Some also include electrical adaptors to change from one pinout to another (e.g., Micro-DVI to normal DVI connector.) Often Bus-Powered and small form factor, they functionally duplicate ports from the device to easily access more of the existing ports like: SD cards, peripherals, audio jacks, etc. Port replicators (sometimes referred to as passthroughs) are functionally and logically identical to a bundle of extension cables, except that they are plugged in and unplugged together through the device.
This type of dock provides some sort of hardware expansion for the device docked to it, such as an external storage drive, a GPU, or a liquid cooling radiators. Standby docking or undocking, an intermediate style used in some designs, allows the computer to be docked/undocked while powered on, but requires that it be placed into a sleep mode prior to docking/undocking.ĭocking stations can be broadly split up into five basic varieties. In a hot dock or undock, the computer remains running when docked/undocked.
In a cold dock or undock, one completely shuts the computer down before docking/undocking.
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Portable computers can dock and undock hot, cold or standby, depending on the abilities of the system. Ī dock can allow some laptop computers to become a substitute for a desktop computer, without sacrificing the mobile computing functionality of the machine. Because a wide range of dockable devices-from mobile phones to wireless mouse-have different connectors, power signaling, and uses, docks are unstandardized and are therefore often designed for a specific type of device. In computing, a docking station or port replicator ( hub) or dock provides a simplified way to plug-in a mobile device, such as a laptop, to common peripherals.
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