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Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 7 --IllustratedIllustratedIllustratedIllustrated

Unit PUnit PManaging HardwareManaging Hardware

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ObjectivesObjectives

•• Understand Windows hardwareUnderstand Windows hardware•• Install a printerInstall a printer•• View printer propertiesView printer properties•• Share a printerShare a printer•• Manage printers and print jobsManage printers and print jobsManage printers and print jobsManage printers and print jobs

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ObjectivesObjectives

•• Install hardware devicesInstall hardware devices•• View system hardwareView system hardware•• View system hardwareView system hardware•• Remove hardware devicesRemove hardware devices•• Change Windows Update driver Change Windows Update driver

settingssettings

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Unit IntroductionUnit Introduction• A hardware device is any physical device that

you plug into and that is controlled by your computer such as a printer or digital cameracomputer such as a printer or digital camera, or an internal network or sound card

• Windows 7 makes it easy to install and manageWindows 7 makes it easy to install and manage your hardware, using wizards and plug and play support, which means that you plug the d i i d Wi d t it t k ithdevice in and Windows sets it to work with your existing hardware and system

• You can view hardware properties with Device• You can view hardware properties with Device Manager

• Windows 7 assists in removing hardware that gis no longer needed

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Understanding Windows Understanding Windows HardwareHardwareHardwareHardware• Windows uses plug and play for hardware,

making it easy to install and uninstall devicesmaking it easy to install and uninstall devices• When you install a hardware device, Windows

installs related software, known as a driver, which allows the hardware to communicate with Windows and other software applications

• Plug and play matches up physical hardware• Plug and play matches up physical hardware with software device drivers and establishes necessary communication between them

• Devices you install on your computer will work properly with your computer because of plug and playand play

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Understanding Windows Understanding Windows Hardware (cont )Hardware (cont )Hardware (cont.)Hardware (cont.)• Windows automatically notifies all other devices

of the new device to eliminate conflicts and alsoof the new device to eliminate conflicts and also manages the power requirements

• When working in another when you install or g yuninstall a device, plug and play lets you know that it is about to change your computer configuration and prompts you to save yourconfiguration and prompts you to save your work

• If Windows doesn’t recognize the new hardware device, the device might be an older hardware device, known as a legacy device, which is no longer compatiblelonger compatible

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Understanding Windows Understanding Windows Hardware (cont )Hardware (cont )Hardware (cont.)Hardware (cont.)

Devices and Printers window

Add d i Wi d di l bAdd a device Wizard dialog box

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Understanding printersUnderstanding printers

• The two main printer types are:

• Ink-jet, which sprays ionized ink onto paper• less expensive, but slower

• Laser, which uses a laser beam to produce an image on a drum, which is rolled through toner and transferred to paper through heattoner and transferred to paper through heat and pressure

• faster and higher-quality, but more expensive

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Understanding printers (cont.)Understanding printers (cont.)

• Two main printer characteristics:

• resolution, which is the sharpness of the printed page

• indicated by the dpi (number of dots per inch)

• speed, which is measured by pages per i t ( )minute (ppm)

• speed depends on the page’s contents –graphics take longer to print than textgraphics take longer to print than text

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Installing a PrinterInstalling a PrinterT i t ll i t d t d t t ff• To install a printer, you do not need to turn off your computer; attach the printer cable to the connector on your computer and plug in the

i dprinter power cord• If you have a USB port, location where you

connect the printer cable Windows automaticallyconnect the printer cable, Windows automatically detects the device, and installs it

• Otherwise, you may need to use the Add Printer Wi d hi h k i f ti tWizard which asks you a series of questions to install either a network or local printer

• a local printer is directly connected to your computer• Network, wireless, or a Bluetooth printer is connected

to either a wired or wireless network to which you have access; Bluetooth is a wireless short-range radio

ticonnection• Default printer is the one used most often

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Installing a Printer (cont.)Installing a Printer (cont.)

