W530 with Mini Dock 433830U

Just ordered a mini dock P/N 433830U. It comes with a eSATA port.
Will that eSATA port work when I dock W530 on it?
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Hi again, arthurcorrell
SSDee and lead_org are correct. My apologies for my earlier answer.
Best,
Adam
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