Asus S82A/S86A - Manual (Page 47)

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4. Using the Notebook PC
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a peripheral bus standard developed by the PC and telecommunication
industry leaders that will bring plug and play of computer peripherals outside the system, eliminating
the need to install internal expansion cards and drivers.
The Notebook PC is equipped with two USB ports. This allows computer peripherals to be automati-
cally configured as soon as they are physically attached, without the need to reboot or run setup. USB
also allows up to 127 devices to run simultaneously on a single computer, with peripherals such as
monitors and keyboards acting as additional plug-in sites or hubs.
The built-in USB host controller initiates data transfer at a full-speed of up to 12Mbps for devices such
as external hard disk drives, CD/DVD-ROM drives, tape drives, digital cameras. Low speed transfers
of up to 1.5Mbps are used for keyboards and mice. The USB controller automatically manages the
logical connection of devices and speeds.
Driver Support
The Windows 98/2000/ME operating systems comes already equipped with a standard driver that al-
lows your Notebook PC to recognize USB peripherals. However, new peripherals usually require addi-
tional USB drivers. Read your peripheral documentation or contact an authorized dealer if you have
any problems using USB peripherals.