IBM SelectaDock II Manuel utilisateur

IBM ThinkPad

SelectaDock II

User's Guide

IBM ThinkPad

SelectaDock II

User's Guide

IBM

Note

Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in

Appendix D.

First Edition (August 1996)

The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such

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Contents

Information Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Electrical Safety Notices ......................... vi

About This Book ............................ ix

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unpacking the Box ............................ 5

Locating the Features .......................... 6

SelectaDock II Status Indicators ................... 11

Chapter 2. Using the SelectaDock System ........... 13

Setting Up Your ThinkPad System .................. 14

Attaching or Removing the SelectaDock Base to or from the

Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Modes of Operation .......................... 23

Configuring the Computer for Docking and Undocking ...... 25

Cold Docking and Undocking ..................... 26

Hot or Warm Docking and Undocking ................ 28

Chapter 3. Installing and Removing Options .......... 33

Handling Internal Options ....................... 34

Installing or Removing a Drive in the UltraBay Tray ........ 35

Installing or Removing a Drive in the 1-Inch-High Drive Space . 44

Installing or Removing a Drive in the Half-Height Drive Space .. 49

Installing or Removing the PCI/ISA Adapter Card ......... 54

Installing or Removing a PC Card .................. 59

Using the MIDI/Joystick Port ..................... 61

Connecting External SCSI Devices ................. 63

Releasing the Latch .......................... 64

IDE Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 4. Using the Security Features ............. 67

Using the Security Key Lock ..................... 68

Securing the SelectaDock Docking System with the MicroSaver

Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 5. Setting Up for Sharing a SelectaDock System .. 73

Overview of Sharing a System .................... 74

Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 6. Using the SCSI Controller .............. 79

Assigning SCSI IDs .......................... 80

Terminating the SCSI Port ...................... 80

SCSI Software Support ........................ 81

Chapter 7. Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Isolating a Problem Unit ........................ 85

Attention Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

How to Run Tests ........................... 92

Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Getting Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Appendix A. Tips, Hints, and Limitations ........... 109

Drive Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Selecting Startup Drives ....................... 110

Using a Diskette Drive ........................ 113

Using Multiple Configurations for DOS .............. 113

If Multiple Configurations Are Not Supported ........... 114

Operating System Hints ....................... 114

Parameter Consideration for the Socket Service ......... 115

I/O Address for the Game Port ................... 115

Adapter Connector for Ethernet Adapter Card .......... 115

Limitations for Using ISA or PCI Adapter Option Cards ..... 116

Limitations for Suspend and Resume Functions ......... 116

Wrapping Around Cables ...................... 117

Using Windows NT .......................... 117

Turning the Computer and the SelectaDock Docking System On

and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Charging the Battery Pack of the Computer ........... 117

Limitations for Allocating I/O Resources X'330' to X'333'.. 117

Appendix B. Using the SCSI Support Software ....... 119

Installing EZ-SCSI for Windows .................. 121

Installing EZ-SCSI for DOS ..................... 122

Reinstalling Adaptec EZ-SCSI ................... 123

Viewing More Online Information .................. 124

Formatting Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Appendix C. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Electrical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

External Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

IBM Power Cords ........................... 140

Appendix D. Product Warranty, Notices, and Statements . 143

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement .... 148

Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement 148

Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des

Communications du Canada ................... 149

European Community (EC) Directive Conformance Statement . 149

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Contents v

Information Notices

This user's guide contains notices that relate to specific information or

text.

DANGER

Indicates situations that are potentially lethal or extremely hazardous

to you. It appears in text

before

the instruction or situation that could

be dangerous.

CAUTION

Indicates situations that are potentially hazardous to you. It also

appears in text

before

the instruction or situation that could be

hazardous.

ATTENTION

Indicates possible damage to programs, devices, system, or data. An

attention notice appears before the related instruction or situation in

which possible damage could occur.

Important

Provides important information or guidelines that you should be aware

of.

Note

Provides hints, tips, guidance, or advice.

Electrical Safety Notices

DANGER

Before you install or remove the option, unplug the power cord.

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DANGER

Power is controlled by the power switch of the computer. In an

emergency, turn off the power by unplugging the SelectaDock II

power cord. The electrical outlet should be near the SelectaDock

II and should be easily accessible.

DANGER

To avoid a shock hazard:

Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform

installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product

during an electrical storm.

The power cord must be connected to an outlet that has been

properly wired and grounded according to your local wiring

rules.

This equipment must have an earth ground.

Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag när den ansluts till ett

nätverk.

Jordet stikkontakt skal benyttes når apparatet tilkobles

datanett.

Laite on liitettävä maadoitettuun pistorasiaan.

Any equipment to which this product is attached to must also

be connected to an outlet that has been properly wired and

grounded according to your local wiring rules.

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DANGER:

The power cord must be used with a properly grounded outlet.

Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication

cable is hazardous. To avoid shock hazard, connect and

disconnect cables as shown below when installing, moving, or

opening the covers of this product or attached the devices.

Turn everything OFF.

First, attach all cables to devices. First, remove the power cord from

the outlet.

Attach the signal cables to

receptacles.

Remove signal cables from

receptacles.

Attach the power cord to an outlet.

Remove all cables from devices.

Turn the device ON.

Note: In the U.K., by law, the

telephone line cable must be

connected after the power cord.

Note: In the U.K., by law, the

power cord must be disconnected

after the telephone line cable.

To Connect To Disconnect

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