Connecting external devices
Connecting USB devices
USBports
On the USB ports, you can connect external devices that also have a USB port
(e.g. a DVD drive, a printer, a scanner or a modem).
USB devices are hot-pluggable. T his means you can connect and disconnect
devices while your operating system is running.
USB 1.x has a m aximum data transfer rate of 12 Mbit/s.
USB 2.0 has a data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbit/s.
USB 3.0 has a data trans
fer rate of up to 5 Gbit/s.
Additional informati
on can be found in the documentation for the USB devices.
► Connect the data cable to the
external device.
► Connect the data cable to a USB
port of the notebook.
Device drivers
USB devices will be automatically recognised and installed by y our operating system.
How to remove USB devices correctly
Always correctly remove the device according to the rules described below,
to ensure that none of your data is lost.
► Left c lick on the icon to safely remove hardware, located in the taskbar.
► Select the device which you want to shut down and remove.
► Press the Enter key.
Wait for the dialogue box which tells you that it is now safe to remove the device.
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