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with peripherals such as mouses and keyboards acting as additional plug-in sites, or hubs. Your
computer comes with two USB port.
Windows 98 or later comes equipped with the drivers that allows your PC to recognize USB
peripherals. However, you may still receive a diskette with your USB peripheral containing
updated driver information. Consult the manual of the USB device you are connecting for more
information.
To install a USB device:
1.
Connect the USB device to your computer.
2.
Windows will automatically detect the USB device attached to the computer. Insert
the diskette driver that comes from the USB device and install the device driver to
finish the installation.
Figure 4-4 Connecting USB Devices
4.5 Using the 1394 Devices
1394 is an IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus. The interface standard defines
transmission method, media and protocol. The 1394 standard also provide new services such
as real time I/O and live connect/disconnect capability for external devices including disk
drives, printers and hand-held peripherals such as scanners, cameras and DV’s. PCs equipped
with 1394 will allow computer peripherals to automatically configure as soon as they are
physically attached without the need to reboot or run setup.
Windows 98SE or later comes equipped with the driver that allows your PC to recognize
1394 peripherals. However, you may still receive a diskette with your 1394 peripheral
containing updated driver information. Consult the manual of the 1394 device you are
connecting for more information.
To install a 1394 device:
1.
Connect the 1394 device to your computer.
2.
Windows will automatically detect the 1394 device attached to the computer. Insert
the diskette driver that comes from the 1394 device and install the device driver to
finish the installation.
Figure 4-5 Connecting 1394 Devices