As an FYI....I just forced a new download, and I updated to version 3.0.0.14 Everything works fine at this level.....

I had this same problem....it seems that for some reason the site sometimes installs a downlevel (read non-functional) version of the software. Open windows explorer and navigate to the 'Windows\Downloaded Program Files' folder....for the entry 'IBM Access Support' what version does it show? My expe...

There is no file called desktop.ini, if you still think it's hidden and I can't see it because of that reason. check out Application data folder ... it's hidden too. I've changed settings permanently, so it does display all hidden files. (faded Icon). I've installed this User Profile Hive Cleanup S...

I too had this problem.....traced it to a program that was occasionally keeping the the registry from closing properly at shutdown (in my case, the wireless driver for the ibm11 a/b/g card). Solution was to install the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service (UPHClean) from Microsoft which will force the ...

The update can only be applied to drives supplied by IBM.....there's a signature in the IBM levels of firmware that is checked before the update is allowed....

Did you remove the hard drive password prior to the update? Instructions within the update utility say this is necessary.....

For my TP41, DLA (Drive Letter Access) came installed as part of the pre-load. It's a utility that allows you to format a CD and use it as you would a disk. To access the setup, right click on the CD drive icon and go to Properties.....you'll see the DLA tab there. If you want to get rid of it, you ...

Don't know if this will help any (I never experienced a problem)....but IBM has released a new version of the DLA utility. One of the fixes sounds interesting with respect to this issue..... http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40970 version 4.95 Fix for Drive door loc...

Did you have a hard drive passward set on the drive you are trying to use? It must be removed it before it will work in the USB enclosure.

If you previously had it installed in the ThinkPad and set a disk password, you'll need to re-install it and remove the password before it will work in the USB enclosure.

Best I've found......a spray or two of Fantastic spray cleaner on a lightly dampened cloth.....ymmv.....

If you are using a drive previously installed in a thinkpad, make sure you remove the hard drive password if one was set. If not, when you try it with the USB adapter it will be recognized, but you can't do anything with it.

I use the same combo, and it works fine. MadeInJapan is correct, the 4 drive select pins are not used. The drive goes in to the 2nd hard drive adapter circuit card side down, so if you do not have a second caddy to put on the drive (the insulated shell that IBM puts on its drives), add some type of ...