Connecting external devices
Connecting U SB devices
USBports
On the USB ports, you can connect external devices that a lso have a USB po rt
(e.g. a DVD drive, a printer, a scanner or a m odem).
USB devices are hot-pluggable. This means you can connect and disconnect
devices w hile your operating system is running.
USB 1.x ha s a maximum data transfer rate of 12 Mbit/s.
USB 2.0 h as a data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbit/s.
USB 3.0 has a data trans
ferrateofupto5Gbit/s.
Additional informati
on can be found in the documentation for the USB devices.
► Connect the da ta cable to the
external device.
► Connect the data cable to a USB
port of the notebook.
Device drivers
USB devices will be automatically recognised an d installed by your operating system.
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