Gateway Port Replicator
User Guide
          
Using the Port Replicator
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Identifying features
 Connecting and disconnecting the port 
replicator
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Using the Port Replicator
Top
Component
Power button
Power button
Icon
Description
Press to turn the power on or off.
This power button works the same as the notebook 
power button when connected to the notebook. For 
example, if the notebook power button is set to 
Standby/Resume mode, pressing this button will 
place the notebook in Standby mode.
The power button has two indicators:
■ The outside clear plastic ring indicates the port 
replicator power status. When the power adapter 
is connected to the port replicator and plugged into 
an outlet, the ring lights up.
■ The icon in the center of the power button indicates 
the notebook power status:
■ On - notebook is on.
■ Blinking - notebook is in Standby mode.
■ Off - notebook is off.
For more information about changing the power 
button mode, see “Changing Power-Saving Settings” 
in Using Your Computer which has been included on 
your hard drive. To access this guide, click Start, 
All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.
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Right
Right
USB 
ports
Component
USB ports
Icon
Description
Plug USB devices (such as a diskette drive, flash 
drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) 
into these ports.
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Back
USB 
port
Headphone
jack
IEEE 1394 
port
Printer 
port
Serial 
port
Monitor 
port
Ethernet 
jack
Power 
connector
Component
Icon
Description
Headphone jack
IEEE 1394 port
USB port
Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. 
The built-in speakers are turned off when speakers or 
headphones are plugged into this jack.
Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire® or i.Link®) 
device (such as a digital camcorder or external hard 
drive) into this 4-pin IEEE 1394 port.
Plug a USB device (such as a diskette drive, flash drive, 
printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this 
port.
Printer port
Plug a parallel printer into this port.
Serial port
Plug a serial device into this port.
Monitor port
Plug an analog VGA monitor or projector into this port.
Ethernet jack
Plug a 10/100/1000 Ethernet network cable into this jack. 
The other end of the cable can be plugged into a cable 
modem, DSL modem, access point, router, or an 
Ethernet network jack.
Power connector
Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector.
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Connecting to the port replicator
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 the power cord to the AC adapter that was packaged with 
your port replicator.
2 Connect the AC adapter to your port replicator’s power connector. 
For more information, see “Back” on page 4.
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3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.
4 Connect external devices to the ports on the port replicator.
5 Plug the port replicator into the port replicator jack on the notebook.
6 Press the power button located on the top of the port replicator.
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