[ltp] Thinkpad 600e and the Selectabase port replicator

[Richard Neill]

wes schreiner wrote:
> thinkpadr31@lkv.mailshell.com wrote:
> 
>> However, the keyhole on the right of the Selectabase is in the locked
>> position.   I didn't get a ket from the seller.   Can I still use the
>> Selectabase despite the locked position?   I just don't want to dock
>> the laptop in the port replicator only to discover I really need a key
>> to get it out.
> 
> 
> If the port replicator is in the locked position and not broken then 
> there will be two hooks sticking up near the front of the flat area 
> where the ThinkPad sits.  If those hooks are sticking up then you won't 
> be able to dock anything.  If it is broken such that the hooks are 
> retracted then you can dock and undock without any big problems.  You 
> just won't be able to use the key turned to the undock position to push 
> the ThinkPad forward and off of the docking connector.
> 

You could always unscrew the port replicator, and chop out the lock 
mechanism. They aren't very hard to disassemble - I had to take mine 
apart to remove a thing that rattled (an unncessary, and broken plastic 
part) - but I only paid $8.

Richard