Connecting to external display devices Windows 7, 8.1 and 10
Follow these steps to connect your computer to an external display device:
1. Ensure that the projector is turned on and plug the projector cable into a video port on your computer.
2. Press the Windows logo+P key.
3. Select one of the following modes:
● PC screen only
● Duplicate
● Extend
●
Second Screen only
Hard drive options
Identifying the hard drive in Windows 10
1. Click All Settings
on the Windows 10 Charms Bar.
2. Click Control Panel, select Device Manager , and expand Disk drives.
The hard drive is listed under Disk drives.
Entering BIOS setup
1. Turn on or restart your laptop.
2. When the Dell logo appears, perform one of the following actions to enter the BIOS setup program:
● With keyboard — Tap F2 until the Entering BIOS setup message appears. To enter the Boot selection menu, tap F12.
Hard drive is listed under the System Information under the General group.
USB features
Universal Serial Bus, or USB, was introduced in 1996. It dramatically simplified the connection between host computers and
peripheral devices like mice, keyboards, external drivers, and printers.
Table 3. USB evolution
Type Data Transfer Rate Category Introduction Year
USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed 2000
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen
1
5 Gbps SuperSpeed 2010
USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps SuperSpeed 2013
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