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Universal Serial Bus (USB) Your Mac mini comes with two USB ports on the back, which you can use to connect many types of external devices, including a keyboard, a mouse, printers, scanners, digital cameras, game pads, joysticks, keyboards, and floppy disk drives. USB makes it easy to connect peripherals. In most cases you can connect and disconnect a USB device while the computer is running. Once you connect the device, it is ready to use. USB ports Using USB Devices To use a USB device, simply connect the device to the computer. Your computer automatically accesses the necessary software whenever you connect a new device. You can connect USB 1.1 devices and high-speed USB 2.0 devices to the USB 2.0 ports on the back of your computer. USB 1.1 devices won't take advantage of the USB 2.0 higher transfer rate. Note: Apple has already included software to work with many USB devices. When you connect a USB device, if your Mac mini cannot find the correct software, you can install the software that came with the device or check the device manufacturer's website for the latest software. Chapter 3 Using Your Computer 33

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Chapter 3
Using Your Computer
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Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Your Mac mini comes with two USB ports on the back, which you can use to connect
many types of external devices, including a keyboard, a mouse, printers, scanners,
digital cameras, game pads, joysticks, keyboards, and floppy disk drives. USB makes it
easy to connect peripherals. In most cases you can connect and disconnect a USB
device while the computer is running. Once you connect the device, it is ready to use.
Using USB Devices
To use a USB device, simply connect the device to the computer. Your computer
automatically accesses the necessary software whenever you connect a new device.
You can connect USB 1.1 devices and high-speed USB 2.0 devices to the USB 2.0 ports
on the back of your computer. USB 1.1 devices won’t take advantage of the USB 2.0
higher transfer rate.
Note:
Apple has already included software to work with many USB devices. When you
connect a USB device, if your Mac mini cannot find the correct software, you can install
the software that came with the device or check the device manufacturer’s website for
the latest software.
USB ports