ADVANCED PORT REPLICATOR II
USERGUIDE
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Using the Port Replicator
• Top
• Back
• Right side
• Connecting to the port replicator
• Using the battery charger
• Important safety information
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Top
Using the Port Replicator
Battery charge indicator
Battery
charging bay
release button
Docking port
Component Icon Description
Battery
charging bay
release
button
Battery
charge
indicator
Power
button
Docking port Connect the notebook to this port.
Press to open the battery charging bay.
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LED blue - Battery is fully charged.
■
LED purple - Battery is charging.
■
LED solid red - Battery is malfunctioning.
Press to turn the notebook power on or off.
Warning: Power is passed through this port. This
docking connection is certified to UL 1950 for use only
with notebooks designed for your Gateway port
replicator.
Power button
Docking
releas e
latch
Docking
release latch
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Press this latch to release the notebook.
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Modem jack
Ethernet jack
USB ports
DVI port
S-Video out jack
Monitor port
PS/2 keyboard port
Serial port
Parallel port
USB ports
PS/2 mouse port
IEEE 1394 port
Line in jack
Power connector
Headphone/
S/PDIF jack
Component Icon Description
USB ports Plug USB devices (such as a diskette drive, flash drive,
DVI port Plug a digital monitor or digital television into this port.
PS/2
keyboard
port
Line in jack Connect an external audio input source (such as a
printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into
these ports.
Tip: You can use two external monitors simultaneously
by plugging one monitor into the DVI port and the
other into the monitor port. For more information, see
“Using two external monitors” on page 8.
Plug a PS/2 keyboard into this port. Attaching a PS/2
keyboard to your port replicator may deactivate the
keyboard on your notebook.
stereo) to this jack so you can record sound on your
computer or play sound through the notebook
speakers.
Modem jack Plug a dial-up modem cable into this jack.
Ethernet
jack
S-Video out
jack
Monitor port Plug an analog VGA monitor or projector into this port.
Plug an Ethernet network cable into this jack. Plug the
other end of the cable into a cable modem, DSL
modem, or an Ethernet network jack.
Plug an S-Video device, such as a television, into this
jack.
Tip: You can use two external monitors simultaneously
by plugging one monitor into the monitor port and the
other into the DVI port. For more information, see
“Using two external monitors” on page 8.
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Using the Port Replicator
Component Icon Description
Parallel port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port.
Serial port Plug a serial device (such as a digital camera) into this
PS/2 mouse
port
IEEE 1394
port
Headphone/
S/PDIF jack
Power
connector
port.
Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port. Attaching a PS/2
mouse to your port replicator may deactivate the
touchpad on your notebook.
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Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
device (such as a digital camcorder or MP3 player) into
this 4-pin IEEE 1394 port.
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Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this
jack. The built-in speakers are turned off when
speakers or headphones are plugged into this jack.
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Plug a mini-optical S/PDIF cable into this jack. Plug
the other end into a sound system that uses S/PDIF.
Plug the120W (19V 6.32A) AC adapter cable into this
connector.
Caution: Do not plug the notebook’s AC adapter into
this connector.
or i.Link®)
Right side
Component Icon Description
Kensington™
lock slot
Secure your port replicator to an object by connecting
a Kensington cable lock to this slot. The Kensington lock
also prevents the notebook from being released by
pressing the docking release latch.
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Kensington lock slot