Keyboard & mouse become inactive while undocked

Hi,
Whenever I undock my T61, my keyboard & mouse (TrackPoint & TouchPad) become inactive. An external mouse works OK, but, still I don't have a keyboard. Any idea?
Thanks,
Erez
Solved!
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Installed some Lenovo updates and the problem is gone.

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