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40 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Solo Notebook
Properly installed TI PCI-1250 CardBus Controller drivers in the Device
Manager
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
USB is a new type of serial interface that serves as a single-port alternative to
connecting devices that traditionally have required their own specific ports, such as
printers, joystick/MIDI devices, external mouse, or keyboards.
The USB detects when devices are added or removed, then automatically
determines what host resources are needed. The USB makes those resources,
including driver software and bus bandwidth, available to the peripheral without
any user intervention.
Your notebook has two USB ports where two peripheral devices plug directly into
the notebook. If you have an expansion hub built into an external keyboard or
monitor, or if you have a stand-alone USB box, you can connect even more
peripherals (currently up to 127 different devices) at the same time.
Examples of common devices that can connect to the USB include keyboards,
joysticks, mice and peripherals such as telephones, modems, printers,
microphones, digital speakers, scanners, digital cameras, and game controllers.