Dell Inspiron 3000 User Manual

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Dell Inspiron Port Replicator I User’s Guide 34. Place the computer on the port replicator plat-form, with the back of the computer facing theport replicator’s docking connector, as shown inFigure 2.Make sure that the grooves on the bottom of thecomputer align properly on the platform rails.Figure 2. Positioning the Computer on thePort Replicator5. Position your fingers on the platform grips, asshown in Figure 3, and use your thumbs to pushthe computer forward until the docking connec-tors are fully engaged.Figure 3. Docking the Computer6. Turn on the computer.7. If you need to use a MIDI or gaming device, go tostep 8.If you do not need to use a MIDI or gaming device,go to the next section, “Detaching the ComputerFrom the Port Replicator.”8. When prompted just after start-up, press toenter the Setup program.The Main menu of the Setup program appears.9. In the System Devices menu of the Setup pro-gram, set either the MPU Device option or theJoystick option to Enabled, depending on whichdevice you want to use.NOTE: Do not set both the MPU Device and theJoystick options to Enabled at the same time.10. Save the settings and exit the Setup program.Your computer automatically restarts.Detaching the Computer Fromthe Port ReplicatorUse the following procedure to detach the computer fromthe port replicator:1. Save all your work, and exit all applicationprograms.2. Shut down the computer.3. Raise the release handle at the top of the replica-tor, as shown in Figure 4, to undock the computer.Figure 4. Detaching the Computer From thePort Replicatorcomputerplatform railsrelease handle