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USB Printer
HINT: You can connect
USB devices while the
computer is turned on.
1
Install the printer driver if necessary (see the following section).
2 Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer
and the printer. The USB connectors only fit one way.
HINT: Your computer has
two USB connectors on
the back panel (see
page 61) and two USB
connectors inside the door
on the front panel (see
page 60).
Installing the Printer Driver
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 78) and ensure that the
parallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.
USB printer
cable
USB connector
USB connector
on printer