Port Replicator Help

I have my laptop turned on when I put it in the port replicator.  How do I get it to not hibernate so I can use the PR?  Thanks!

Do you mean that it won't come out of hibernation but is still running? Which model is it?
Have you tried holding down the power button for 7-10 seconds? You'll likely have to endure Chkdsk when you fire it up again, but hopefully it will come back to life.
BTW, I have a T42, and it's so iffy in terms of location on the PRII (or rather, I'm so clumsy in locating it at the right spot, partly because the target is a little unclear) that I really hesitate to plug it in while running, though I see that the manual just says to make sure it's not pushing anything through the USB, parallel port, Ethernet or serial pipelines.
Dave
T42 2373-K1U
Windows XP Pro

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