Unit 3.1: Installing Input And Multimedia Devices

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Unit 3

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Chapter 3 Objectives
 Understanding I/O Ports. – I/O ports used to send information to and from the processor. – Fix issues with PS/2, LPT, serial, and USB ports. Understanding Input Devices. – Characteristics of keyboards, mice, and other input devices. – How to take clean/care for keyboards, mice, and so on. Understand Multimedia Devices. – Webcams, cameras, microphones, and video capture cards. Installing Input and Multimedia Devices. – Install keyboards, mice, webcams, and so on. Troubleshooting Input and Multimedia Devices. – How to troubleshoot the input and multimedia devices.
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Input/Output Ports
 Electronic highway to send information to/from: – Processor – Memory Input ports assigned to devices include: – USB – PS/2 keyboard or mouse – Serial – Firewall – Ethernet…show more content…
– Used for: • Digital cameras • Video cameras – 1394a—FireWire 400 • 400Mbps – 1394b—FireWire 800 • 800Mbps Like USB, devices are hot swappable.

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Other Common Ports
   PS/2: – Used for legacy motherboard connections to keyboard/mouse. Centronics printer ports: – 36-pin cable. Audio mini-jack: – 1/8-inch size. – PC99 color coding • Pink – Microphone. • Light Blue – Line in. • Lime Green – Stereo/headphone connection. • Brown – Left to right speaker. • Orange – Subwoofer. SPDIF digital audio: – Fiber-optic cable connection for audio devices. MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
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Input Devices
– Keyboard: • Typically USB, but PS/2 on older devices. • Needs to be installed before boot or error messages are generated. Mouse: • Again USB, PS/2 on older motherboards. • Watch for resource conflicts (IRQ) on older devices. Bar Code Reader: • Used in retail businesses. Biometric: • Fingerprint reader/retinal scanner. Touch Screens • Becoming very common on small screens: – GPS, PDA, some small notebook PCs.

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Mouse Properties Tabs

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Multimedia