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Installing a printer or other, peripheral device
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www.gateway.com Installing a printer or other peripheral device Your notebook has Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. You use these ports to connect peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras to your notebook. Important Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device, see the device documentation and installation instructions. 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 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. 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 ENTER. 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. 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. 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. Tip For the location of the USB ports on your notebook, see "Left" on page 7. 41