first of all thx to the folks who gave suggestion. i installed fresh installtion of w2k then i had to install the ethernet driver from floppy (otherwise it would not connect to internet via cable). Then i was able to connect to internet and updated the necessry drivers . Now i have a Question. when ...

i called up IBM they said they do not support w2k pro anymore so they dont have recovery cd for w2k.
They also said they wont give recovery cd for windows XP since the m/c did not came with windows xp.

I dont know what to do.

any guidance from the gurus..

does anybody have w2k recovery cd? i need it for my new HD 60 g 7200 rpm.
I need it very asap.

My m/c is r31 2656 e4u.

can anybody guide me which hard drive will fit for R31 .
Also i want to know if 7200 rpm is compatible with r31.
i am looking either for hitachi or seagate. which one is better. let me know.

I have R31 1.1 Mhz 758 RAM windows 2000 pro, 30 G HDD. I am getting this problem when i am starting up my laptop. ================ intel (r) boot agent ver... copyright.... pxe-e61: media test failure.check cable pxe-M0f: existing intel PXE ROM. Operating system not found ======================== I ...

I gave previous post where i mentioned my problem. I tried so many things after that which i think may take pages if i start describing.... Well i have a strong feeling that my HDD has gone.BIOS is also not recognizing. So can anybody tell me which HDD will be best and suitable for my TP. My configu...

I gave previous post where i mentioned my problem. I tried so many things after that which i think may take pages if i start describing.... Well i have a strong feeling that my HDD has gone.BIOS is also not recognizing. So can anybody tell me which HDD will be best and suitable for my TP. My configu...

I have R31 1.1 Mhz 758 RAM windows 2000 pro, 30 G HDD. I am getting this problem when i am starting up my laptop. ================ intel (r) boot agent ver... copyright.... pxe-e61: media test failure.check cable pxe-M0f: existing intel PXE ROM. Operating system not found ======================== I ...

I have TP R31 PIII 1.1 GHz 30 G HDD W2K OS. I think i have lots of dropped frame when try to capture via USB . I was trying with firewire but it seems my laptop does not recognize firewire. (I alreday posted a thread for this problem here) I have couple of Q's for which i need answers and/or suggest...

Atlast i got this problem resolved. what i did was i installed the latest "software installer" and wheni ran that it told me to install some hot-key software which was mandatory to install (the others were optional , so i did not install them).

Hope this helps to some one.

Thank you Nolonemo. i hv sony hc 90 . wheni install the software which comes with it (picture package) then i see "sony drivers" in control panel--> add/remove programs.i think those are USB drivers. what i mean by unrecognized is i dont see the icon on systemn tray when i connect via pcmcia firewir...

Thanks bunch to you all for the support. but is there anyway to power this pcmcia externally. or is it totally useless..and i can throw it.

To answer Ground_loop's q's
It is a sony camcorder which is battery powered.and as u said i am keeping it in VCR mode.

if u r asking about sony drivers . yes i did.
If u r asking drivers for pcmcia card then no . i did not . i could not find those drivers.

I have R31 PIII 1.1 Mhz 30 G HDD os is W2K. SP4.
I am trying to plug in trendnet 2 port firewirepcmcia card in my laptop and trying to connect to sony cam but it seems it is not recognizing the firwire port.

the trendnet model is tfw-h2pc. ieee 1394 2 port firewire.

I have just edited my post ..
to answer ur question well i can hear the sound i have to use either thinkpad buttons only or system tray only, not both and not simultaneously.

I am having R31 PIII 1.1MHz 750 RAM 30G HDD.OS is W2K Pro. My Volume keys are not working.I mean i am when i press volume keys on keyboard neither do i see the graphical display nor the red cross mark goes away on system tray. but when i play then it seems that i can make the volume on and off but c...