Docking Port

The docking port is a proprietary connector usually providing a PCI or ISA extension interface. It is featured on many ThinkPads to provide the option of attaching it to one of the various Docking Solutions, thereby extending its extendability.

There is multiple types of docking ports, however there is no strict and official classification of them. List of laptops with docking port is divided into multiple groups of which each uses same docking port type, and lists Docks which use this port. However not all laptops will be compatible with all docks in given group, some will not work, or will have limited funcionality.

Not all docks use full capabilities of each port. For example "replicators" generally do not have any electronic components, and just use wires to connect docking port to port in the dock (like VGA, PS/2, RJ-45, serial port, parallel port, audio, USB, charging power). Port replicators then expose exactly same ports as in the laptop itself, however sometimes exposes few more (like serial port, parallel port, DVI port), which could not be on laptop itself due space or cost concerns. "Docks" however are more complicated - they have replicated ports just like replicators, but additionally uses all capabilities of the docking port (including PCI, ISA, IDE interfaces), needs additional power, can have various additional capabilities (like additional USB ports, PCMCIA, CardBus slots, ISA or PCI slot, UltraBay slot).

ThinkPads featuring this technology

Generation 1

• ThinkPad 360, 360C, 360CS, 360P, 360CE, 360CSE, 360PE
• ThinkPad 365C, 365CS, 365CD, 365CSD, 365E, 365ED, 365X, 365XD
• ThinkPad 370C
• ThinkPad 701C, 701CS
• ThinkPad 750, 750C, 750CS, 750P
• ThinkPad 755C, 755CS, 755CE, 755CSE, 755CD, 755CX, 755CV, 755CDV
• ThinkPad 760C, 760CD, 760E, 760ED, 760EL, 760ELD, 760L, 760LD, 760XL, 760XD
• ThinkPad 765L, 765D
• Docks: ThinkPad Dock I (3545), ThinkPad Dock II (3546), Dock II Adapter Kit (for 701 models), SelectaBase Model I (760 and 765 models only)

Generation 2

• ThinkPad 380, 380D, 380E, 380ED, 380XD
• ThinkPad 385D, 385ED, 385XD
• ThinkPad 560, 560E, 560X, 560Z
• ThinkPad 570, 570E
• Dock: ThinkPad 380/385 Port Replicator (380 and 385 models only), ThinkPad 560 Port Replicator (570 using Direct Dock Adapter or UltraBase), ThinkPad Enhanced Port Replicator (38x models and 560X).

Generation 3

• ThinkPad 380Z
• ThinkPad 390, 390E, 390X
• ThinkPad 560Z
• ThinkPad 570, 570E (using Direct Dock Adapter or UltraBase)
• ThinkPad i Series 1720, i Series 1721
• Dock: ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet

Other

• ThinkPad 510CS
• Docks: ?

Generation 4

• ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X
• Docks: SelectaBase 600, SelectaDock I, SelectaDock II, SelectaDock III,

Generation 5

• ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z
• Docks: SelectaBase 770

Unknown type of port

• ThinkPad 700, 700C
• ThinkPad 720

Generation 6a

• ThinkPad A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p
• ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p
• ThinkPad R30, R31, R32
• ThinkPad R40
• ThinkPad R50, R50p, R51, R52
• ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23
• ThinkPad T30
• ThinkPad T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p,
• ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24
• ThinkPad X30, X31, X32
• Docks: ThinkPad Port Replicator, ThinkPad Dock, ThinkPad Port Replicator II, ThinkPad Dock II, ThinkPad Mini-Dock

Generation 6b

• ThinkPad X40, X41, X41 Tablet
• Docks: ThinkPad X4 UltraBase, ThinkPad X4 Dock (X41T fits only into X4 Dock)

Generation 7a

• ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p, Template:T61u, T400, T500
• ThinkPad R60, T61, Template:T61i, R500
• ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z60m, Z61p, Z60t
• ThinkPad W500
• Docks: ThinkPad Advanced Dock, ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock

Generation 7b

• ThinkPad X60, X60s, X61, X61s
• Docks: ThinkPad X6 UltraBase

• ThinkPad TransNote

Generation 7c

• ThinkPad X60 Tablet, X61 Tablet
• Docks: ThinkPad X6 Tablet UltraBase

Generation 8

• ThinkPad L412, L420, L512, L520, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420, T420s, T430, T510, T510i, T520 Dual Core models, and X220, X220 Tablet
• Docks: ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (170W), (not compatible with X220 Tablet) ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3 (only for X220 series models)

Generation 8b

• ThinkPad W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds
• Docks: W700 Mini Dock, ThinkPad W700 Mini Dock 2.0

Docking Solutions featuring this technology

• UltraBase
• Direct Dock Adapter
• SelectaBase Model I
• SelectaBase 600
• SelectaBase 770