I need to determine which Laplink Cable I have. How can I do this?
Important USB note: For ease of installation, connection reliability and performance, you must use one of the Laplink-brand cables shown in the table below.
These Laplink USB cables have been specifically designed to work with Laplink products.
USB cables made by third party manufactures are not recommended and do not qualify for technical assistance from Laplink Support.
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USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Transfer Cable |
Laplink Easy |
Silver USB 1.1 | Laplink Ethernet Cable |
| Purchase | Laplink Store | Laplink Store | N/A | Laplink Store |
| Cable Color |
Translucent Silver |
Translucent Silver |
Translucent Silver (Black Plugs) Translucent Blue |
Opaque Grey (Orange Plugs) |
| USB Compatibility | USB 3.0 Backwards Compatible to USB 1.1, 2.0 |
USB 2.0 Backwards Compatible to USB 1.1 |
USB 1.1 USB 2.0 at 1.1 speeds |
USB incompatible. RJ45 only. |
| Max Transfer Speeds | Up to 5 Gbit/s (theoretical) |
480 Mbps (theoretical) |
5 Mbps | Approximately 100 Mbps |
| Compatible Laplink Software | Laplink Gold 12, 2008, For Win7 PCmover |
Laplink Gold |
Laplink Gold 12, 2008 PCmover |
Laplink Gold For Win 7 (Workgroup setup needed) PCmover |
| Compatible OS | Win 98SE Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 Win Vista/7/8/10 |
Win 98SE |
Win 98SE Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 Win Vista/7(32-bit only) |
Win 95 Win 98SE Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 Win Vista/7/8/10 |
| Cable Length | 6 feet | 6 or 8 feet | 6 feet | 7 feet |
| Driver | Windows cable driver included in Windows Updates | Windows Easy Transfer cable driver included in Windows Updates | Laplink Gold 12 driver for Windows 98SE/ME (built-in for Win 2K/XP and all other supported Laplink applications) |
N/A |
| Alternative Installation for the drivers | USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 Windows Driver |
USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 Windows Driver | USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 Windows Driver | N/A |
The table below is for informational purposes only.
The table below shows our legacy cable products, which no longer qualify for Technical Support, and are not compatible with newer versions of Windows:
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| Cable Name | Gold USB 1.1 (Network) | USB Network | USB | Serial | Parallel |
| Purchase | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cable Color | Translucent Gold | Translucent Purple | Opaque Purple | Blue | Yellow |
| USB Compatibility | USB 1.1 USB 2.0 at 1.1 speeds |
USB 1.1 | USB 1.1 | N/A | N/A |
| Max Transfer Speeds | 5 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 0.4 Mbps | 0.7 Mbps |
| Compatible Laplink Software | Laplink Gold 3.x, 11.x, 12, & 2008 PCmover |
Laplink Gold 3.x, 11.x |
Laplink Gold 3.x, 11.x Laplink 2000 Laplink Pro |
All Laplink Software except: PCmover FileMover 5.x PCsync 5.x, 6.x |
All Laplink Software except: PCmover 5 and up FileMover 5.x PCsync 5.x, 6.x |
| Compatible OS | Win 98 Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 LL Gold 2008 Only: Vista |
Win 98 Win 2K Win Me Win XP |
Win95C OEM Win 98 Win Me |
All platforms except Vista/7/8/10 |
Win 95 Win 98 Win Me PCMover ONLY: WinNT Win2000 WinXP Win2003 WinVista No NT-based platforms for all other Laplink software. |
| Cable Length | 6.5 feet | 6.5 feet | 8 feet | 8 feet | 8 feet |
| Driver | LL Gold 11.5 & 12 FileMover 1.x PCmover (built-in) LL Gold 11.0, 11.2, 11.3PCsync 1-3 |
Win 98/Me Win 2K/XP Deutsch Français Italiano Español |
English Deutsch Français Italiano Español |
N/A | N/A |
| Installation | N/A | N/A | N/A | Direct-connect | Direct-connect |
