[email protected] wrote on May 21, 2011 03:42 (EST): > I have a 570e running Win XP on a 05k5840 > Upon installation of XP there is one unknown device - which is it?
I don't know which device the unknown device is. I'm assuming that you don't have any hardware attached (e.g. PCMCIA card) that would explain it. I'm also assuming that you did not install XP from the 570E "Recovery Disks", and are instead using a generic version of Windows XP. I would guess that the unrecognized device will be recognized and configured properly if you install all the recommended XP driver updates for the 570E. If I had to guess, I would say it is probably an audio/game-related device, or a USB-PCMCIA port related device. For smooth functioning of all devices under XP, you'll want to install all those updates anyways, and since the 570E is so old, there are no longer any new updates appearing, so once you've installed them once, that will be it. Drivers and software - ThinkPad 570, 570E: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-46VTSZ Links to the Thinkpad Matrix as well as other explanations of how to obtain files you are looking for are available in the Thinkpad List FAQ, the most recent version of which was sent out to the maling list on 13 May 2011. If you are having problems accessing files or pages on the Lenovo/IBM pages, then be sure that you are accepting cookies and allowing JavaScript to run from both those domains. The exact URLs will shift around based on which country you try to access the pages from. > Next thing: Upon connecting the 570e to the Ultrabase 05k5840 it does > show it is in the "docked profile", the lights on the 05k5840 are > active, but the Windows on the 570e does not mount the CD drive and > show it in the working place as for instance d: or so > > What steps do I need to take to "activate" the internal CD ROM? This can sometimes happen if the CD drive is actually a CD-DVD drive. Some DVD drives are not properly recognized under XP until you insert a readable DVD. The reason for this has something to do with communication between the drive and the system about which "Region" the DVD drive is restricted to. You might try inserting a pre-printed, store-bought DVD (from your region) into the DVD drive and then seeing if it is recognized. Alternatively, there is a setting in the BIOS somewhere that can affect how additional IDE devices are recognized. I'm not sure exactly how that works with the 570E Ultrabase, but it is worth looking into. You don't normally have to actually access this via the BIOS. The usual best method is to access these settings via the Thinkpad Configuration Utility applet: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4ZFRG3.html > Third and last question to this: > > I was unable to locate nor download a hardware manual for that > 05k5840, can someone please attach me some pdf. I don't recall seeing a hardware manual for any of the ultrabses for the 570/600 series. That doesn't mean there isn't one, I just don't recall ever seeing it myself. You may be able to get a short "install guide" or "user guide" or something, but I doubt it will help you do anything if you manage to find it. Phil. _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
