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Installing a printer or other peripheral device

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories Installing a printer or other peripheral device Important Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device, see the device documentation and installation instructions. Tips & Tricks For the location of these ports on an optional port replicator, see the port replicator user guide. Help and Support For more information about installing peripheral devices, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword installing devices in the Search box, then click the arrow. 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), and S-Video (digital video). 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. 42

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories
42
Installing a printer or other
peripheral device
Important
Before you install a
printer, scanner, or
other peripheral
device, see the device
documentation and
installation
instructions.
Tips & Tricks
For the location of
these ports on an
optional port
replicator, see the port
replicator user guide.
Help and
Support
For more information
about installing
peripheral devices,
click
Start
, then click
Help and Support
.
Type the keyword
installing devices
in the
Search
box,
then click the arrow.
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), and S-Video (digital video). 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.