User's Manual

DASH User Guide
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USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a hardware interface that enables you to
connect multiple devices (such as printers, mice, keyboards, storage
devices, joysticks, digital cameras, and video conference cameras, etc.) to
your tablet pc and up to 127 devices can be attached. Besides, USB’s hot
swap capability allows everything to be plugged in and unplugged without
turning the system off.
Microsoft, HP, Compaq, Intel, Agere, NEC and Philip are seven core
members of USB-IF to have worked on USB 2.0 standardization. USB 2.0
offers data transfer rate up to 480Mbps (megabits per second) compared to
USB 1.1 devices, which transfer at speeds of 12Mbps. So, you could know
that USB 2.0 can transfer data between the computer and its peripherals 40
times faster than USB 1.1. However, USB 2.0 is fully backward compatible,
you will be able to use a USB 1.1 device in a USB 2.0 compliant system.
1. Connect the external device to the system.
2. The USB ports support hot plug-in connections. Install the device driver
before using the device.