Apple Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) - Manual (Page 38)

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Using USB Devices
Your Power Mac G4 comes with two USB ports, which you can use to connect many
types of external devices, including printers, digital cameras, microphones, game pads,
joysticks, keyboards, mouse devices, and storage devices. USB makes it easy to connect
external equipment. Once you connect the device, it is ready to use. You don’t need to
restart your computer.
To use a USB device with your computer, connect the device to the computer and install its
software or configure your computer to work with the device once. From then on, your
computer automatically loads the correct software whenever you attach the device.
Note: Apple has already included software to work with many USB devices. In most cases
you do not need to install the software that came with the device. If, when you connect a
USB device, your Power Mac G4 cannot find the correct software, it asks you to search the
Internet to find it.
Some devices may need to be connected to a particular USB port. The ports are numbered
as follows:
USB ports (2)
USB port 2
USB port 1