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5.1  Using the USB Port 
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a hardware interface that enables you to connect 
multiple devices (such as printers, mice, keyboards, storage devices, joysticks, 
digital cameras, and video conference cameras, etc.) to your notebook 
computer, and up to 127 devices can be attached.  Besides, USB’s hot swap 
capability allows everything to be plugged in and unplugged without turning 
the system off.   
Microsoft, HP, Compaq, Intel, Agere, NEC and Philip are seven core 
members of USB-IF to have worked on USB 2.0 standardization. USB 2.0 
offers data transfer rate up to 480Mbps (megabits per second) compared to 
USB 1.1 devices, which transfer at speeds of 12Mbps. So, you could know that 
USB 2.0 can transfer data between the computer and its peripherals 40 times 
faster than USB 1.1. However, USB 2.0 is fully backward compatible, you will 
be able to use a USB 1.1 device in a USB 2.0 compliant system. 
 
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Depending on your operational requirements, you may need to disable 
other ports in order to release system resource for the USB port.