Using the Port Replicator

Making Connections

To connect a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device

Universal Serial Bus (USB) provides a bi-directional serial interface for adding peripheral devices such as game controllers, serial and parallel ports, and scanners on a single bus. The OmniBook's port replicator provides two USB ports.

1.Attach the USB cable to either the upper or lower USB port.

2.Dock the OmniBook in the port replicator.

USB ports

To connect an external display

Use this procedure to connect a standard VGA, SVGA, or XGA external display to your OmniBook.

1.Attach the display cable to the display port.

2.Dock the OmniBook in the port replicator. The built-in display turns off. If you want to run the built-in display and an external display simultaneously, see the following topic for instructions.

Display port

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