Acer ACERNOTE 970, MINI DOCK FOR 970 Annexe 2

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This notebook offers excellent connectivity and expansion capabilities with
its built-in ports and connectors. This chapter describes how to connect
peripherals and hardware options
peripherals, read the manual included with the peripheral for operating
instructions.

This chapter also includes inf ormation on the key components that you can
upgrade. Key component upgradeability gives you the room to enhance the
notebook to meet your future needs.

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to the notebook. When connecting

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For complete options avail abl e, consult your dealer.

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4.1 External Monitor

To show graphical effects on a larger display, you can connect an external
monitor to the CRT port (
for additional instructions.

Figure 4-1 Connecting an External Monitor

You can press -S to toggle the display output to the
external CRT and back to the notebook display or
simultaneously on both displays.

) on the rear panel. Read the monitor m anual

If an external monitor is connected to the notebook, the
notebook will not enter the desired suspend mode if you
close the display. To enter suspend mode, disconnect the
monitor plug, open the display and close the display
again.

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4.2 External Keyboard

This notebook has a keyboard with full-sized keys and an embedded
keypad. If you feel more comfortable using a desktop keyboard, you can
install a PS/2-compatible external keyboard.

To connect an external k eyboard, plug the external k eyboard into the PS/2
connector (

).

Figure 4-2 Connecting an External Keyboard

If you need to connect both external keyboard and PS/2
mouse simultaneously, you can purchase a PS/2 Y-cable from
your dealer. See section 4.9.2.

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4.3 External Keypad

You can also use a 17-key numeric keypad for number-intensive data entry
applications. To connect the keypad, plug in the keypad connector to the
PS/2 port (

Figure 4-3 Connecting an External Keypad

) at the rear of the notebook.

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4.4 External Pointing Device

This notebook accepts either a s erial mouse or PS/2-compatible mouse or
similar pointing device.

Connecting an External Pointing Device

Plug a serial mouse into the serial port (
compatible mouse into the PS/2 port (

To enable a serial mouse, you need to use the Add New
Hardware tool in the Windows 95 Control Panel to detect and
install the necessary drivers.

If you connect an external PS/2 mouse to the notebook, press

_

-

to enter suspend-to-memory mode. Then press any
key to return to enable the external mouse. Installing an
external PS/2 mouse disables the built-in touchpad.

(a) Serial Mouse

) on the rear panel; plug a PS/2-

) on the rear panel.

(b) PS/2 Mouse

Figure 4-4 Connecting an External Pointing Device

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