How to Activate the External Video Port on an Acer Laptop
External video ports are connected directly to a USB port on an Acer computer. This allows you to connect outside video equipment that runs off of RCA or s-video cables. Once hooked up, you are able to import video from most video equipment, ranging from a VCR to analog video camera. Before using the external video port on an Acer laptop, you must activate the connection port.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Plug the USB data cable running out of the external video port connection into one of the USB ports on the computer.
-
2
Insert the driver installation CD into the disc drive of the Acer laptop. Momentarily the driver installation wizard appears on screen.
-
-
3
Click "Next" on the welcome page, then read through and accept the license agreement. Leave the installation name and location as the default settings, then click "Install." The drivers now install on the Acer laptop.
-
4
Restart the computer, leaving the external video ports connected to the system. Once the operating system loads, the external video port is activated and ready for use.
-
1
References
- Photo Credit laptop image by martini from Fotolia.com
