Installing and Configuring Peripherals

Installing and Configuring Peripherals

1. Surround Sound

   • Analogue
     • one end into Audio Jack and other RCA into audio receiver
   • USB
     • External Digital-to-audio converter (DAC) via USB
     • RCA to home audio system
   • Digital
     • S/PDIF port
       • coaxial cable with RCA connectors
       • TOSlink cable
     • Headphone jack
   • HDMI
     • audio and video data

2. Expansion Cards

   • Storage Cards
     • multiple discs = multiple storage cards
     • manage communication between discs and system board
   • FireWire Cards
     • high speed data transfer
     • external hard drives, video & audio recording devices
   • TV Tuner cards
     • computer to receive TV signals and to display device
   • Video Capture Cards
     • input video feeds, digital video, edit video
   • Thunderbolt cards
     • daisy chain 9 devices
     • must have Thunderbolt header

3. Expansion PnP Configuration

   • PnP installation
     • if everything compatible - automatically configured and assign resources when system starts
     • add hardware and configure devices
     • if can't find, choose from list
   • Manufacturing Driver
     • can manually install driver from manufacturer

4. Device Manager

   • devmgmt.msc or devmgmt command
   • only if admin