I connect to my obd1 ecm using a serial cable. It is a fuel injection retrofit i did on my 78 chevy k20.

Question: I can only use the serial port on the dock when the power adapter is connected. When i look in the device manager the communications port 1 will appear only when plugged in. If i connect my trucks ecm to the serial port while the power supply is plugged in everything works fine. I cannot c...

Hello, I bought another t500 from ebay. I got it for 80 bucks with free shipping. I recieved it today and boy its mint. I would swear a company bought it as an extra. Anyway here is the kicker. It has 2gb of ram and a battery that says it needs replacement or something. Anyway it has a t9600 cpu. My...

oh okay. thanks

I managed to score a 2504 docking station on ebay without keys for 7 dollars free shipping.

thanks guys. I posted over on the lenovo forum 2 days ago on lenovo's website but got no help. You guys seem to be a lot more active. I thought the locking system was a little weird because if i were a bad guy i would want to take the laptop and dock together. I understand they locking system is goo...

I tried my friends docking station without the power supply hooked up and it seemed to work fine with the serial port. I am going to pick up a 2504 dock from ebay. I can get a working dock for $10 without a key or power cord or i can spend a couple more dollars and get one with a set of keys. Is it ...

So thier is a possibility it could work. I tried a usb converter but i was getting interference problems. Plugging right into the serial port on my friends lenovo allowed me to have a perfect connection.

Ok cool. Now my big question. I need a serial port in order to hook up to my trucks computer to get data. I can only get data while i am driving down the road with the laptop connected. I need to use the docking station without the power cors being plugged in. Is this possible?

Hello, I have a lenovo t500 that i absolutely love. For me its the right combination of new performance and old features. Anyway I am using my laptop to tune my vehicle and i need a serial port. Either the 2503 or the 2504 docking station will give me that feature. I am interested in the 2503 dockin...