| USB External hard drives are a device that basically | | | | and asks what you want to do with it. Basically that is |
| takes compact USB drives, flash drives or SD cards | | | | the result of the USB drivers which is running the |
| that you would use in your camera or mobiles. This | | | | programming behind this device. |
| USB external hard drive is not what we are talking | | | | The USB drivers are located on your computer. To |
| about here we are more interested in its connection. | | | | find that click on your 'START MENU" >, 'Computer' or |
| This device uses a little USB connection which sort of | | | | 'My Computer' > right click on it, select 'Manage'> an |
| square boxy type of connector and just about every | | | | Admin window will pop up you can click on the button |
| modern computer or late computer uses these USB | | | | that says 'Continue' > It will open a screen called |
| connections for their external devices. The universal | | | | 'computer management' here you will find the 'Device |
| serial bus (USB) is a connection between a host | | | | manager' > click on the 'Device manger' you will find a |
| computer and a number of peripheral devices. | | | | list of drivers installed in your computer, you will find the |
| It was originally created to replace different kind of | | | | 'Universal serial bus controllers'. Under the 'Universal |
| slow buses like the parallel, serial, and keyboard | | | | serial bus controllers' you will find a list of USB drivers |
| connection which were a single bus type which the | | | | which programs that run to make USB drives |
| devices could connect too. The USB has evolved | | | | compatible to run on your computer. |
| from the slow connections and now supports almost | | | | Many manufacturers provide features like password |
| every type of device that can be connected to a PC. | | | | protection, and downloadable USB drivers that allow |
| When you plug the USB connector to your computer it | | | | the USB drives to become compatible with the older |
| is run on your computer by the device that is called the | | | | systems that do not have the USB ports. The USB |
| USB drivers. The window on your computer | | | | drives have replaced floppy disk, and CD's. |
| recognizes a new USB device has been plugged into it | | | | |