Compaq 3500 - Manual (Page 79)

Connecting External Devices 8-5
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Connecting USB Peripherals
Your computer comes equipped with a port that connects
Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices to the computer.
Your computer can support certain USB devices without any
special drivers. These include hubs and keyboards. For most other
USB devices without special drivers provided by the USB device
manufacturer, you will need an operating system which has USB
support for your device built in, such as Windows 95 OSR2.1.
Later versions of the Windows operating systems will add
functionality which may allow you to attach any USB device to
your computer (for example, a video camera) and will allow many
USB devices to be connected and working simultaneously.
A USB keyboard and mouse, optionally connected through a hub,
offer the same functionality as a standard keyboard and mouse
connected through the keyboard/mouse connector. Future
operating systems will have extended USB capabilities which will
replace the USB capabilities built into the computer.
Docking the Computer and Mobile 3500
Expansion Unit to the Convenience Base
IMPORTANT:
Before the computer can be docked to the
convenience base, connect it to the optional Mobile 3500
Expansion Unit (M35EU) first.
To connect the computer and M35EU to the optional convenience
base:
1. Shut down the computer if you are using Windows NT.
You do not need to turn off the computer if you are using
Windows 95 or later.
NOTE: Not all network operating systems support "hot
docking" (while the computer is on).
2. Close the display if configuring for a desktop system.
3. Line up the left edge of the computer with the left docking
alignment guide on the convenience base. Push the computer
in until the retaining latch catches
1.
4. Push the docking lever
2 back until the docking connectors
are firmly joined and the computer is fully docked in the
convenience base.