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15. The Universal Serial Bus Port
The universal serial bus (USB 1.1 and USB 2.0) is a standard for connecting input de-
vices, scanners and other peripherals. Up to 127 devices can be connected to the
USB ports via a single cable.
The USB 3.0 ports are fully backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1.
Your Notebook has 2 USB 3.0 connection sockets (10/11) and 2 USB 2.0
connection sockets (15).
PLEASE NOTE!
Where possible, always connect your USB devices to the same port that
they were originally installed on. Otherwise they will be assigned a new
ID and the drivers will need to be reinstalled.
16. Securing your Notebook
Your new Notebook has software and hardware solutions for preventing unauthor-
ised access.
16.1. Power-on Password
You can protect your Notebook against unauthorised use with a power-on pass-
word. On switching on the Notebook, a password prompt will appear on the screen.
The password is set up in the UEFI firmware configuration.
CAUTION!
Keep your password in a safe place. If you forget your pass-
word, you have no way of deleting it. If this happens, contact
your service centre.
You can also use the Windows
®
8 security options to protect your data against un-
authorised access.