Although not a solution, I have the same hardware running under Vista without a problem.This would not seem to indicate a hardware problem, but some incompatibility in XP.Luck!
I found that putting the PC into standby mode helps with docking and undocking the computer. When I do not use standby mode the computer will lock up and ultimately need to be hard rebooted. So now before I close the top of my PC I place it in standby mode. I have found no other fix.
We're having similar problems with an E6500 and the E-Port Plus running Vista Business. We purchased the upgraded video cards for the E6500s (Nvidia) because we found that with dual monitors the system would occasionally switch the primary and secondary monitors (so your desktop was extended backwards). We were told by Dell that this was because the base video card detected monitors by model number (silly if you ask me) and not by serial number. So if you have two identical monitors, they have the same model numbers and you've got a 50-50 chance the displays will switch.
We were told the better Nvidia graphics card detected by serial number and would solve the problem.
While the problem is greatly diminished, it still seems to happen occasionally. We also notice that every once in a while the second monitor will not be recognized at all. At that point you have to re-detect the attached monitor to get everything working again.
So for the record, there are similar problems to what you are describing happening with Vista as well. It's not just an XP thing.
fhaut
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January 14th, 2009 14:00
Nobody who experiences the same problem or knows how to resolve it?
bob_gil
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February 18th, 2009 10:00
Although not a solution, I have the same hardware running under Vista without a problem. This would not seem to indicate a hardware problem, but some incompatibility in XP. Luck!
alborgerding
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February 18th, 2009 10:00
I've got the same issue... have you found a solution?
FandaR
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September 24th, 2009 09:00
Hi, Did you solve this problem? I would like to buy this E-Port replicator too and have win xp. Thank You
alborgerding
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September 24th, 2009 21:00
I found that putting the PC into standby mode helps with docking and undocking the computer. When I do not use standby mode the computer will lock up and ultimately need to be hard rebooted. So now before I close the top of my PC I place it in standby mode. I have found no other fix.
AVRD
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September 28th, 2009 09:00
We're having similar problems with an E6500 and the E-Port Plus running Vista Business. We purchased the upgraded video cards for the E6500s (Nvidia) because we found that with dual monitors the system would occasionally switch the primary and secondary monitors (so your desktop was extended backwards). We were told by Dell that this was because the base video card detected monitors by model number (silly if you ask me) and not by serial number. So if you have two identical monitors, they have the same model numbers and you've got a 50-50 chance the displays will switch.
We were told the better Nvidia graphics card detected by serial number and would solve the problem.
While the problem is greatly diminished, it still seems to happen occasionally. We also notice that every once in a while the second monitor will not be recognized at all. At that point you have to re-detect the attached monitor to get everything working again.
So for the record, there are similar problems to what you are describing happening with Vista as well. It's not just an XP thing.