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Chapter 2. Learning the basics
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Connecting USB devices
Yo
u
ca
n
co
nn
ec
t
a U
S
B dev
i
ce
t
o yo
u
r comp
ut
er by
in
ser
ting
it
s U
S
B pl
ug
(Type A)
int
o
t
he U
S
B por
t
o
n
yo
u
r comp
ut
er.
The f
i
rs
t
ti
me yo
u
pl
ug
a U
S
B dev
i
ce
int
o a par
ti
c
u
lar U
S
B por
t
o
n
yo
u
r
comp
ut
er, W
in
dows a
ut
oma
ti
cally
in
s
t
alls a dr
i
ver for
t
ha
t
dev
i
ce. Af
t
er
t
he
dr
i
ver
i
s
in
s
t
alled, yo
u
ca
n
d
i
sco
nn
ec
t
a
n
d reco
nn
ec
t
t
he dev
i
ce w
it
ho
ut
perform
ing
a
n
y add
iti
o
n
al s
t
eps.
Before d
i
sco
nn
ec
ting
a U
S
B s
t
ora
g
e dev
i
ce, make s
u
re yo
u
r comp
ut
er has
f
ini
shed
t
ra
n
sferr
ing
da
t
a by
t
ha
t
dev
i
ce. Cl
i
ck
t
he
Safely Remove Hardware
and Eject Media
i
co
n
in
t
he
n
o
ti
f
i
ca
ti
o
n
area of W
in
dows
t
o remove
t
he
dev
i
ce before d
i
sco
nn
ec
ting
.
Note:
Typ
i
cally, W
in
dows de
t
ec
t
s a
n
ew dev
i
ce af
t
er co
nn
ec
ting
it
, a
n
d
t
he
n
in
s
t
alls
t
he
dr
i
ver a
ut
oma
ti
cally. However, some dev
i
ces may req
ui
re yo
u
t
o
in
s
t
all
t
he dr
i
ver
before co
nn
ec
ting
. Check
t
he doc
u
me
nt
a
ti
o
n
prov
i
ded by
t
he dev
i
ce’s ma
nu
fac
tu
rer
before co
nn
ec
ting
t
he dev
i
ce.
Note:
If yo
u
r U
S
B dev
i
ce
u
ses a power cord, co
nn
ec
t
t
he dev
i
ce
t
o a power so
u
rce before
co
nn
ec
ting
it
. O
t
herw
i
se,
t
he dev
i
ce may
n
o
t
be reco
gni
zed.
