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    Docking with X200 Ultrabase question?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by LegendaryKA8, Dec 15, 2010.

  1. LegendaryKA8

    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    Okay, here's the situation:

    I recently purchased an Ultrabase for my X200 to use it as a desktop docking solution. I'm running dual monitors; a 20" Dell LCD via the Displayport and a 17" HP LCD off the analog. The Dell monitor has a USB hub I've connected my external HDD, printer and scanner into; I have a keyboard and mouse plugged into the Ultrabase. I'm running into a strange issue:

    Whenever I try to undock the X200 while pressing the button, the undocking process inevitably fails, pointing to a "Generic USB Hub" as the culprit. Even after unplugging everything but the monitors from the Ultrabase I still get the same error? Has anyone else encountered this problem?
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    no.. what OS are you using? My problem is that everytime i pop my x200 into the ultrabase at work, it keeps on saying that it is a usb 1.1 hub.
     
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    I'm running Win7 x64.
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    i got Win 7 Ultimate x86.
     
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    Do you have the latest BIOS and graphics updates? I seem to remember some issues with dock/undock were resolved through BIOS updates for the T400/T500.
     
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    I'll check in the morning, but I'm almost certain I've got the latest BIOS on there.
     
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    Okay, I'm reporting back. I just acquired an Advanced Mini-dock for my T500. I hooked it up to the same peripherals and a couple of legacy devices as well(my old Model M keyboard and an old parallel HP Laserjet printer). The T500 undocks from this setup flawlessly.

    The X200 has the 3.15 BIOS on it, with a date of 24 August 2010. My assumption is that this is the most current one available. Drivers for the X4500 are 8.15.10.2182, with a date of 19 July 2010. Looks like everything is current.

    Just strange that my T500's not having any issues with docking and the X200 is. Hm.
     
    LegendaryKA8, Dec 16, 2010
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