Dell Dimension 4500S Dell Dimension 4500S Owner's Manual - Page 19

USB Printer, Installing the Printer Driver - desktop computers

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3 Turn on the printer and then turn on the computer. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Install the printer driver if necessary (see "Installing the Printer Driver" on page 19). USB Printer 1 Install the printer driver if necessary (see the following section). 2 Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer and the printer. The USB connectors only fit one way. USB connector on computer USB printer cable USB connector on printer HINT: You can connect USB devices while the computer is turned on. HINT: Your computer has four USB connectors on the back panel (see page 61) and two USB connectors inside the door on the front panel (see page 60). Installing the Printer Driver If you need to install a printer driver, insert the printer installation CD into the CD or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using the instructions that came with the printer. If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Start button on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, click Run, and type x:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually drive D]). Then click OK and follow the prompts on your screen. If your printer installation CD still does not run, check the documentation that came with your printer for instructions on how to start the printer installation CD. Setting Up 19

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Setting Up
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3
Turn on the printer and then turn on the computer. If the
Add New
Hardware Wizard
window appears, click
Cancel
.
4
Install the printer driver if necessary (see "Installing the Printer Driver"
on page 19).
USB Printer
HINT:
You can connect
USB devices while the
computer is turned on.
1
Install the printer driver if necessary (see the following section).
2
Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer
and the printer. The USB connectors only fit one way.
HINT:
Your computer has
four USB connectors on
the back panel (see
page 61) and two USB
connectors inside the door
on the front panel (see
page 60).
Installing the Printer Driver
If you need to install a printer driver, insert the printer installation CD into
the CD or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using the
instructions that came with the printer.
If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the
Start
button on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop, click
Run
, and type
x
:\setup.exe
(where
x
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually
drive D]). Then click
OK
and follow the prompts on your screen. If your
printer installation CD still does not run, check the documentation that
came with your printer for instructions on how to start the printer
installation CD.
USB printer
cable
USB connector
on computer
USB connector
on printer