HP Point of Sale (POS) Peripherals Configuration Guide

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6.13 HP USB POS Keyboard with Magnetic Stripe Reader
6.13.1 Connection
The HP USB POS Keyboard with Magnetic Stripe Reader may be plugged into any free USB port,
including powered USB ports. If a powered USB port is used, the powered portion is just not utilized.
6.13.2 Windows Drivers
The HP USB POS Keyboard with Magnetic Stripe Reader uses native drivers for Windows operating
system. Windows will load several drivers for the keyboard and touch pad. If during the driver
installation, Windows displays the new hardware wizard, the user needs to accept the defaults that
appear during the hardware wizard GUI (for the first screen you may select the no option) and the
native drivers will be loaded. Please refer to “If prompted for native driver location (New Hardware
Wizard)” section. If prompted for the driver installation you may need to go through the new
hardware wizard 5 or 6 times to load the Windows HID drivers.