Ejecting W520 from the docking station

Hello everybody,
This is a very silly question, but there in no eject button on the docking station for W520. I wonder what are the best practices to eject a laptop safely?
Thanks so much.
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I wonder what are the best practices to eject a laptop safely?
Wasabi:
I used to encounter problems ejecting my W500 from its docking station, even when I did everything correctly. As a result, I got into the habit of shutting the darn computer off (completely), then ejecting it.
In his post above, Thetiv states that the W520s might be different, and might not have such complications when they are ejected. Quite possibly this is true, however, once bitten, twice shy... My personal 'best practice' is to turn the darn thing off before ejecting it.
Michael
W520 (4270 CTO), which replaced a W500 (4062-27U), which replaced a T42P, which replaced an A21P...

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