If You Have A Macintosh - Plextor PX-708UF Installation And User Manual

• The PX-708UF is not bus powered—that is, it doesn't get its power
from the IEEE 1394 cable—so you have to use the bundled AC
adapter.

If You Have a Macintosh

If you have a Macintosh, use the following procedure to install your
PX-708UF drive:
1. Turn on the Macintosh.
2. Ensure you are running Macintosh OS 9.1 or higher (for FireWire
and USB 1.1) or OS X (for USB 2.0).
3. On the PX-708UF, set the rear-panel interface switch to USB or
IEEE 1394, corresponding to the interface you will be using.
4. Connect the AC adapter to your PX-708UF.
5. Turn the drive's power switch ON (the "1" is depressed).
6. Connect the USB or IEEE 1394 cable from your PX-708UF drive to
the Macintosh computer.
The Macintosh automatically recognizes the PX-708UF (if the base
extensions are loaded), and you should be ready to use the drive as a
CD-ROM. To use the recording capabilities of the drive, a recording
application must be installed.
NOTE: Most Macintosh USB built-in ports provide USB 1.1 Full-Speed
(12 Mbps). This limits the CD-RW drive performance to 4X write, 4X
rewrite, and 6X read. DVD read performance is 0.7X. For optimum
performance, if your Macintosh computer does not have built-in USB 2.0,
use the FireWire port. Or you can install a third-party PCI USB 2.0 plug-
in host adapter card.
ANOTHER NOTE: For optimum performance if you use the USB
interface, you will also need Mac OS X. If you use OS 8.6.x or 9.x with a
built-in USB port or a PCI adapter, your PX-708UF will achieve only USB
1.1 performance.
Section 2. Installing Your PX-708UF External Drive
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