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The Dell Inspiron 7000 Port Replicator integrates your Dell Inspiron 7000 portable computer quickly and easily into a desktop environment. Use the instructions in this document to attach external devices to the port replicator and to connect your com- puter to the port replicator.
NOTE: If you received a basic input/output system (BIOS) upgrade diskette with your port replicator, use the diskette to upgrade the BIOS on your Dell Inspiron 7000 com- puter before attaching the computer to the port replicator. For instructions, see the document titled Dell Inspiron 7000: Upgrading the BIOS, which came with the BIOS upgrade diskette.
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The input/output (I/O) connectors on the back of the port replicator duplicate the pri- mary connectors on the back and side of your computer. Table
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An external Personal System/2 (PS/2)- compatible mouse connects to the PS/2 mouse connector.
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A serial device, such as a serial mouse or external modem, connects to the serial connector.
Dell Inspiron 7000 Port Replicator User’s Guide