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| Godnf8 2003-01-09, 11:33 pm |
| Lets say you have docked, undocked, and you use your laptop at home, on the road, and in the office, what is the best way to configure the hardware profiles, for best performance. | |
| vincentnl 2003-01-09, 11:37 pm |
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Originally posted by Godnf8
Lets say you have docked, undocked, and you use your laptop at home, on the road, and in the office, what is the best way to configure the hardware profiles, for best performance.
If you'd asked me this question when I was preparing for my MCSE, I wouldn't have had a clue. I still don't 
Vinnie. | |
| babu75 2003-01-12, 12:51 am |
| well, to answer your question, i believe you will have two profiles, docked & undocked(at home or on the road). while in the office, it can either be docked or undocked depending on your needs. in terms of "best performance", again its your needs that dictate i.e what is best to you may not be best to someone else. the following may give you an insight;
"if windows 2000 identifies your computer as a portable unit, the This Is A Portable Computer check box is selected. if windows 2000 determines that your portable computer is docked, it automatically selects the appropriate option. you can't change this docked option setting after windows 2000 selects it"
i hope that answers your question. | |
| CuongTruong 2003-01-12, 5:14 pm |
| Hi Godnf8.
If you're in the office and using the docked Hardware Profile, you will be able to access the network resources and so on. Once you're on the road or at home and log on your laptop you may have to log on locally since there is no network resources for you to connect to, so you don't use your network card at all.
I hate seeing the "broken" network connection icon in the task bar and an error msg in the Event Viewer since Windows tries to check for all settings and finds something doesn't work the way it should be. Therefore I have two different HW Profiles, docked and undocked.
In the docked profile I utilise most of the hardware peripherals, including the network card. When log on locally (on the road) I use the undocked HW Profile, which has the network card disabled. In order to disable any device on one profile you have to log on using the other HW Profile.
Cuong. | |
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| Cuong basically hit it right on the head.
How you setup your multiple hardware profiles is going to be dependent upon what your requirements are in the office as opposed to out of the office. (docked versus undocked). Most of that is determined by your network connectivity needs. In the office, logging into the domain network. Out of the office, logging on locally to the machine, etc...
I think we need a little more info. to help you further. | |
| Patrickjb 2003-01-13, 5:24 pm |
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Originally posted by CuongTruong
Hi Godnf8.
If you're in the office and using the docked Hardware Profile, you will be able to access the network resources and so on. Once you're on the road or at home and log on your laptop you may have to log on locally since there is no network resources for you to connect to, so you don't use your network card at all.
I hate seeing the "broken" network connection icon in the task bar and an error msg in the Event Viewer since Windows tries to check for all settings and finds something doesn't work the way it should be. Therefore I have two different HW Profiles, docked and undocked.
In the docked profile I utilise most of the hardware peripherals, including the network card. When log on locally (on the road) I use the undocked HW Profile, which has the network card disabled. In order to disable any device on one profile you have to log on using the other HW Profile.
Cuong.
Excellent point. Here's some information on 'hardware profiles'.
Hardware profiles are especially useful if you have a portable computer. Most portable computers are used in a variety of locations, and hardware profiles let you change which devices your computer uses when you move it from location to location. For example, you may have one profile named Docking Station Configuration for using your portable computer at a docking station with hardware components such as a CD-ROM drive and a network adapter. You may have a second profile named Undocked Configuration for using your portable computer in a hotel or on an airplane, when you are not using a network adapter or a CD-ROM, but you are using a modem.
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...Ben-us%3B308577 | |
| CuongTruong 2003-01-13, 5:50 pm |
| Thanks for the link, Patrickjb
I found it very useful, there are some differences b/w Win2K Pro and XP in terms of the interfaces. Here is how I do it in Win2K Pro.
1. Alternate Click My Comp. on the Desktop or wherever you can find it.
2. Select Hardware tab then Hardware Profiles.
Then follow the next few steps to complete the setup. There are some other ways to access the hardware profile dialog box....
By the way, I have never used the docking station before . At home I have my laptop connected to a desktop so I have two hardware profiles named as "Networked" and "Stand Alone". The naming convention for HW Profiles is not a big deal. We can name them whatever way we want.
Cuong. |
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