Maxtor FireWire 800 User's Guide download pdf (Page 5)

Introduction 3

System Requirements

Macintosh

• FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher

and FireWire 800 (9-pin) equipped computer

• Apple G4 processor or greater

• Mac OS 9.1 or later (FW 800 not supported);

OS X (10.1.2-10.1.5; 10.2.4 or later)

• OS 9: 64MB RAM or more as required by

operating system

• OS X: 128MB RAM or more as required by

operating system

• CD-ROM drive

• Internet connection (for system updates)

Mac OS 9 is compatible only with the FireWire 400 inferface.

Retrospect Express does not work with the Server edition of

the Mac OS.

USB 1.1 is slower than USB 2 or FireWire.

800

9-pin to 9-pin FireWire 800

(1394b) Cable

USB

‘A’ to ‘B’ USB cable

he ‘A’ connector, typically, plugs into your computer

and the ‘B’ connector plugs into your drive.

If your computer has a different type of USB

connection, you can purchase the correct type

of cable from your local computer store.

‘A’

connector

‘B’

connector

Though this model has both USB and FireWire interfaces, it is only

possible to use one interface at a time.

FireWire 400

6-pin to 6-pin FireWire 400

(1394a) cable

Many laptop computers, have a smaller 4-pin FireWire port requiring a special

4-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable. This is not included, but can be purchased from

your local computer store.

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