Symptoms
Follow the guidelines below to use the Docking Spacer Designed to Accommodate the Latitude 7000 Series (E7x40, E7x50) & Latitude 5000 (E5x50) Series Portable Systems in the E-Port Advanced Port Replicator.
What do I need to do to dock my Latitude 5000/7000 series notebook on my E-Port?
Latitude 5000/7000 Series system users note that the spacing adjuster on the E-Port Advanced Port Replicator (APR) (Figure 1) does not extend far enough to assist when docking a 5000/7000 Series Latitude notebook.
Figure 1: E-Port Advanced Port Replicator (APR)
Install the Docking Spacer
Due to a change in chassis design, the docking port on a Latitude 5000/7000 Series (Figure 2) is much closer to the edge of the chassis than in previous Latitude models.
Figure 2: Latitude 5000/7000 Series docking port
To compensate for this change, there is a docking spacer, Dell Part XJD0R (Figure 3), to ease the docking process on these systems.
Figure 3: Dell Latitude E-Docking Spacer
Once the Docking Spacer is installed properly (Figure 4), the Latitude 5000/7000 Series laptop connects to the E-Port Advanced Port Replicator (APR).
Figure 4: Dell Latitude E-Docking Spacer Installation
Resolution
Refer to Symptoms section.
