Dell C/Port II APR: Docking Your Computer

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2 Enter your docking device information, and then click Go!

Click Downloads For Your Dell.

The Downloads For Your Dell window appears, including a short form

for you to fill out.

3 Enter your system service tag number, or select your Dell system.

4 Select your operating system and operating system language.

5 Select System and Configuration Utilities as your download category.

6 Click Go!.

7 If your computer is running Windows 9x or Windows Me, locate and

www.dell.com | support.dell.com

click the link for the Dell Dock QuickInstall utility.

If your computer is running Windows NT, locate and click the link for

Softex Docking Services.

8 Follow the instructions on the screen to download and install the

required drivers.

9 After you download the files and before you install the drivers, make

sure to view the readme.txt file that is included in the downloaded files

for important information about the installation.

Docking Your Computer

If you attach a monitor to the docking device and turn the monitor on, the

screen image appears on the monitor. To switch the image to the computer

display, or to both the monitor and the computer display, press

<Fn><F8>.

When you dock the computer to the docking device and turn the computer

on, the green power light on the docking control base lights up (see

“Docking Control Base Controls and Indicators”).

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, save any open files before you dock the

computer.

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Save all files, close and exit all application programs, exit the operating

system, and turn off the computer.

NOTICE: To avoid damaging the docking connector, open the docking panel

door before you attempt to dock the computer to the docking device.

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