Gateway E4350 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Getting Started
Installing a printer, scanner, or other 
peripheral device
Your computer has one or more of the following ports: IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
®
 
or i.Link
®
), Universal Serial Bus (USB), serial, and parallel. You use these ports to connect 
peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras to your computer. For 
more information about port locations, 
IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-play and hot-swapping, which means that your 
computer 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 computer will 
prompt you to install any software the device needs. After doing this, you can disconnect 
and reconnect the device at any time.
Parallel and serial port devices are not plug-and-play. See the device documentation for 
detailed information and installation instructions.
Important 
Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device, see 
the device documentation and installation instructions.
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.