DVD CD ROM only works when system docked

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Why would my system only acknowledge the DVD CD ROM when the system is in the docking station, plugged into a T1 line, but does not reconize it at home without a docking station and a phone line? This is an external ROM using a Targus Cardbus Cable II. Please someone let me know what to do/try!!!!

 

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Because it's a notebook PC it often is the case that an external drive must
be attached to a powered hub before it can be correctly recognized.

It's a power issue.

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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
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"Connie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Why would my system only acknowledge the DVD CD ROM when the system is in
the docking station, plugged into a T1 line, but does not reconize it at
home without a docking station and a phone line? This is an external ROM
using a Targus Cardbus Cable II. Please someone let me know what to
do/try!!!!