Compaq Armada E700 Armada Docking: Recovery Steps with Sudden Loss of AC Power - Page 3

ARMADA DOCKING: RECOVERY STEPS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF AC POWER (cont.) Q: Why is the behavior intermittent (locks up sometimes, works sometimes)? A: A race condition will exist between the expansion base crashing and the OS logically undocking. Depending on load and user scenario, the outcome is unreliable. NOTICE The information in this publication is subject to change without notice. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL. Compaq and Armada are trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Intel, Pentium, Celeron, MMX and other names of Intel products are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and other names of Microsoft products are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 3