Chapter 1. About the ThinkPad Dock and the ThinkPad
Dock II
You can extend the capabilities of your computer by attaching it to a docking
station called ThinkPad
®
Dock or ThinkPad Dock II, available as an option.
With an Ultrabay
™
2000, a PCI slot, and two PC Card slots, the ThinkPad Dock
or the ThinkPad Dock II enables your computer to emulate a powerful desktop
computer when you are in your office or home. For portability, your computer
can easily be detached.
When the computer is attached to the ThinkPad Dock or the ThinkPad Dock II,
never pick up the assembly by taking hold of the computer alone. Always hold
the whole assembly.
Front view
ThinkPad Dock
(1)
The power switch turns the computer on and off.
(2)
The drive in use indicator turns on when data is being read from or
written to the hard disk drive or diskette drive in the bays for the Ultrabay
device of both the computer and the ThinkPad Dock. Do not put your
computer into standby mode when this indicator is on
(3)
The docking indicator turns on when the ThinkPad Dock is in use. When
the indicator is on, you cannot detach your computer with the release button.
(4)
By pressing the eject request button, you can request the operating system
to undock your computer from the ThinkPad Dock. You can also make this
request through the operating system.
(5)
The system lock key is for locking the release button (6).
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