Using Windows 2000 Using the Docking Solutions Using the Docking Solutions Windows 2000 is designed to support notebook docks. You can dock or undock the OmniBook when it is on, off, or in suspend mode in Windows 2000. The first time you dock the OmniBook into a dock it will create a Windows 2000 hardware profile. This allows you to access different hardware while in the dock without rebooting. You can also set different configuration information for each profile (such as the video resolution). Each time you dock or undock, the OmniBook will automatically switch between the docked and undocked hardware profile. It is possible to have multiple dock hardware profiles.
If you dock your OmniBook into the Port Replicator or Mini Dock it will create one profile for all Docking Solutions of the same type. The Docking System will create a separate profile each time you insert your OmniBook into a new Docking system for the first time. Each Docking System requires a separate docking profile since each Docking System may contain different PCI Cards and/or SCSI/IDE devices. The following table describes the possible docking hardware profiles with OmniBook Docking Solutions. Note Hot Swap is not supported in the Docking System module bay. You must restart the OmniBook when changing modules in the Docking System module bay.
Hot Docking is not supported with an external video adapter is installed in the Docking System. Always shutdown and turn off the OmniBook before docking or undocking the OmniBook if you are using an external video adapter. Also do not suspend the OmniBook while using an external video adapter. Power Management is not supported with an external video adapter. 100 Corporate Evaluator’s Guide Docking Solution Docking hardware profile Port Replicator One profile for every Port Replicator Mini Dock One profile for every Mini Dock Docking System One profile for EACH Docking System