Dell Dimension 4100 - Manual (Page 15)

Setting Up 15
USB Printer
HINT: You can connect
USB devices while the
computer is turned on.
1 Install the printer driver if necessary (see page 15).
2 Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer
and the printer. The USB connectors only fit one way.
Installing the Printer Driver
HINT: Dell installs
drivers for some new
printers. Click the Start
button, point to Settings,
and then click Printers. If
your printer is listed in the
Printers window, the
printer is ready to use.
If you need to install a printer driver, insert the installation CD into the CD
or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using the instructions
that came with the printer.
If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Start
button on the Windows desktop, click Run, and type
x:\setup.exe
(where
x
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually drive D]). Then
click OK and follow the prompts on your screen.
If you connect an older printer and it doesn’t work after you install the
driver, access the system setup program (see page 78) and ensure that the
parallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.
USB printer
cable
USB connector on
computer
USB connector
on printer