Gateway M305 Gateway M305 Notebook User's Guide - Page 44
Broadband Internet connections, Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device
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Chapter 2: Getting Started Broadband Internet connections You can use your notebook's Ethernet jack for more than just networking. Many broadband Internet connections, such as cable modems and DSL modems, connect to your notebook's Ethernet jack. For more information, see "Using the Internet" on page 65 and "Networking Your Notebook" on page 187. Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device Important Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device, see the device documentation and installation instructions. Your notebook has one or more of the following ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) and parallel. You use these ports to connect peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras to your notebook. For more information about port locations, see "Checking Out Your Gateway M305" on page 1. 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 a 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. Parallel port devices are not plug-and-play. See the device documentation for detailed information and installation instructions. Help and Support For more information about installing peripheral devices in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword installing devices in the Help and Support Search box , then click the arrow. 34 www.gateway.com