•IfyouattachtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,theThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W)toyourcomputer,butdonotconnect
theacpoweradapterofthatattachmenttothepowerjack,yourcomputergoesintobatterymode.
•IfyourcomputerandtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkP adMiniDockSeries3,the
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W)areconnectedto
separateacpoweradapters,yourcomputergoesintobatterymoderst,andthenshiftsintoacmode.
•Ifineitherofthetwoprecedingsituationsthebatteryofyourcomputerisdetached,orhasnobattery
charge,yourcomputershutsdown.
ConnectinganexternaldisplaytotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3andtheThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3(170W)
Group1(topgure)andGroup2(lowergure)areindependentofeachother.EachhasaDisplayPortanda
digitalvisualinterface.IfyouconnectadisplaytoaDisplayPortandaDVIthatareinthesamegroup,the
DisplayPortisinactive.
DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W)
TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W),dothefollowing:
1.Mak esurethat:
•ThedevicesconnectedtoUSBconnectorsarenotinuse.
•TheconnectiontoanEthernetporthasbeenended.
•ThedevicesconnectedtoaneSATAportarenotinuse.(ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3and
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W))
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