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As new versions of BIOS become available, they can be downloaded into
Flash ROM from floppy disk without physically having to replace the ROMs.
(See Appendix G for details.)
Two Port Replicator system options are also available to simplify
removing/installing the notebook into a desktop environment:
• EZ-Dock Plus Port Replicator
• EZ-Dock Port Replicator
1.2.6.1 EZ-Dock Plus Port Replicator
The EZ-Dock PLUS Port Replicator (Figure 1-8) is a small footprint, manual
docking system that attaches to the 160-pin, PCI Expansion Bus Connector
and to the 15-pin External VGA Connector on the rear of a TM5000
Notebook.
This replicator breaks out the expansion bus to permit attaching a variety of
desktop devices (external keyboard, mouse, VGA monitor, serial and parallel
devices, etc.) to the TM5000 notebook.
In addition to the port replicator functionality, the EZ-Dock Plus docking
system contains the following features.
• PCMCIA Card Slots - Either two Type III PCMCIA option devices (3V, 5V,
and 12V Cards), or one Type I or II device.
• SCSI Host Adapter - The SCSI II port can drive up to seven external
SCSI devices.
• MIDI/Game Port Interface - can accomodate musical devices
conforming to MIDI specifications or a gaming device such as a Joystick
• Multimedia - features including internal stereo speakers, audio balance
and volume.
• Audio In/Out Connectors for attaching Tape or CD-ROM players or
driving external speakers/headphones
• Microphone Input Connector for use with an external microphone
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