User’s guide, Before you dock the computer, Dock the computer – Dell C/Dock Expansion Station User Manual

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Dell™ Latitude™ C/Dock Expansion Station

User’s Guide

■ he Dell Latitude C/Dock Expansion Station integrates

your Dell Latitude portable computer quickly and easily

into a desktop environment.

B

efore You Dock the Computer

Use the instructions in this section the first time you use
the C/Dock Expansion Station.

If your computer uses the Microsoft® Windows® 95 or
Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, see “Windows 95

and Windows 98” found later in this section.

If your computer uses the Microsoft Windows NT®

operating system, see “Windows NT” found later in this

section.

Windows 95 and Windows 98

If your computer uses Windows 95 or Windows 98, the
computer is already configured to work with the C/Dock
Expansion Station. Use the following procedure the first

time you turn on the computer.

CAUTION: Do not dock the computer before turn­

ing it on for the first time.

1. If the computer has never been turned on, turn it

on now while undocked and complete the operat­
ing system setup. Then go to step 2.

If the operating system setup has already been com­

pleted, turn on the computer and go to step 2.

For setup instructions, see the operating system

Setup Guide that came with the computer.

2. Dock the computer.

The operating system creates a hardware profile for

the C/Dock Expansion Station.

3. Follow the instructions on the display to load the

appropriate drivers for use with the C/Dock

Expansion Station. When prompted, restart the

computer.

4. Install the appropriate drivers to use a Peripheral

Component Interconnect (PCI) network expan­
sion card in the C/Dock Expansion Station.

For more information, see “Removing and Installing
a PCI Expansion Card” later in this document.

For instructions on installing the IBM® Token-Ring
driver, see “Token-Ring Network Driver” found later
in this document.

Windows NT

If your computer uses Windows NT, the computer is
already configured to work with the C/Dock Expansion

Station. Use the following procedure the first time your

turn on the computer.

CAUTION: Do not dock the computer before turn­

ing it on for the first time.

1. If the computer has never been turned on, remove

all PC cards, and turn it on now while undocked
and complete the operating system setup. Then go

to step 2.

If the operating system setup has already been com­

pleted, turn on the computer and go to step 2.

For setup instructions, see the Dell-Installed

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Setup Guide.

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