Thinkpad powers off when docked

[planetf1]

I have a T60p with the latest BIOS revision (issued ~2 weeks ago) and am running Vista business x86. I also have an advanced dock. (right now with nothing except monitor/power connected).

If my laptop is SUSPENDED when I dock, almost inevitably the laptop powers off. By this I mean just the battery/power light is illuminated, and pressing the power butto boots up the system afresh.

If my laptop is ACTIVE when I dock, everything seems to work fine - the extra screen is enabled, battery starts charging, ethernet is connected and I can continue working.

This started a number of weeks back. I'm not certain it was associated with the latest bios change -- it could have been a previous one, or a Vista update.

Anyone else seeing this?

[Mortdk]

You might have this problem:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... sc&start=0

I had the same problem, I ordered the rubber grommets from Lenovo, and my T60 now docks fine without a restart.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-67382

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[planetf1]

Thanks! Explanation looks spot on. I'll follow up.