Making Connections Connecting External Devices To connect Universal Serial Bus devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) provides a bi-directional serial interface for adding peripheral devices such as game controllers, serial and parallel ports, and scanners on a single bus. The OmniBook provides one USB port; the OmniBook’s port replicator provides two USB ports. • Attach the USB cable to the USB port. Windows 95 automatically recognizes the USB device. Some USB devices can be connected to the OmniBook in series with other USB devices—this is called a “daisy-chain” connection.
Note I f you have problems making this connection, contact the vendor of the peripheral device, as well as Hewlett-Packard, for the latest versions of the USB drivers. The USB technology is dynamic and continues to develop. 5-13 USB port