Chapter 8. Adding New Hardware and Devices to Your System

Adding New Hardware and Devices to Your System

IN THIS CHAPTER

If you just purchased a brand-new, right-out-of-the-box personal computer, it probably came equipped with all the components you could ever want—or so you think. At some point in the future, however, you might want to expand your system—by adding a second printer, a scanner, an external hard drive, better speakers, a different keyboard, or something equally new and exciting.

Adding new hardware to your system is relatively easy if you know ...

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