PraetorJudis wrote:

> I've got a new laptop and docking station on the way for an HP/Compaq
> laptop. Does anyone know if the docking station will require special
> configuration/drivers, or if all the sound/network/USB translation will be
> handled at a hardware level?
>
> Thanks in advance!

To answer my own question, now that I've set it up. The translation of all
interfaces is handled by hardware and invisible to the OS.
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*gniltrohc yawa srednaw*

PraetorJudis writes:

> To answer my own question, now that I've set it up. The translation of all
> interfaces is handled by hardware and invisible to the OS.

That's better than the docking station for my Thinkpad. It locks the
laptop in when inserted, and needs a windows-only driver to release it
without powering everything down. :-/

tim