ConnectorsUSB is a serial input/output technology for connecting periph-eral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides thenecessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support highspeed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digitalcameras.USB 2.0 CablesYour LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, toensure maximum data transfer performance when connected toa Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also work when con-nected to a USB port, but drive performance will be limited toUSB 1.1 transfer rates.USB Cable EndsHi-Speed USB 2.0 BenefitsBackwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works withthe original USB specifications.Hot-swappable: no need to shut down or restart yourcomputer when adding or removing devices.✦✦