TP42 in Dock II - drives in both TP bays and Dock bay?

[Edward Mendelson]

Here's a hardware question for the experts. I know the following setup is more or less impossible with a TP600X and the old Selectadock. But is it also impossible with a ThinkPad 42 and the ThinkPad Dock II?

I want to be able to use all at the same time:

1. The built-in ThinkPad hard disk.

2. A 2nd Hard Disk in the UltrabaySlim bay in the ThinkPad, in the 2nd HDD adapter.

3. A DVD drive in the UltraBay 2000 bay in the Dock II.

Any information on whether or not this is possible will be gratefully received.

[RonS]

I have that exact configuration right now. No problem.

[JHEM]

I frequently have that exact setup when I'm setting up systems for clients Ed.

You can add additional HDs or optical drives via the USB ports as well.

Regards,

James

[Edward Mendelson]

That was fast...! I expected to wait until tomorrow for answers, and here are two definitive ones right now. Many thanks for this.

Now this means I should buy a Dock II - I was thinking of using a USB DVD drive, but it seems that a Dock II might be a more sensible use of the funds. (Now to find one at a lot less than the IBM price....)

[RonS]

For me, the advantages of having a Dock II are:

1. PCI slot
2. two extra PCMCIA slots
3. DVI

the negative is how loud the fan is. It's the loudest thing in my office (with the possible exception to a LaCie drive).

NOT FOR THE TIMID: I opened up my dock and unplugged the fan. I also removed the door to the PCI slot so the heat could get out. No problems so far, and no signs of excessive heat.

[X-Hark]

Hi Folks,

I've been perusing the Forum for a while and have not been able to find a solution to my problem, so here it goes.
I own a T41 and recently purchased a DOCK II. Currently I have a 2nd HDD in the TP bay, a Multiburner in the Ultrabay 2000 Slot, a SCSI PCMCIA card in one of the PCMCIA slots to connect my old but functional Plexor CD Burner and finally an HP L2335 monitor via the VGA connectors.
However, I am unable to eject the T41 from the dock while the power is on. I get messages stating that the Secondary IDE Channel cannot be stopped because it is being accessed by an application. I have tried removing all of the attached components one at a time without success. Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks

Xavi

[RonS]

It's either the Multiburner or the SCSI card.

You can try stopping the Stopping the Multiburner first (Fn+F9) and see if you can undock. If not, then it's probably the SCSI card. If you can't stop it (also FN+F9), it's probably not a hot-removable device.

Note: SCSI cards sometimes show up as IDE devices.

[JHEM]

However, I am unable to eject the T41 from the dock while the power is on. I get messages stating that the Secondary IDE Channel cannot be stopped because it is being accessed by an application. I have tried removing all of the attached components one at a time without success. Any advice would be most welcome.

Are you using Nero as your burning program? This is a common problem with Nero not "releasing" the burner.

Make certain the Nero quick-start isn't active in your toolbar.

Regards,

James