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Installing a printer, scanner, or 
other device
Your computer has one or more of the following ports: 
IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
®
), 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, see 
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
For more information about installing peripheral devices, click Start, then 
click Help and Support. Type 
installing devices in the Search Help box, 
then press E
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