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T430s dock ejection
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 4:02 pm
by ThorOfAsgard
On previous Thinkpad docks I owned, there was a button to press before actually releasing the machine from the dock. I don't see any such button on my T430s dock. Is it safe to just eject it straight away?
Re: T430s dock ejection
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 7:06 pm
by Thinkpad4by3
Just do it. Unless its a
Fancy one woth a pcie slot, just eject it.
Re: T430s dock ejection
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 2:11 am
by dr_st
Indeed, and since there is not a dock for T430s that has a PCIe slot, there is no need for such a button.
Re: T430s dock ejection
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:30 am
by ThorOfAsgard
My ultrabase 3 for my X220 had a button that needed to be pressed before undocking, and it had no pci-e slot. Unless the DVD drive was connected via pci-e bus or something.
Re: T430s dock ejection
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 10:43 am
by dr_st
No, it's SATA (which ultimately goes through PCIe, but it fully supports hot plug/unplug). However, if you have a hard drive there, and it's being actively accessed, then perhaps yanking the laptop out of the dock can be bad. In normal situations, you don't really need to press this button.
Re: T430s dock ejection
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 11:22 am
by ThorOfAsgard
Makes sense. Alright, thanks. Good to know I can just pop it out without worrying.