Gateway m275 port replicator User Manual

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Using the Gateway M275 Port 
Replicator
The optional port replicator gives you a convenient way to attach external 
devices such as a monitor, a full-size keyboard, or an AC adapter.
Although devices can be attached directly to the ports on your convertible 
tablet PC, the port replicator lets you make all of those connections in one step. 
The port replicator also gives you access to additional ports not found on your 
convertible tablet PC.
Read this guide to learn:
■Where ports and...

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Front
Component Icon Description
Kensington™  lock ring Secure your convertible tablet PC and port replicator to 
an object by connecting a Kensington cable lock through 
this ring and into the Kensington lock slot on your 
convertible tablet PC. For more information, see 
“Securing your port replicator” on page 8.
Docking port Connect your convertible tablet PC to this port.
Warning! Power is passed through this port. This 
docking connection is certified to UL 1950 for use only 
with...

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Left side
Component Icon Description
USB port Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a 
diskette drive, flash drive, Iomega™ Zip™ drive, printer, 
scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port.
USB port 

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Back
Component Icon Description
S/PDIF  digital  audio  jack Plug an optical (Toslink) AC-3 digital audio cable into this 
jack.
S-Video  out  jack Plug a standard S-Video device (such as a television or 
VCR) into this jack.
USB  ports Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB 
Iomega™ Zip™ drive, printer, scanner, camera, 
keyboard, or mouse) into these ports.
Power connector Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector.
Microphone jack Plug a microphone into this jack....

5www.gateway.com 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 
port.
Monitor port Plug an analog VGA monitor into this port.
Ethernet jack Plug a 10/100 Ethernet network cable into this jack.
PS/2  keyboard  port Plug a Personal System/2 (PS/2) keyboard into this port. 
Attaching a PS/2 keyboard to your port replicator may 
deactivate the built-in keyboard.
PS/2 mouse port Plug a Personal System/2 (PS/2)...

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Connecting to the port replicator
You can attach your convertible tablet PC to the port replicator while your 
convertible tablet PC is off, on, or in Standby mode.
Attaching to the port replicator
To attach your convertible tablet PC to the port replicator:
1Make sure the docking release latch is in the fully raised position.
2Align the connector holes on the bottom of your convertible tablet PC with 
the docking posts on the port replicator.
3Press down on the docking release latch...

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Disconnecting from the port replicator
You can separate your convertible tablet PC from the port replicator while your 
convertible tablet PC is off or on (not in Standby or Hibernate mode).
To separate your convertible tablet PC from the port replicator:
1If your convertible tablet PC is off, go to Step 2.
-OR-
Click/Tap 
Start, then click/tap Undock Computer. The Undock Computer 
menu item appears in the Start menu only while your convertible tablet PC 
is docked.
2Pull up on the...

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Securing your port replicator
You can secure your convertible tablet PC and port replicator to an object by 
using the security ring located on the left side of the port replicator and the 
Kensington lock slot located on the left side of your convertible tablet PC.
To secure your convertible tablet PC and port replicator:
1Rotate out the security ring on the port replicator.
2Attach your convertible tablet PC to the port replicator.
3Secure one end of the Kensington cable to a solid...