Dell E-Port Plus PDF User’s Guide

Before You Dock for the First Time
Before you initially connect your laptop to the E-Port Plus, the operating system must complete its setup process. To verify that the operating system has completed the setup process:
1 Ensure that the laptop is not connected to the E-Port Plus (docked).
2 Turn on the laptop.
3 Verify that your laptop operating system has completed the setup process.
4 Verify that your battery is installed before docking your laptop.

Docking Your Laptop
The E-Port Plus can run on its AC power adapter, the laptop’s AC power or the laptop’s battery. You can use the AC adapter to power the E-Port Plus and the laptop, which charges the battery. NOTICE: Always use the Dell AC adapter that came with the E-Port Plus. If you use any other commercially available AC adapter, you may damage the E-Port Plus or the laptop.

AC adapter cable
1 Complete the steps in “Before You Dock for the First Time” on page 9.
2 Place the E-Port Plus with enough flat space in front of it to completely support the laptop when docked to the E-Port Plus.
3 Retract the battery bar if your laptop has a battery that extends beyond the back of the laptop. Slide the battery bar adjuster to the left to retract the battery bar.
4 If your laptop does not have a battery extending from the rear of the laptop body, extend the battery bar by sliding the battery bar adjuster to the right.
5 Push the lock/unlock switch toward the back of the E-Port to unlock it. The E-Port must be unlocked to dock a laptop.
6 Center the laptop with the E-Port Plus, then push down on the laptop until it clicks into place in the docking connector.
7 If the laptop was not already turned on, turn it on by pressing the power button on either the laptop or the E-Port Plus.
8 If the laptop does not turn on or awaken successfully, undock and reseat the laptop.

Securing the Dell E-Port Plus
Antitheft devices usually include a segment of metal-stranded cable with an attached locking device and associated key (available at dell.com). For instructions on how to install this kind of antitheft device, see the documentation that came with the device.
L O C K / U N L O C K S W I T C H — Move the lock toward the front of the E-Port Plus (locked) to secure a laptop to the E-Port Plus. Move the lock toward the back of the E-Port Plus (unlocked) before pressing the eject button to undock a laptop. The red color in the security cable slot indicates that the E-Port Plus is unlocked. — Attach an antitheft device to the E-Port Plus to SECURITY CABLE SLOT. Secure a laptop to the E-Port Plus.

E-Port Plus Laptop Power and Docking Status
The E-Port Plus power button is used to turn a docked laptop on or off. The power button light indicates the power status of the E-Port Plus or a docked laptop. The docking light on the eject button indicates the AC power and docking status of the E-Port Plus and the laptop. The following table shows all of the possible conditions of docking, power, laptop states and how these conditions are indicated by the E-Port Plus power button and docking lights

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June 10, 2010 | Posted in Computers, Dell Manual, Notebook

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