Toshiba hi-speed port replicator won't recognize monitors

Hello Eleanor,

By your question I can not tell if you have used the docking station or not so here is the removal procedure for a Hi Speed Port Replicator II
To disconnect the Port Replicator, follow the steps below.
1. Set the computer lock to the unlock position.
2. Make sure you perform
one of the following:
• Save all your work.
• Turn off the computer's power in any mode: boot, suspend or hibernation.
• Perform any software disconnect operation required by the operating
system.
• Press the eject switch.
CAUTION:
Make sure the Eject LED is out. Do not try to disconnect the
computer while the Eject LED is glowing.
3. Pull the eject lever out towards you to disconnect the computer.
4. Lift off the computer

Now if there are further problems or this did not help you please post further information like at what step did the station not perform correctly. Hope this helped.

hi


turn off your laptop take out the battery and hold the power button for 20-60 secs to discharge it and then put the battery back in and reboot or remove the battery and the ram clean the ram or try another stick of ram then press the power button and see if that restores your laptop.


if not plug another monitor into the external vga port, if the external monitor works then your laptop screen is faulty.



if the external monitor is also black or blank then the inverter inside the laptop needs to be checked or replaced.


cheers

If your Laptop has a "Latitude C/Port Advanced Port Replicator" Then this Port Replicator connects Dell Latitude notebooks to peripheral devices such as a monitor, printer, keyboard and mouse. To accomplish this, connect your peripheral devices to the Dell port replicator itself, and leave them connected to it. Then connect your notebook to the port replicator to access the devices without having to attach them individually each time you want to use them. You can also set up speakers on the Dell Latitude C/Port port replicator to provide improved quality audio.

Follow following steps:
1) Place your Dell Latitude notebook in your C/Port Advanced Port Replicator and turn on the notebook using the power button.

2) Place the speakers you want to connect to the port replicator on either side of the port replicator according to the Left and Right (L and R) labels on the speakers.

3) Plug the audio line connector from the speakers into the audio line out plug on the port replicator. The audio line out plus is on the right-hand side of the port replicator base next to the infrared port, directly opposite the notebook ejection lever.

4) Plug the power cable from the speakers into a power outlet if needed. Battery-powered speakers will not require this. Turn on the speakers following the manufacturer's instructions.

5) Open your preferred music or audio software (such as Windows Media Player or iTunes) on your Dell Latitude notebook and play an audio file to hear the newly-attached speakers.

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You can use the new version of the replicator. The USB version. You will have the same features as an ordinary docking station.

u hav no balls fix it urself!

Press Fn+F10 to toggle the display back and forth on the laptop screen and external monitor. Pressing the keys a third time would close the display on both displays. Thanks, Abhishek.

does the replicator has a changeover switch ?

It looks like this a problem for the Port replicator III, not II, right? I'm not an expert on port replicators, but if you have even an ok video card, it should work fine even running all three...

DebitGuy

I have the exact same problem with a Tecra Laptop and a ViewSonic monitor - Did you manage to resolve this at all?

Thanks in advance

Stu