Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 7)

Dell Inspiron 3500 Port Replicator User’s Guide 1-1
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The Dell Inspiron 3500 Port Replicator integrates your Dell Inspiron 3500 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 3500 com-
puter before attaching the computer to the port replicator. For instructions, see the
document titled Dell Inspiron 3500: 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 1-1 shows the icons for
each of the connectors on the back of the port replicator and indicates the type of
external device(s) that can be attached to each connector.
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An external Personal System/2 (PS/2)-
compatible mouse connects to the
PS/2 mouse connector.
An external PS/2-compatible keyboard
or external numeric keypad connects to
the PS/2 keyboard connector.
A serial device, such as a serial mouse
or external modem, connects to the
serial connector.