T61 /Advanced Docking Station Problem

I have a problem undocking T61 from an Advanced Docking Station ----- Message" You cannot eject your computer because one of the devices in the docking station, "Printer Port (LPT1)" cannot be stopped because a program is still accessing it"
No hardware is attached to any printer port and as far as I can tell no program should be running. If I shut down I can then undock. The docking station was new yesterday!
Any help/advice would be appreciated'

I use a 320GB in my advance dock and don't have any problems with it. I'm running a z61p so perhaps that is where the issue lies..
Current: Thinkpad Yoga S1 w/digitizer
Past: T500 2056-4SU, Advanced Dock, Ultrabay HDD carrier
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Hi,
Please check this:
While neither station can be upgraded, both feature an upgrade bay that allows you to install an extra hard drive. If you choose to install the extra drive, you will add additional gigabytes to your current laptop storage space. However, if you choose to take advantage of the extra space, a standard hard drive will not fit in the upgrade bay. HP offers a 500GB hard drive specifically designed for the upgrade bay on the 120W and 230W; you would need to order the upgrade hard drive through HP.
Source: http://www.ehow.com/info_12229020_120w-vs-230w-docking-stations.html
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The canned answer is order some new keys.
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Lullaby, welcome to the forum,
Some suggestions to try;
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4) disable the Trackpoint using the UltraNav utility or in BIOS
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hi leapfrog,
Welcome to the Forums.
Can you try the following:
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No problem. It is an older monitor. But being a small business, we can't afford to discard a working monitor that costs $1500 to replace.
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Hi,
Based on the following specs, the existing docking station uses 90W adapter:
https://h10057.www1.hp.com/ecomcat/hpcatalog/specs/provisioner/99/VB041AA.htm
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Source: http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/html/pdfs/HP_ZBook_15_WW_Datasheet.8-30-13.pdf
Given they use same connectors, you need more power otherwise the system will display error messages all the times.
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The_Sauce, welcome to the forum,
a shot in the dark; does the bay hard drive show up in the BIOS boot list? What happens if you exclude it?
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