If it fits give it a try.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 3:21 AM
Subject: off topic: How to determine whether a docking station will accept a 
particular laptop computer


> Hi, all.
>
> I guess this technically can be considered "off topic", but as you'll see,
> it may not be as far afield as it first appears.
>
> Here's the story:
>
> As at least some will remember, I have been on a quest for an older 
> Windows
> XP laptop to use as my main ham shack computer for quite some time now.
> And, I believe I have found one at a reasonable price.  It's a Dell
> Lattidute D600.
>
> Several years ago, I had acquired  a Dell docking station.  The only info 
> I
> can find on the docking station is that it is a Dell d-dock docking 
> station.
>
> How can I tell whether this particular docking station will work with the
> Lattitude d600?
>
> Is there a particular web site I can go to for answers to questions like
> this?
>
> Or, does someone know the answer already?
>
> I just don't want to try it without adequate information, and risk 
> damaging
> something.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