Kanguru ExpressCard - Manual (Page 4)

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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 •
Hot swap compatible •
Fully compliant with ExpressCard 34mm wide module •
Supports one-lane 2.5Gb/s PCI Express specification •
Compliant with PCI Express specification, revision 1.0a •
Powered eSATA compatible •
eSATA •
3Gb/s transfer rate ○
Silicon Image chipset ○
USB 2.0 •
480Mb/s transfer rate ○
Backward compatible with USB 1.0 ○
Supported Operating Systems •
Windows 2000 ○
Windows Server 2003 ○
Windows XP ○
Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit support) ○
Mac OS X 10.4 and later ○
Linux (32 and 64 bit support) ○
Fully RoHS compliant •