Re: [Thinkpad] Portable Drive Bay in WinXP

"Matt" <mwtech@ameritech.net> writes:

> Use the Portable Drive Bay drivers, (not UltraBay 2000), as there is a BIG
> difference between them.
>
> This device even works with DOS, making it really handy for setting up an
> ultraportable (cd-less) laptop. While not having the USB connection that the
> 2000 drive's version has built in, transfer speeds are limited, but what the
> heck, it holds all Ultrabay drives and does it's job well.
>
> It's been a while since I did the setup, having used XP for quite some time,
> but as I recall, XP has two ways of installing drivers. One is where you
> tell XP where to look, and the other is where you tell XP, "I will decide
> which driver to use." I prefer the latter method in cases like this, where
> the hardware is misidentified by XP to begin with.
>
> Uninstall all previous versions hardware & software, AND delete the UltraBay
> 2000 driver from XP's hidden inf folder before you give it a go.

Hi Matt. Now it's been a *really* long time since you've done the
install. I'm still getting the error message "The device cannot start
(Code 10)" using the PCMCIA interface.

I've got a T40p, and while it mostly runs Debian GNU/Linux, for this
particular application, I need to run Windows (XP Pro SP2). I followed
your directions:

1. Uninstalled existing IBM Portable Drive Bay 2000 devices in Device
   Manager.

2. Removed \windows\inf\oem23.inf (is that the one you meant?)

3. Ran pdb2000.exe driver from IBM and extracted
   \drivers\pdb2000\pcmcia\win2000\devbay2k.inf.

4. Inserted device with a CD-ROM inserted, ran Control Panel > Add
   Hardware, picked the above driver manually (Have Disk). The
   installation seemed to proceed OK, but then hung for a minute or
   two before giving the Code 10 error message.

Did I follow the steps correctly? What do you (or any friendly person
listening) recommend I try? Return the drive bay? ;-)

What's the CardBus device that is also offered on driver installation?

I didn't have any luck with the USB interface either.

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