CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories

Installing a printer or other peripheral device

Your notebook or optional port replicator has one or more of the following ports: IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire® or i.Link®), Universal Serial Bus (USB), S-Video (analog video), DVI (digital video), and S/PDIF (digital audio). You use these ports to connect peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras to your notebook.

Important

Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device, see the device documentation and installation instructions.

IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-playand hot swapping, which means that your notebook will usually recognize such a device whenever you plug it into the appropriate port. When you use an IEEE 1394 or USB device for the first time, your notebook will prompt you to install any software the device needs. After doing this, you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any time.

Help

For more information about installing peripheral devices, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword installing devices in the Search box, then press ENTER.

Connecting a USB device

Your notebook has USB ports for connecting devices such as a diskette drive, flash drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse.

Important

USB devices may have special installation instructions. See your USB device’s installation guide.

Important

For more information about using the USB port on your device, see your device’s documentation.

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