Using the Reset Button
The Reset button is used in conjunction with the serial port on the port replicator. Whenever changing the serial devices connected to the serial port, press and hold the Reset button until the Hub Link LED light blinks so that the new device will be detected. Every time your notebook computer is powered on, press and hold the Reset button until the Hub Link LED light blinks (about 5 seconds).
PRODUCT LIMITATIONS
Your port replicator is splitting a single connection among a variety of devices and connections. Because of this, some devices that need a large amount of bandwidth will consume all of the available resources and can cause performance issues with the other devices attached.
We recommend the following guidelines:
ŸDo not run multiple high speed devices at the same time, such as a digital camera and scanner.
ŸIf speed degradation does occur, close one or more USB applications to improve device performance.
ŸThere may be some temporary halting of some devices when a high data transfer is occurring. For example, the USB or PS/2 mouse may respond slowly while a graphic print job is printing or if you are experiencing heavy network traffic.
The parallel port is only compatible with printers and will only support enhanced
An older mouse may not work with the port replicator because the driver cannot find the serial port without a direct connection to the computer.
A PS/2 mouse attached to the port replicator is configured by the operating system as a USB HID mouse. If the driver continues to look for the mouse on the PS/2 port, enhanced features may not be available and your mouse will function as a standard,
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