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May 24th, 2008 15:00
Port replicator compatibility
Hello,
First post from a new user.
I use a Latitude D600 and, sometimes, a PR01X port replicator that works as expected with no issues.
I obtained used a second PR01X intending to have the same functionality at home. The label indicates 2U444.
The D600 does not want to seat and properly and connect physically despite pressing down firmly. I have used the other replicator often enough that I think it is not user error.
I suspect from other sources, but I could not locate an answer at Dell.com, that the model 2U444 matches a Latitude D610 and that the model I have that works with the D600 may be a model 2U442, but it is not available for inspection now.
So, is there a documented incompatibility between a Latitude D600 and a PR01X type 2U444. Not according to Dell's list of compatibility. So why don't mine connect? Ideas? Thanks in advance
Robin24k
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May 24th, 2008 18:00
MichAz
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May 26th, 2008 14:00
Nothing bent or broken is observed.
The fit is loose rather than snug and the parts do not engage or lock together
Robin24k
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May 26th, 2008 16:00
If you compare the two docking ports, are there any differences?
MichAz
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May 26th, 2008 21:00
MichAz
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May 29th, 2008 07:00
Compatibility confirmed and connection established.
The PR01X has an interlock that consists of a slide lock and a pushbutton to undock that only can be moved when the slide is unlocked.
The lock had engaged and I was not familiar with the interlock mechanism. The locked position prevented docking from occurring.
Solution: move slide to unlocked position. docking accomplished as designed.
Tom Luikens
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May 30th, 2008 00:00
MichAz
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May 30th, 2008 00:00
I appreciated your continuing interest in this thread and the encouraging suggestions and responses you provided.
I knew about the push button release to undock and I had used it regularly on the other replicator that functioned okay. I did not understand before now that the mostly recessed slide lock could be engaged inadvertently and that it would prevent docking in the locked position.
Tom Luikens
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May 30th, 2008 03:00