Attaching a ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, ThinkPad Mini DockSeries 3, ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, or ThinkPad Mini Dock PlusSeries 3 (170 W)To attach your computer to a ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, a ThinkPadMini Dock Plus Series 3, or a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (170 W), do the following:The following drawings are for the ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, orthe ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (170 W). The procedure is the same for the ThinkPad Port ReplicatorSeries 3.Notes:• Before you attach the computer to a ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series3, a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, or a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (170 W), disconnect anac power adapter from the computer.• If your computer is operating, make sure that it has finished any operations involving devices that areconnected to a USB connector and a USB/eSATA connector. Also make sure that any connection toan Ethernet port has ended.• Before you attach your computer to a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series3, or a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (170 W), make sure that the system lock key is in place andin the unlocked (horizontal) position.• For ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (170 W), use the 170 W ac power adapter shipped with yourcomputer.1. To attach your computer, make sure that the system lock key is in place and in the unlocked (horizontal)position for the ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, or the ThinkPadMini Dock Plus Series 3 (170 W). Make sure that the mechanical lock is detached for the ThinkPadPort Replicator Series 3.Chapter 7. Enhancing your computer 185
