Sony Notebook Computer manual If your notebook is connected to the optional docking station

Connecting VAIO Computers

If your notebook is connected to the optional docking station

If you want to exchange data with another computer using the optional i.LINK cable and your notebook is connected to the docking station, perform the following:

1Disconnect your notebook from the docking station as described in the “Disconnecting the notebook from the docking station” section.

2Disconnect the AC adapter and all cables from the docking station.

3Using a thin pen tip, set the i.LINK network switch on the bottom of the docking station to the side marked .

Do not set the i.LINK network switch when the notebook is on. The notebook will malfunction.

i.LINK Network Switch

i.LINK Network Switch

4Connect the docking station to your notebook as described in the “Connecting the notebook to the docking station” section.

5Turn on the notebook, and use the i.LINK cable to connect your notebook to another computer.

6After you have finished the tasks you needed to perform to end the “smart connect” session, proceed as follows:

❑Disconnect your notebook from the docking station.

❑Disconnect the i.LINK cable and all other cables from the docking station.

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