Emprex USB 2.0 External Drive - Manual (Page 6)

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♦ Smooth DVD playback
♦ Compatible with most existing DVD-ROM drives and DVD video
players
♦ Bundled with an extensive software package
About USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus), a means of attaching devices to your
computer, is basically a standardized intelligent serial connection which
provides an expandable, hot-pluggable*
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interface. Devices suitable for
USB range from simple items like mice and keyboards to more
complicated devices like printers, MP3 players, and storage devices. One
other benefit of USB is plug_and_play. That is, when you plug the USB
device in, it is automatically detected, drivers installed and then ready for
operation.
USB 2.0 supports data transfer at up to 480Mbps for high-speed devices.
It is backward compatible with USB1.1*
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software and peripherals. If your
computer doesn’t have a built-in USB 2.0 port, you need to install a USB
2.0 PCI host card in your pc for the drive to run at USB 2.O speed.
Otherwise, this drive will run at standard USB speed.
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You can connect and disconnect devices while the computer is running.
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USB 1.1 can transfer data at rates up to 12Mb/s.