HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus User's Guide - C4381-90100

1-4 Connecting CD-Writer
4. Locate the parallel port (printer port) connector on your computer.
If you are having trouble finding the parallel port connector, your printer
may already be attached to it. The CD-Writer Plus drive can share the
parallel port with your printer.
If the CD-Writer Plus drive and your printer will share the parallel port,
go to the next step.
If the CD-Writer Plus drive will not share the parallel port with your
printer, proceed to step 6.
Select an available parallel port.
TIP: Your CD-Writer Plus drive can share
a parallel port with a printer.
Parallel ports
have receptacles
for 25 pins.