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The duo minidock 288, The duo minidock, You can’t turn on the docked computer – Apple PowerBook (Duo 270C) User Manual

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The Duo MiniDock

You can’t turn on the docked computer.

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Make sure your equipment is connected properly and then
press the Power On key on any of your keyboards. If nothing
happens, press the power button on the back of the
minidock.

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The computer’s battery may need to be recharged. Plug in
the computer’s power adapter and then try pressing the
Power On key again.

The battery drains very quickly when you use the
computer with the minidock.

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If you are using an external monitor, SCSI equipment, a
printer, or an external modem, you need to plug in the
computer’s power adapter.

The menu bar appears on the PowerBook’s screen, but you
want it to appear on an external monitor.

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Make sure the external monitor is connected properly and
turned on.

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Make the external monitor the main monitor by opening the
Monitors control panel, dragging the small menu bar icon
from the small screen to the large one, and restarting the
computer.

See Chapter 13 for more information about the Duo MiniDock.

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