TechnoExpress.Net: Repairing and Modifying of Laptop and Notebook Docking Stations and Port Replicators
Repairing and Modifying of Laptop and Notebook Docking Stations and Port Replicators
Tips, tricks and pictures about how to repair or disassemble laptop and
notebook accessories like docking stations and port replicators.
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The inner workings of the docking station can be reached fairly easy. The base plate and interface module are easily seperated. Because of the build in leaver, leaving a plastic enclosed interface module to be opened up. Remove six screws to open up the plastic enclosure exposing the metal box containing the electronics. Another a row of screws is holding everything together, so once these were removed the printed circuit board came out easily.
When the PD-1000 is in the docking station, you can use a modified LapLink 5 cable. The modification is on pins 24 and 25. You have to connect them to Pin 23 on both ends. This is due to a design feature for autodetecting a floppy/parallel port. A Pin out scheme is included.
