Dell L400 Connecting the Computer to the APR, 2.Positioning the Computer on the APR, APR platform

Connecting the Computer to the APR

Use the following instructions to connect your computer to the APR.

1.Save all your work, and exit all application programs.

2.Shut down the computer.

3.If you have not already done so, connect the AC adapter to the connector on the APR (see Figure 1-1), and plug the AC power cable into an AC power source.

4.Place the back of the computer over the APR platform, aligning the sides of the computer between the platform wings (see Figure 1-2).

platform wings

APR docking connector

APR platform

Figure 1-2. Positioning the Computer on the APR

5.Carefully lower the computer onto the APR platform, as shown in Figure 1-2, until the APR and computer docking connectors engage.

When you feel or hear a click, the computer is latched to the APR and the docking connectors are fully engaged.

NOTICE: If the external devices that are connected through the APR are not functioning properly, make sure the computer and APR are properly con- nected by pressing down firmly on the two corners of the computer nearest the APR docking connector.

6.Turn on the computer.

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