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Installing a printer or other
peripheral device
Your notebook has one or more of the following ports:
IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
®
or i.Link
®
), Universal Serial
Bus (USB), and S-Video (TV out). You use these ports to connect
peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital
cameras to your notebook.
IEEE 1394 and 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 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.
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 “Right”
on page 8 .