Expanding Your Computer 4-4Connecting a USB DeviceYour computer has two USB ports for connecting USB devices, such as adigital camera, scanner, printer, modem, and mouse.USB (Universal Serial Bus) is specified to be an industry standardextension to the PC architecture. It supports “Plug-and-Play” technologyso you can install and remove USB devices without turning off thecomputer. With its multiple connection capability, up to 127 devices canbe connected in a daisy-chain configuration. In addition, you can use aUSB hub that converts a single USB connector into multiple ports whereUSB devices can be connected.The USB ports support transfer rates up to 12 MB/s for USB 1.1 devicesand 480 MB/s for USB 2.0 devices.To connect a USB device, simply plug the device cable to one of the USBports.
