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Modular Bay: Dell Latitude CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
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Modular Bay: Dell™ Latitude™ CPx H-Series/J-Series
User's Guide
Using the Modular Bay
Your computer comes with a diskette drive installed in the modular
bay. You can also install a battery, a CD-ROM drive, a CD-RW drive, a DVD-ROM drive, a
SuperDisk LS-120 drive module, or second hard-disk drive in the modular bay. To make the
computer as light as possible, use the travel module in the modular bay in place of any of
the available drives.
| NOTICE: When the drives are not inside the
computer, they are fragile and must be handled carefully to avoid damage. Do not press
down on the drives or place heavy objects on top of them. Place the drives in a travel
case to keep them free of dust and liquids. Store the drives in a safe place. |
If your system is running Microsoft® Windows NT® with Softex
Docking Services installed or if your system is running Windows® 95 or Windows 98 with
Softex BayManager installed, see "Installing
Devices in the Modular Bay With Softex Docking Services or Softex BayManager Software."
If your system does not have Softex Docking Services or Softex BayManager, see "Installing Devices in the Modular Bay Without Softex Docking Services or
Softex BayManager Software."
If you are removing a device from the modular bay and installing a
battery, see "Batteries."
If your system is running Windows 2000, device swapping in the
modular bay is supported by the operating system. Although you can physically remove and
install devices as described in the following subsections, refer to the information on
unplugging or ejecting hardware in your Windows 2000 documentation instead of following
the Softex- or System Setup-related steps in the following subsections.
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NOTE: A new hard-disk drive must be
formatted before you can use it. For instructions, see the documentation that came with
the drive. |
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Your computer may be using Windows 95 or Windows 98 with Softex
BayManager software or Windows NT with Softex Docking Services software. This software
allows you to hot-swap devices such as diskette drives, hard-disk drives, SuperDisk LS-120
drives, CD-ROM drives, CD-RW drives, and DVD-ROM drives to and from your computer’s
modular bay and the C/Dock Family Expansion Station’s media bay. Hot-swapping
capability allows you to remove and replace a device while the computer is on. You do not
have to shut down or restart the computer for the device to be recognized.
To install a device in the modular bay, perform the following steps:
- Verify that the Diskette Reconfig option in the System
Setup program is set to Any Time.
- Verify that the Display Close option in the
System Setup program is set to Active.
- Save your work and close all open files and application programs.
- If the computer is docked, undock it.
- Double-click the Docking Services or BayManager
icon in the Windows system tray on the task bar. The Softex BayManager window
appears for Windows 95 or Windows 98, and the Docking Services window appears for Windows
NT.
- Click the Remove/Swap button.
- If the modular bay contains a device, remove the device as follows:
- Close the computer display and turn the computer over.
- Slide the modular bay latch toward the Unlock icon.
Keep holding the modular bay latch with one hand while pulling the device out of the bay
with the other hand.
- After you remove the device, release the modular bay latch.
- Slide the new device firmly into the modular bay.
You should hear a click when the device is fully seated.
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NOTE: Softex BayManager and Softex Docking Services
do not report a second battery installed in the modular bay on the Storage Devices
tab. |
- Click OK. Then click OK again to
close the Softex window.
For the latest information on Softex Docking
Services, see the Softex user’s guides at http://www.dell.com/. Click
Small Business Center or Medium & Large Business. Click
Notebooks; then, if applicable, click Choose Latitude.
Look for Softex Utilities Installation Guide on the left of the screen.
If you are removing a device from the modular bay and installing a
battery, see "Batteries."
To install a device in the modular bay, perform the following steps:
- Verify that the Diskette
Reconfig option in the System Setup program is set to Any Time.
- Save your work and close all open files and
application programs.
- Turn your computer off.
- If the computer is docked, undock it.
- If the modular bay contains a device, remove the device as follows:
- Close the computer display and turn the computer over.
- Slide the modular bay latch toward the Unlock icon.
Keep holding the modular bay latch with one hand while pulling the device out of the bay
with the other hand.
- After you remove the device, release the modular bay latch.
- Slide the new device firmly into the modular bay.
You should hear a click when the device is fully seated.
- Dock the computer if necessary.
- Turn on the computer.
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