Targus USB-2.0 Mobile Mini Hub User Manual

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USB-2.0 Mobile

Mini Hub

USER’S GUIDE

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USB 2.0 Mobile Mini Hub

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus USB 2.0 Mobile
Mini Hub. This ultra portable mini hub is USB 2.0 compliant and
connects to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your desktop or
notebook computer.

The mini hub has four ports for connecting USB (high-speed 2.0
or standard 1.1) devices to your computer. One or more of these
devices can be additional hubs. You can daisy-chain up to 127
USB (high-speed 2.0 or standard 1.1) devices to your computer
in this way.

The mini hub also provides a maximum bandwidth of 480 Mbps,
which enables you to connect devices that consume a large
amount of bandwidth, such as an external storage device, printer,
scanner, DVD or CD-RW drive or digital camera, to your
computer.

In addition to this user’s guide, this package contains the USB

2.0 Mobile Mini Hub, a high-speed USB 2.0 cable and an AC
power adapter and cord.

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System Requirements

To use the mini hub, your computer must meet the following
hardware requirements and run one of the operating systems
listed below.

Hardware Operating System

• PC with a 233 MHz or faster Intel®
Pentium

and a hard disk drive

• 64 MB RAM or higher, depending
on the operating system

• USB version 2.0 interface

NOTES: The USB 2.0 Mobile Mini Hub is backward
compatible, so you can connect it to a computer with either a
version 1.1 or 2.0 USB interface.

When using the mini hub with a computer that has a version

1.1 USB interface, all of the devices attached to the mini hub
will run at a version 1.1 USB speed.

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processor or equivalent

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• Windows
2000/XP

• Mac OS X and higher

98SE/Me/

Connecting the Mini Hub to Your
Computer and Installing the
Default Device Drivers

To connect the mini hub to your computer and install the
operating system’s default drivers:

1 Plug the supplied high-speed cable’s USB connector end

(type A) into a USB port on your computer.

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2 Plug the cable’s other connector end (type B) into the mini

hub.

Type A
connector
end

Type B
connector
end

High-speed USB cable

3 Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the AC power jack

on the mini hub, then plug the adapter into an available
electrical outlet.

Your computer’s operating system automatically detects the
new hardware and begins installing the appropriate default
drivers.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver

installation.

You can now connect USB devices to the mini hub or daisy-chain
additional hubs.

Connecting Devices to the Mini Hub

To connect a USB device, plug it into a USB port on the mini hub
and follow any additional instructions provided with the device.

When connecting new devices to the mini hub, consider the
following guidelines:

• If your computer is running the Windows
system, a series of screens appear, beginning with the Add

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98 operating

New Hardware Wizard, to guide you through the driver
installation process.

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