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General Technical Information

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General Technical Information The purpose of this section is to provide the user with some more in-depth technical information on how to use Windows 2000 Professional on specific IBM ThinkPad computer environments. Using docking station s and port replicators with ACPI-supported ThinkPad models One of the advantages of an ACPI-based ThinkPad computer running Windows 2000, is that the user can eject or re-dock their computer to a docking station or port replicator without turning off and restarting the computer. Depending on the type of APCI supported ThinkPad model, this capability is categorized as follows: • Hot docking and undocking Under Windows 2000, hot docking and undocking enables you to physically attach or detach your computer from a docking station or port replicator while the system is "running". If your ThinkPad model supports hot docking and undocking, it will also support warm docking and undocking. • Warm docking and undocking Under Windows 2000, warm docking and undocking enables you to physically attach and detach your computer from a docking station or port replicator while in Standby mode. To dock or undock the computer to a docking station or port replicator, the system itself must to be in Standby mode. Once in Standby mode, the computer can then either be docked or undocked. When the system-unit is docked and in Standby mode, the user can initiate warm undocking by pressing the hardware eject button or turning a hardware switch. Windows 2000 will wake the system from Standby and then "eject" the computer. After the operating system has "ejected" the computer, your can physically undock the system from the docking station or port replicator. • Cold docking and undocking Under Windows 2000, cold docking and undocking enables you to physically attach or detach the computer from a docking station or port replicator while the computer is turned off. When the system is off, the user can attach and detach the system-unit as well as add-on devices to and from the docking station or port replicator. All ACPIsupported ThinkPad models support cold docking. The following table lists the Windows 2000 ACPI-supported ThinkPad models and the docking and undocking methods each supports with various IBM docking stations and port replicators. SelectaDock -II, SelectaDock -III PC Card Enabler, PC Card Enabler with Advanced EtherJet Port ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X, 770E, 770X, 770Z, Hot docking and undock Hot docking and undock ThinkPad 380Z, 390, 390E, 390X, 560Z - - ThinkPad 570, 570E - -

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General Technical Information
The purpose of this section is to provide the user with some more in-depth technical
information on how to use Windows 2000 Professional on specific IBM ThinkPad computer
environments.
Using docking stations and port replicators with ACPI-supported ThinkPad
models
One of the advantages of an ACPI-based ThinkPad computer running Windows 2000, is that
the user can eject or re-dock their computer to a docking station or port replicator without
turning off and restarting the computer.
Depending on the type of APCI supported ThinkPad model, this capability is categorized as
follows:
•
Hot docking and undocking
Under Windows 2000, hot docking and undocking enables you to physically attach or
detach your computer from a docking station or port replicator while the system is
“running”.
If your ThinkPad model supports hot docking and undocking, it will also
support warm docking and undocking.
•
Warm docking and undocking
Under Windows 2000, warm docking and undocking enables you to physically attach
and detach your computer from a docking station or port replicator while in Standby
mode.
To dock or undock the computer to a docking station or port replicator, the
system itself must to be in Standby mode.
Once in Standby mode, the computer can
then either be docked or undocked.
When the system-unit is docked and in Standby mode, the user can initiate warm
undocking by pressing the hardware eject button or turning a hardware switch.
Windows 2000 will wake the system from Standby and then “eject” the computer.
After the operating system has “ejected” the computer, your can physically undock
the system from the docking station or port replicator.
•
Cold docking and undocking
Under Windows 2000, cold docking and undocking enables you to physically attach
or detach the computer from a docking station or port replicator while the computer is
turned off.
When the system is off, the user can attach and detach the system-unit as
well as add-on devices to and from the docking station or port replicator.
All ACPI-
supported ThinkPad models support cold docking.
The following table lists the Windows 2000 ACPI-supported ThinkPad models and the
docking and undocking methods each supports with various IBM docking stations and port
replicators.
ThinkPad 600,
600E, 600X, 770E,
770X, 770Z,
ThinkPad 380Z,
390, 390E, 390X,
560Z
ThinkPad 570, 570E
SelectaDock -II,
SelectaDock -III
Hot docking and
undock
-
-
PC Card Enabler,
PC Card Enabler with
Advanced EtherJet Port
Hot docking and
undock
-
-