Output Devices

The process for the installation and configuration of certain output devices varies almost as widely as the number of models within a given category. Nevertheless, certain high-level steps must be taken with nearly each such device. The devices in the following sections are each covered in eye-opening detail elsewhere in this book; two of the three have chapters dedicated to them alone:

  • Printers (Chapter 10, “Installing and Configuring Printers”)
  • Speakers
  • Display devices (Chapter 4)

The following sections introduce each of the device categories and any specific issues that exist with their installation and configuration without delving too deeply yet.

Printers

Often immediately behind your monitor in output-device importance, ...

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