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    <desc>硬件/设备驱动是允许计算机使用该设备的驱动程序。</desc>
  
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      <mal:name>TeliuTe</mal:name>
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<title>什么是驱动？</title>

<p>Devices are the physical “parts” of your computer. They may be
<em>external</em> like printers and monitor or <em>internal</em> like graphics
and audio cards.</p>

<p>为了能使用这些设备，需要知道如何跟它们沟通，这样的程序称作<em>设备驱动</em>。</p>

<p>When you attach a device to your computer, you must have the correct driver
installed for that device to work. For example, if you plug in a printer but
the correct driver is not available, you will not be able to use the printer.
Normally, each model of device uses a driver that is not compatible with any
other model.</p>

<p>在 Linxu 上，绝大多数设备默认就安装好驱动，因此一般都会正常工作。有些设备没有驱动，当然也就不能工作，您可能需要手动安装正确的驱动程序，或者有时正确的驱动仍然不能使用。</p>

<p>In addition, some existing drivers are incomplete or partially
non-functional. For example, you might find that your printer cannot do
double-sided printing, but is otherwise completely functional.</p>

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