Devices and Printers window

Add Printer Wizard

D i d P i t ithDevices and Printers with new printer

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Understanding USB portsUnderstanding USB ports• A printer port is called a parallel port, which

sends more than one byte simultaneouslyA i ti t i ll d i l t• A communications port is called a serial port, which sends information one byte at a time

• A USB port is new technology that will replaceA USB port is new technology that will replace both port types

• USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports are external hardware interfaces that allow you to connect up to 127 peripheralinterfaces that allow you to connect up to 127 peripheral devices such as mice or modems

• USBs support data transfers of 480 Mb per second• in addition to plug and play, USBs support hot plugging,

which is the ability to add and remove hardware while the computer is running and without running a wizard

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Viewing Printer PropertiesViewing Printer Properties

• Once a printer is installed, it appears in the Devices and Printers window and is accessible in the Print dialog boxin the Print dialog box

• you can change settings for all documents you print to the printer which is known as the default settings use the Print dialog box to make changes only for that• use the Print dialog box to make changes only for that document

• Viewing properties gives you information on personal preferences network locationspersonal preferences, network locations, installed fonts, and more

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Viewing Printer Properties Viewing Printer Properties (cont.)(cont.)(cont.)(cont.)

• Spooling, also known as background printing, is the process of storing a temporary copy of thethe process of storing a temporary copy of the file on a hard disk and then sending it to the printer

• this allows you to work with a file while it is awaiting• this allows you to work with a file while it is awaiting printing

• You can also view and change personal printer preferences such as orientation page orderpreferences, such as orientation, page order, pages per sheet, and more

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Viewing Printer Properties Viewing Printer Properties (cont.)(cont.)( )( )Devices and Printers window

P i t ith G l t b di l dPrinter with General tab displayed

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Viewing Printer Properties Viewing Printer Properties (cont.)(cont.)( )( )

Printer options tabs in the printer Properties dialog boxProperties dialog box

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Sharing a PrinterSharing a Printer• If you have a printer connected to your computer• If you have a printer connected to your computer

and your computer is connected to a network, you can share your printer, known as a shared printer, with other network usersprinter, with other network users

• Before you can share a printer, you need to turn on printer sharing in the Network and Sharing Center window, which you can accomplish byCenter window, which you can accomplish by using the Sharing tab in the printer Properties dialog box

• a shared printer is indicated by an icon of two heads tt h d t th i t i i th D i d P i tattached to the printer icon in the Devices and Printers

window• For security purposes, if Windows Firewall is

enabled (the default setting) on the computerenabled (the default setting) on the computer with the shared printer, you need to select the File and Printer Sharing check box on the Exceptions tab in Windows Firewall before pothers can use

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Sharing a Printer (cont.)Sharing a Printer (cont.)Printer with Sharing tab

Advanced sharing settings window

Printer sharing options

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Managing Printers and Print JobsManaging Printers and Print Jobs

• You can check the status of a print job after sending it to the printerg p

• The print queue shows the list of files to be printed

• You can use this window to cancel, pause, or defer print jobs, or view printer properties

• Deferred printing means that you can send printDeferred printing means that you can send print jobs to the printer, but they won’t print until you manually turn off the pause printing feature

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Managing Printers and Print Jobs Managing Printers and Print Jobs (cont.)(cont.)( )( )

Printing a file to a paused printer

Window with paused print jobs

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Adding a separator page Adding a separator page to print jobsto print jobsp jp j• When you work on a network where many

users share a printer, adding a separator orusers share a printer, adding a separator or banner page can separate print jobs

• Banners can list the name, author, date, and time of a print jobp j

• An administrator’s permission is needed to add and set up a separator pageTh t fil id d b Wi d i ht• The separator files provided by Windows might not work with some printers

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Installing Hardware DevicesInstalling Hardware Devices• Before you install hardware, read the product

documentation and installation guide provided by the manufacturerthe manufacturer

• If the hardware comes with its own install CD or DVD use it as it is recommended that you do notDVD, use it as it is recommended that you do not use the Add a device Wizard provided by Windows 7

• If the documentation instructs you to perform a typical plug-and-play installation, physically connect your hardware to your computerconnect your hardware to your computer

• in most cases, windows automatically detects your new hardware device and installs its related device driver softwaresoftware

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Installing Hardware Devices Installing Hardware Devices (cont.)(cont.)(cont.)(cont.)• If Windows does not detect your new hardware

device you can start the Add a device Wizard indevice, you can start the Add a device Wizard in the Devices and Printers window and select the new hardware device

• the Wizard detects the hardware attached to your computer

• the Wizard asks a series of questions to help you set up the software for the new hardware device

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Installing Hardware Devices Installing Hardware Devices (cont.)(cont.)(cont.)(cont.)

Windows 7 detects and installs devices

Add a device Wizard

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Creating and viewing an XPS Creating and viewing an XPS documentdocumentdocumentdocument• If you have ever used Adobe Reader to view a

document or create a PDF document you candocument or create a PDF document you can accomplish the same using Microsoft’s XPS (XML Paper Specification)

• With XPS you can share files with other even if your software programs are different

• You can set permissions and add digital signatures to protect a document from unauthorized viewing and printingg p g

• You can create an XPS document by printing a file using the Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer

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Viewing System HardwareViewing System Hardware• It is important to make sure you are using the

latest software drivers with your hardware• if your drivers aren’t updated, your hardware devices y p , y

might not work to full capacity• The Device Manager organizes all the hardware

devices attached to your computer by hardware y p ytypes, also known as hardware classes

• if an exclamation point within a yellow triangle icon appears next to a specific device, it indicates a conflict with another devicewith another device

• to fix the conflict you can try to uninstall and reinstall the device or seek technical support from the device manufacturer

• using Device Manager you can determine the software driver versions, update the software driver with a newer version, or roll back to previous version

• after viewing driver versions, you can visit the a te e g d e e s o s, you ca s t t emanufacturer’s Web site or call them to determine the latest versions

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Viewing System Hardware (cont.)Viewing System Hardware (cont.)Device Manager window

Display Adapter PropertiesDisplay Adapter Properties

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Getting System InformationGetting System Information

• If you have a system problem, you may

S t I f ti i dneed to give information about the error to a technician

System Information window

• The System Information window in Windows 7 can quickly collect and display your system configuration data to co gu at o data toprovide to a support technician

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Removing Hardware DevicesRemoving Hardware Devices

• If you no longer need a device or you want to upgrade to a newer device, you need to remove the hardware device driver and related softwarethe hardware device driver and related software before removing the physical hardware

• With Device Manager, you can quickly and easily remo e an related de ice dri ersremove any related device drivers

• if you have a USB device, you can remove it by simply unplugging it when the device is not actively in use

• You can also use the windows specific to a hardware device to remove that device

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Removing Hardware Devices Removing Hardware Devices (cont.)(cont.)( )( )

Device Manager window

Devices and Printers

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Changing Windows Update Changing Windows Update Driver SettingsDriver Settingsgg

• When you connect a new device to your computer you can specify how you wantcomputer, you can specify how you want Windows Update to find a software driver for the deviceTh d f l i i ll h k f• The default is to automatically check for a driver on your computer or online from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site

• However, if you want more control over the process, you can change the system properties to have Windows ask you each p p ytime you connect a new device before to check for drivers or never check for drivers

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Changing Windows Update Changing Windows Update Driver Settings (cont.)Driver Settings (cont.)g ( )g ( )Systems Properties

Device Installation settings dialog box

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SummarySummary• Windows 7 makes it easy to install and manage

your hardware• Windows uses plug and play for hardware,

making it easy to install and uninstall devices• Windows automatically notifies all other devices• Windows automatically notifies all other devices

of the new device to eliminate conflicts• USBs support both plug-and-play and hot pp p g p y

plugging, which is the ability to add and remove hardware while the computer is running and without running a wizard

• Once a printer is installed, it appears in the Devices and Printers window and is accessible

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SummarySummary

• You can view and change personal printer preferencesp

• A separator page can be useful if a printer is connected on a network

• It is important to make sure you are using the latest software drivers with your hardwareIf Wi d d t d t t h d• If Windows does not detect your new hardware device, you can start the Add a device Wizard in the Devices and Printers window and select the new hardware devicenew hardware device

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