1-6 Dell Inspiron Advanced Port Replicator User’s GuideUndocking the ComputerPerform the following steps to disconnect the computer from the APR:1. Save and close all open files and exit all open application programs.NOTICE: If the computer does not have a charged battery, the computerturns off when you detach the computer from the APR, and all unsaveddata is lost.NOTICE: Never undock the computer and the APR without first preparingthe computer. Any of the three following methods prepares the operatingsystem, network, and storage devices for undocking by completing datatransfers. If you undock the computer before these transfers are com-pleted, you will lose data and the computer may not recover normaloperation for several minutes, if at all.2. To prepare the computer for undocking, perform one of the following procedures:• Press on the computer's keyboard (or press Lock> on an external keyboard).After a few seconds, the power indicator on the computer turns off.• If you are using the Microsoft ® Windows ® 98 or Windows 2000 operatingsystem, click the Start button, and then click Eject PC. If you are using theMicrosoft Windows NT ® operating system, click the docking icon and thenclick Undock to place the computer in standby mode.After a few seconds, the power indicator on the computer turns off.• Press the undock request button on the APR (see Figure 1-5).The green docking indicator turns off.3. Slide the eject/locking lever on the left side of the APR (see Figure 1-5) to theeject position to undock the computer.Figure 1-5. Undocking the Computereject/locking leverdocking indicator undock request button
