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ARDWARE SETUP
2. Locate and position monitors at the work location.
You may use DVI or VGA displays (see previous
chapter for further explanation).
Digital DVI displays are supported up to
1280 by 1024 resolution.
Analog VGA displays are supported up
to 2048 by 1536 resolution.
3. Turn off the monitors and gather together the ends
of the monitor input cables to the location where
you will place the SideCar. Ensure that the other
ends of the cables are attached to the monitors.
4. If you wish, position an extra monitor at the work
location if your notebook has its own external monitor port. (See note at right.)
5. Locate and position approved Windows XP/2000 notebook computer at the work
location. Turn off notebook. Ensure that the notebook is within one meter of the preferred
SideCar location (which itself must be in reach of the monitor cables).
6. Carefully attach the supplied dual-monitor Y-cable(s) to the LFH-60 connector(s) at the
rear of the SideCar. Warning: the pins on the LFH-60 connector of the Y-cable are
closely spaced and easily bent (which can result in one or more displays becoming non-
functional until the problem is corrected.). To avoid damaging the LFH-60 connector on
your dual-monitor cable, carefully insert this male connector as straight as possible
into the matching LFH-60 connector on the SideCar. Tighten the thumbscrews firmly.
For SideCars using a PCI adapter interface instead of a PC Card interface, it is time to
install the PCI interface in the notebook docking station or desktop PC. Keep the
computer powered off after installing the PCI adapter. Note: you may have to bend the
PCI adapter’s slot plate slightly to fit the adapter in IBM ThinkPad docking stations.
Using the Notebook External
Monitor Port
You may be able to add an additional
display by using your notebook’s
external monitor port. Most Windows
XP notebooks can address this
external monitor as a unique display,
though most Windows 2000 notebooks
cannot. (However, Windows 2000
notebooks can still mirror the notebook
display with the external monitor, or
use the external monitor as an
alternative to the notebook display.)