Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Devices Do Not Function After Hot Docking (261624)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

This article was previously published under Q261624

SYMPTOMS

When you connect your notebook computer to the docking bay, the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) devices in the docking bay do not function. When you restart the computer, the ISA devices function.

When you are using Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition, you are not prompted to restart the computer to enable the ISA devices in the docking bay.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you connect the computer to the docking bay while it is running (hot docking). If you connect your computer to the docking bay while it is running, you must restart the computer to enable the ISA devices that are installed in the docking bay.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, restart your computer after you connect it to the docking bay.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kbHardware kbprb KB261624