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17. When I hooked my LM up to my Port Replicator, Windows 95 changed the video resolution to a "large type" display…Why?

1. When on the Port Replicator, Windows 95 uses a different profile. It will create it the first time the computer is docked. When the profile is created it will revert the display settings back to their lowest settings. To change your display back to what it was previously, adjust the display settings to 800 by 600 pixels using 256 colors. This can be done by clicking on the Start button, going up to Settings, and over to Control Panel. From here double click on the Display icon. Now along the top of this window you will see some tabs, the tab to the far right says Settings, click on this tab. It is here you will change your display settings. Move the Desktop area slider to the right until you read 800x600 as your viewing area. Also make sure that your color palette reads 256 colors (this is the maximum number of colors that you will be able to reach.) Now click on OK at the bottom. When it asks you for a monitor say yes and select Laptop display panel 1024 by 768. This will put your display settings back to their original state.

17. When I have my LM hooked up to the Port Replicator with an external mouse attached, I can’t get my touchpad to work.

1. When an external PS/2 mouse is attached to the WinBook LM, the touchpad is automatically disabled. The two devices can not be active at the same time.

17. When I go to hook the LM to the Port Replicator, I get nothing beeps and it won’t boot up.

1. Turn your LM off and try to re-dock it with firm pressure. Grab the computer from the front and the Port Replicator from the back and firmly press the two components together. Once the two devices are parallel and firmly attached then close the latch mechanism.

17. I am running Windows for Workgroups and when I undock my computer I get a series of beeps. Is this normal?

1. This is normal. Windows for Workgroups is just seeing that you have undocked the machine.

17. My external devices are not working while I am attached to the Port Replicator. They do work when attached directly to the LM itself. What’s wrong?

1. More than likely the LM is not docked properly. See the above question on docking the LM.

17. The WinBook LM will not print when attached to the Port Replicator. If I attach the printer directly to the computer it will work fine. What can I do?

1. The LM might not be docked properly, but if you believe it is and you have just recently setup your docked configuration go to the Printer setup menu. Click on the Start button, go up to Settings, and over to Printers. From here right click on your printer. If there is a listing for work offline remove the check mark from that option.

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