Advanced mini dock - non working USBs

[Chonsk]

Hi all!

I've just got my hands on a replacement for my new Advanced mini dock but ran into same problems as the one before:
The USB-port just dont work and when I first plugged it in my tp wanted to add new hardware and install drivers...which it couldn't.
When looking in the unit manager I see five yellow exclamation marks; one for Bluetooth audio, one for USB device and three unknown units (my guess is the dvi and possibly the tv-out and som more).

The thing is - the powerplug works, the serial port (to my extra display) works and my LAN-connection is ok AND more importantly - this is the second mini dock I try since IBM/Lenovo just sent a replacement that has the same problem. Fast service, called yesterday afternoon and got it this morning.

My guess is that I need to solve some conflicts between ports but dont know how. Any solution around here? Someone knows?

thanks

/Hannes Ahlgren

[MrPats]

I'm thinking its your laptop unfortunately.

Maybe check the connector on your laptop for any dust, interference or damaged pins.

Do you know of anyone else with a compatible Z60 ot T60 that could test the dock to see if it works?

Maybe take the dock and your lappy to a authorised reseller who has the same stuff on display?

Or maybe get lenovo to send out a technician.

Theres a few that my be a bit of a hassle to organise, but it will help eliminate exactly where the problem lies.

Also are you using the OEM image or did you wipe the HDD clean and do a clean install of the OS and drivers? If you did a clean install try getting System Update from Lenovo's support site and see if there are any driver updates that make sense.

[Chonsk]

Thanks for the answer MrPats.

But no, no clean install altough that approach seems getting closer and closer the more I use the thinkvantage software. It just doesn't seem to do it's stuff right.
I just did a BIOS update to 2.12 after seeing this.
That didn't do it

Dont know if I should put any more energy into this as the USBs on my laptop works fine and its more of a "I paid for it - make it work"-thing. But I can't sit all day long fiddling with my new laptop - I have to work too - believe it or not

Think I will make a call to some IBM ppl when I have the time for it.

[Chonsk]

Beeing the person I am, there were no way I could wait longer than an hour before I called an IBM service rep
His solution was to blow the whole thing clean with a new recovery. That would mean starting over with all the installations, calls to MS for serialnumbers and so on...This is not something I want. It has taken me days to configure this machine to my liking and therefore I will live with this flaw unless someone comes up with some brilliant solution that would fix the problem.

sayonara

[Chonsk]

Found the solution myself.
Used the R&R start disc (the first one when doing your R&R discs) when reinstalling device drivers. Also had to point drivers out in I386 and system32/drivers. A lot of steps but now at least it works

/Hannes