User Guide

4.WhenthecomputerisalreadydockedtotheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3,youcanstartthecomputer.
Note:Youcanturnthekeyclockwisetolockit.Then,keepthesecuritykeyinasafeplace.Donotlosethis
key;otherwise,youwillbeunabletodetachthecomputerfromtheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3.
DetachingaThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3
Attention:DonotdetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3whilethedockingindicatorof
theThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3isblinkingoron.Waituntilthedockingindicatorturnsoff.Detachingwhile
theindicatorisblinkingoroncausesthesystemtobeep,andthecomputermayhalt.
YoucanhotdetachorwarmdetachthecomputerfromtheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3.Hotdetachis
detachingthecomputerfromtheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3whileinoperatingmode;warmdetachis
detachingthecomputerfromtheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3whileinsleep(standby)mode.
Toperformahot-detach,followthestepsbelow:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart,andthenpresstherightarrowbutton.
2.SelectUndock.
3.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3isoff.
ForWindowsXP:
1.SelecttheUndockComputerintheStartmenu.
2.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3isoff.
Note:DetachingtheUltraBasesuddenlywhilethecomputerisoperatingwithoutperformingtheprocedure
abovemaycausethesystemtomalfunctionorhang.
Toperformawarm-detach,presstheejectrequestbuttonoftheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries3.Thesystem
willthenresumewithanOKmessage.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadUltrabaseSeries
3isoff.Thecomputerwillre-entersleep(standby)mode.
Ifyouarehot-orwarm-detachingthecomputer,makesurethat
•thedevicesconnectedtoUSB,Serial,andParallelconnectorsarenotinuse.
•theconnectiontoaModemorEthernetporthasended.
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