User's Manual
Connecting to Peripherals
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3. Turn on your computer. Both the built-in keyboard and the external
keyboard are active and can be used simultaneously.
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Do not disconnect or connect the external keyboard when power is on.
Turn off the computer first. You can connect an external keyboard or
keypad only while the system is in Suspend mode.
5.4 Using the USB Port
USB or Universal Serial Port is a peripheral bus standard developed by
Compaq, DEC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Northern Telecom. Personal
computers equipped with USB will allow computer peripherals to automatically
configure as soon as they are physically attached - without the need to reboot
or run setup. USB will also allow multiple devices to run simultaneously on a
computer, with peripherals such as floppy drive, mouse, digital cameras,
scanners, printers, CD-RW drives, modems, keyboards, games devices and
acting as additional plug-in sites, or hubs.