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Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:29 am
by crashnburn
Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Does any such thing exist for X2xx series Tablets with Ultrabase/ Docks?
Windows 7 just recognized the Ultrabase Dock as some mixed hardware:
- USB Composite Device
- Multi USB Hub
- 3rd.. item (Cant remember)
(I wish I'd written this down.. just typing from memory)
Edit:
Can this work for Windows 7? Is / has anyone used it on Windows 7? Good, Bad? Pros/ Cons?
EasyEject Utility for Windows Vista, XP - ThinkPad
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:36 am
by dr_st
What is your purpose?
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:19 am
by crashnburn
Be able to safely eject from the Dock? Like I used to do before Windows 7?
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:37 am
by loyukfai
Think they've discontinued the EasyEject utility since Win7...
I asked before whether there's a shortcut or registry hack to bring up the Windows safely remove dialogue with Fn-F9 but didn't seem to find an answer.
It's something I missed going from Vista to 7.
Cheers.
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:18 pm
by dr_st
I don't think there is anything unsafe in just yanking the PC off the dock. I've been doing this with all my laptops.
But then I did hear about some issues involving some i965/ICH8M units, like your X61T.
Does the ultrabase have an eject button? The T/R/Z/W series docks do.
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:12 pm
by loyukfai
I'm able to make Fn-F9 bring up Windows' built-in Safely Remove dialogue by combining the information provided in the below places...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows- ... re-dialog/
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-7-K ... a-p/498091
However, the dialogue is opened in the background.
Cheers.
Reference:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-7-D ... m-p/429553
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:58 am
by crashnburn
Thanks for sharing Loyukfai
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:47 am
by loyukfai
Welcome! Does it work for you...? I still haven't figured out a way to make it pop-up in the foreground...
Cheers.
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:23 pm
by loyukfai
The latest Hotkey utility says this...
But I don't seem to notice where it can be changed...?
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<3.70.0000>
- (New) Added support for the Change to "F1-F12 keys" function of On Screen Display on Windows 7.
Reference:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc ... vu10ww.txt
Re: Is there X61T Ultrabase Dock Eject via Fn-F9 for Windows 7?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:24 pm
by loyukfai
This (RemoveDrive) maybe of some interest, a small command line utility to safely remove designated USB devices...
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/drivetools_e.html
Via...
http://betanews.com/2011/11/24/use-comm ... sb-drives/
Cheers.