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34 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 9100 Multimedia Notebook
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
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 mice, joysticks, keyboards, scanners, video conferencing
cameras, and speakers.
To use, connect the USB-compatible peripheral in the USB port. The USB
automatically installs and configures the necessary drivers and the system
resources.
Using Fast IR Ports
The IR (infrared) port uses infrared technology to send and receive signals
between the notebook and a remote device equipped with an IR port. A
variety of desktop computers, printers, and other peripherals are IR-
equipped. Use the manufacturer’s documentation to set up a remote IR
device.
Your notebook shipped with the IR port enabled. If you do not use the IR
port and need to make more resources (IRQs) available for other commonly
used devices, the IR port can be disabled. See Help on enabling/disabling
the IR port for more information.