Using the Gateway 450 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 the notebook, 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 the notebook.

    Read this chapter to learn:

Where ports and jacks are located
How to connect and disconnect the port replicator
How to secure the port replicator with a locking cable

Front

Component Icon Description

Docking release latch

Press both release latches to release the notebook.

Docking port

Connect the notebook to this port.

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.

Back

Component Icon Description

USB ports

Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB Iomega™ Zip™ drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports.

Headphone jack

Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. The built-in speakers on the notebook are turned off when speakers or headphones are plugged into this jack.

This jack is turned off when headphones are plugged into the notebook's headphone jack.

Line in jack

Connect an external audio input source (such as a stereo) to this jack so that you can record sound on your computer or play sound through the notebook speakers.

PS/2 mouse port

Plug a Personal System/2 (PS/2) mouse into this port. Attaching a PS/2 mouse to your port replicator may deactivate the touchpad.

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.

S-Video out jack

Plug a standard S-Video cable into this jack and the jack on an S-Video device.

Monitor port

Plug an analog VGA monitor into this port.

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.

Modem jack

Plug a modem cable into this jack.

Ethernet jack

Plug a 10/100 Ethernet network cable into this jack. For more information, see "Connecting to a wired Ethernet network" and "Networking Your Computer".

S/PDIF digital audio jack

Plug an optical (Toslink) AC-3 digital audio cable into this jack.

Power connector

Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector.

Connecting to the port replicator

    You can attach your notebook to the port replicator while your notebook is off, on, or in Standby mode.

Attaching to the port replicator

To attach your notebook to the port replicator:

    1. Connect external devices to the ports on the port replicator.

    2. Align the connector holes on the bottom of your notebook with the docking posts on the port replicator.

    3. Press down on the notebook until it snaps into place.

    Caution

    Press down on the outside edges of the notebook. Do not press in the middle or you may damage the LCD screen.

      Important

      The notebook may detect additional devices and add drivers after being attached to the port replicator. This process must be completed for components to work correctly. Follow any on-screen instructions, if necessary.

      Disconnecting from the port replicator

        You can separate your notebook from the port replicator while your notebook is off or on (not in Standby or Hibernate mode).

      To separate your notebook from the port replicator:

        1. If your notebook is off, go to Step 2.
          -OR-
          If your notebook is on and using Windows XP, click Start, then click Undock Computer. The Undock Computer menu item appears in the Start menu only while the notebook is docked.
          -OR-
          If your notebook is on and using Windows 2000, click Start, then click Eject PC. The Eject PC menu item appears in the Start menu only while the notebook is docked.
        1. Press down on both docking release latches. The notebook will spring up slightly.
        1. Lift the notebook off of the port replicator.

      Securing your port replicator

        You can secure your notebook and port replicator to an object by using the security ring located on the right side of the port replicator and the Kensington lock slot located on the right side of your notebook.

      To secure your notebook and port replicator:

        1. Open the security ring on the port replicator.

        2. Attach your notebook to the port replicator.

        3. Secure one end of the Kensington cable to a solid object, then run the other end of the cable through the security ring and lock it into the slot provided on the right side of your notebook.