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| This guide contains the product description, | installation | instructions, | and | product use | |||||||
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| Product | description | 
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| The IBM | USB | Portable | Drive | is | a slimline  | drive | that | attaches | |||
| quickly | and | conveniently | to | your | IBM | ThinkPad |  computer | through | one | simple | |
connection.
In addition to this book, the option package includes:
Ÿ IBM USB Portable 
ŸUSB cable
ŸAudio cable
ŸCarrying case
Ÿ IBM USB Portable 
ŸLaser Safety Guide for 
| Hardware | 
 | and | software | requirements | 
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| You | must | have | the | following | hardware | included | on your | IBM ThinkPad computer in | |
| order | to | use | this | option: | 
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| Ÿ | An | available USB | port | 
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| Ÿ | A | USB | Universal | Host | Controller | Interface | (UHCI) | Controller | |
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 | Note: | To determine | what | type | of USB | Controller | is | included | on | your | computer, | |||
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 | 1. | Click Start | → Settings → Control | Panel . | 
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 | 3. | Click | the Device | Manager | tab. | 
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 | 4. | In | the | list of devices, Universalclick | Serial | Bus | Controller | . | |||||
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 | 5. | Confirm | whether | the | controller | type | is UHCI or another type. | ||||||
| Your | computer | must | have | one | of | the | following | operating | systems | to | use | this option: | ||
| Ÿ | Microsoft |  | Windows |  | 98 | 
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| Ÿ | Microsoft | Windows | 2000 | Professional | 
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|  Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 |