Docking Station Scripts?

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Docking Station Scripts?

#1 Post by kulivontot » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:48 pm

Hi guys.
I just bought an advanced mini dock so that I can use my thinkpad as a media center. However, in doing so there are some things I need to switch around every time I dock i that are somewhat annoying. Has anyone found a way to automate some of these settings so that I don't have to do it by hand (without a keyboard)?

Basically, some things that I always have to do are:
1. Switch resolution (that seems to work properly 90% of the time)
2. Switch the sound card from the default analog output to SPDIF
3. Disable wireless so that it doesn't try to stream HD content over 802.11g

I'm certain that I can probably do all these tasks from the command line, but I don't know if there's a way to run the script on docking. Is there a thinkvantage docking station configuration tool or anything?

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#2 Post by phool@round » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:38 pm

User Profiles - Docked, Undocked.

Control Panel -> System Properties -> Advanced -> User Profiles

Also to coincide with User Profile you can create separate logons for "Docked" and "Un-Docked" under System startup.
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Re: Docking Station Scripts?

#3 Post by bill bolton » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:44 am

kulivontot wrote:3. Disable wireless so that it doesn't try to stream HD content over 802.11g
If you have a wired Ethernet connection to a router (or whatever) on the dock, you can use an Access Connections profile to switch network connectivity on your ThinkPad to automatically use to the fastest connection, which would be the wired Ethernet.

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#4 Post by kulivontot » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:28 am

phool, I'm running Vista Business, going to user profiles seems to provide me no utility whatsoever. I can't change any settings where you specified. Did you mean hardware profiles by chance? because that option seems to be missing in Vista as well.

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