Dell Latitude CPx J - Manual (Page 118)

Dell provides Softex Docking Services software that contains support for the following features:
Hot-docking and warm-undocking a Latitude portable computer from supported docking stations
Hot-swapping devices such as diskette drives, hard-disk drives, large-storage drives, DVD-ROM
drives, and CD-ROM drives to and from your portable computer’s modular bay and the C/Dock Family
Expansion Station’s media bay
Compatibility with the Power Management Controller, which allows you to suspend and resume your
portable computer without affecting your ability to use the docking station or its media bay
Docking or undocking your portable computer while it is in suspend mode
Docking services available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese
For the latest information on Softex Docking Services, see the Softex user’s guides at
http://www.dell.com/. Click Small Business Center or Medium & Large Business. Click Notebooks;
then, if applicable, click Latitude. Look for the Softex Utilities Installation Guide on the left of the screen.
To install Softex Docking Services from the System Software CD, perform the following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the
end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the Dell System Software CD into the the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run...
The Run dialog box appears.
4. Type x:\winnt4\docking\setup.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive designator).
5. Click OK or press <Enter>.
6. Follow the instructions on the display.
7. When prompted, restart your computer to activate the utility.
Installing the PC Card Utility
Dell provides a PC Card utility that allows you to view and configure settings for your PC Card(s). To install
the PC Card utility, perform the following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the
end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Run...
The Run dialog box appears.