Toshiba Tecra 8100 User Manual
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User's Manual
Introduction 1-7
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Parallel port
A Centronics®-compatible parallel interface port
lets you connect a parallel printer or other
parallel device. This port supports the Extended
Capabilities Port (ECP) standard.
Universal Serial Bus
port
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) port enables chain
connection of a number of USB-equipped
devices to one port on your computer. For
example, you might connect a USB-HUB to the
computer, then connect a keyboard to the
USB-HUB and a mouse to the keyboard.
Use the USB drivers that come with external
USB devices. If your operating system does not
support USB, you can still use a USB mouse and
keyboard by setting the USB Legacy item in
TSETUP to Enabled. Refer to Chapter 7,
Serial port
A standard, 9-pin, serial port lets you connect
such serial devices as a serial printer, mouse,
bar code reader, or Optical Character Reader
(OCR). This port supports 16550 Universal
Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
compliant high-speed data transfer.
External diskette
drive port
Use this port to connect an optional external
diskette drive.
External monitor port The female, 15-pin, D-shell connector lets you
connect to an external video display, which is
recognized automatically. It supports Video
Electronic Standards Association (VESA) Display
Data Channel (DDC) 2B compatible functions.
PS/2™ mouse/
keyboard port
This port lets you connect a PS/2 mouse or
PS/2 keyboard to the computer.
Docking interface
port
This port enables connection of an optional
NetDock Port Replicator described in the Options
section.