Re: TP755 and DockII...

["Jim Lee" <leejim@PEAK.ORG>]

> Date:          Thu, 19 Oct 1995 17:57:57 -0700
> To:            tp750@cs.utk.edu
> From:          Ted Frederick <tedf@cadence.com>
> Subject:       TP755 and DockII...

> I've got a 755 CDV P-75, 40MB RAM, 810HDD, a 3COM PCMCIA ethernet adaptor,
> DockII and an internal, removable IDE drive in the DockII (SyQuest EZ135
> removable cartridge).
> 
> I'm running Win95. All the IRQ's are filled, no conflicts.
> 
> When I dock the TP I get about 10 minutes of use before the system freezes.
> I have to do a manual un-dock and hit the reset button on the back to get it
> back from the land of the lost...
> 
> The system runs fine when it is not docked.
> 
> I've had the system sent into EasyServ and they couldn't reproduce the
> problem, they did, however send a floppy with some sort of patch on it that
> the config.sys loads.  It has yielded no increase in system stability.
> 
> The lock-up is unpredictable and there is no discrete event that I can ID
> that would lead me to the source of the problem.
> 
> Anyone have any experience dealing with the TP and the DockII that might be
> able to lend some insight into this problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Ted
> ********************************
> Ted Frederick
> Mgr. DM Practice
> Cadence Design Systems
> tedf@cadence.com
> ********************************
> 
> 
  Not that this helps very much, but I experience the exact same 
thing with my TP755CX/Win95/DockII combination.  No (known) IRQ or 
address conflicts, but the system locks up unpredictably causing me 
to either manually undock and reset, or unplug AC  and pull the battery.  
It is interesting that the '755CX very rarely locks up when undocked. 
Disabling the Adaptec SCSI adapter doesn't help, but pulling my RAM 
expansion card and running with 8MB does reduce the lockup frequency, 
but doesn't eliminate it.  IBM support has been no help whatsoever.  
An interesting note - by pulling my 1.2GB disk out (Win95) and replacing 
it with my 810MB disk (Linux), I can run docked all day running X 
with 24MB, local ethernet, and a SLIP connection ...
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