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Using a Docking Station
Depending on the hardware configuration or the operating
system, warm docking or hot docking might not be
supported. Refer to the user's guide shipped with these
docking stations or a port replicator for instructions on how to
dock your computer to a docking station.
You might not be able to read the status indicator or access
the UltraslimBay easily on the SelectaDock I docking station
after you dock it with the SelectaBase 600 port replicator.
In the Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, or DOS
environment, you need to install the PC Card support
software
after docking your computer to the docking station.
If you have already installed the PC Card support software,
uninstall it and then reinstall it after you dock your computer
to the docking station.
Docking with Your Computer Powered Off (Cold Docking)
You should dock with both your computer and your docking station
powered off if:
It is the first time you are docking your computer to the docking
station.
Or:
You have changed the device configuration of your docking
station, such as when you have installed or removed a device.
Cold docking resets the docking station's device status recorded on
your computer. Thereafter, you can dock your computer with the
docking station at any time.
To dock the computer for the first time, do the following:
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Install new devices in the docking station.
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2
Connect the AC Adapter.
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If you use a SelectaDock I or SelectaDock II docking station,
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connect the AC Adapter to both a docking station and a
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SelectaBase 600 port replicator.
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If you use a SelectaDock III docking station, connect the AC
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Adapter to a docking station.
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