18 Setting Up
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HINT: Your computer has
two USB connectors on
the back panel and two
USB connectors inside the
door on the front panel
(see page 61).
Installing the Printer Driver
Follow the instructions that came with the printer to install printer drivers.
If no was information was provided with the printer, then refer to the
following instructions.
If you need to install a printer driver, insert the printer installation CD into
the CD or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using the
instructions that came with the printer.
If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Start
button on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop, click Run, and type
x:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually
drive D]). Then click OK and follow the prompts on your screen. If your
printer installation CD still does not run, check the documentation that
came with your printer for instructions on how to start the printer
installation CD.
If you connect an older printer and it doesn’t work after you install the
driver, access the system setup program (see page 94) and ensure that the
parallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.
USB printer
cable
USB connector
USB connector
on printer