Introduction – Kanguru ExpressCard User Manual

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Introduction

1. introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Kanguru eSATA/USB ExpressCard. The Kanguru eSATA/USB

ExpressCard fits into any 34mm ExpressCard slot and provides your laptop computer with an eSATA/

USB combo port.

The multi-interface eSATA/USB combo port allows you to connect either eSATA or USB devices

through a single port. The Kanguru eSATA/USB ExpressCard is compatible with USB 2.0, eSATA

and Powered eSATA devices. When connected to a Powered eSATA supported device like the Kanguru

eFlash, the ExpressCard is able to transfer data through eSATA while powering the device through

USB.

Key features

Plug and play installation

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Hot swap compatible

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Fully compliant with ExpressCard 34mm wide module

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Supports one-lane 2.5Gb/s PCI Express specification

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Compliant with PCI Express specification, revision 1.0a

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Powered eSATA compatible

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eSATA

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3Gb/s transfer rate

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Silicon Image chipset

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USB 2.0

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480Mb/s transfer rate

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Backward compatible with USB 1.0

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Supported Operating Systems

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Windows 2000

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Windows Server 2003

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Windows XP

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Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit support)

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Mac OS X 10.4 and later

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Linux (32 and 64 bit support)

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Fully RoHS compliant

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