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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. Everytime 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:
Do not run multiple high speed devices at the same time, such
as a digital camera and scanner.
If speed degradation does occur, close one or more USB
applications to improve device performance.
There 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.
The printer port is only compatible with printers and will only support
enhanced bi-directional printer features, such as your paper status.
An older mouse may not work with the port replicator because the software
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 software 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, two-button mouse.
