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Installing a printer or other
peripheral device
Your notebook has Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. You use
these ports to connect peripheral devices such as printers,
scanners, and digital cameras to your notebook.
USB ports support plug-and-play and 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 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.
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.
To connect your USB device to your notebook:
1
Connect one end of the USB cable to your device.
2
Connect the other end of the cable to a USB
port
on your notebook.
Important
Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device, see the
device documentation and installation instructions.
Help
For more information about installing peripheral devices, click
Start
,
then click
Help and Support
. Type the keyword
installing devices
in the
Search Help box
, then press
E
NTER
.
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.
Tip
For the location of the USB ports on your notebook, see “Left”
on page 7 .