T430s dock ejection

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ThorOfAsgard · #1 Post by **ThorOfAsgard** » Sun May 21, 2017 4:02 pm

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?

Thinkpad4by3 · #2 Post by **Thinkpad4by3** » Sun May 21, 2017 7:06 pm

Just do it. Unless its a
Fancy one woth a pcie slot, just eject it.

dr_st · #3 Post by **dr_st** » Mon May 22, 2017 2:11 am

Indeed, and since there is not a dock for T430s that has a PCIe slot, there is no need for such a button.

ThorOfAsgard · #4 Post by **ThorOfAsgard** » Mon May 22, 2017 9:30 am

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.

dr_st · #5 Post by **dr_st** » Mon May 22, 2017 10:43 am

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.

ThorOfAsgard · #6 Post by **ThorOfAsgard** » Mon May 22, 2017 11:22 am

Makes sense. Alright, thanks. Good to know I can just pop it out without worrying.

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