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> > > A few more questions--how do you handle the opening for your PCMCIA > > Leaving the door off, exposes the interior to dust and whatever else > > crawls in there. I use the *windowed* cover. It covers most of the > > opening, leaving just enough room for your cards and still allows you > > pop out the XJack without any difficulty! The cover also makes it > > cosmetically more appealing! ;) I tell you Randy, the attention to > > small details says a lot for the 750c designers!! > > I'm glad you like it--I think it is rather annoying! The cover > covers the "removal" buttons, so you can't remove the card without great > difficulty (getting that cover off is a *bear*--I've found the only way to > do it easily is to open the keyboard, remove the hard drive, and push the > little hook back). From what I understand, many of these cards require, > when you suspend the machine, to be removed and plugged back in again to > "revive"--is this true? If so, those removal buttons must be accessable. I agree with Randy, though I didn't even receive the cover with my TP. A friend has one and we both decided it was useless, so I never bothered to query IBM about it. I mean, as long as there's *some* opening dust is still going to get in, right? And I do have to eject my modem before going into suspend because sometimes it won't suspend if left in and even if it does it won't be recognizeable when the system is resumed. I take it this is a bug in the IBM drivers, like they are forgetting to turn the PCMCIA power back on when resuming (could it be that simple??) > I would have much preferred some sort of sliding cover (much like > the slider on the back for the docking station connector) which would > have allowed easier access and maintained protection. I find the current > covers *very* difficult to make use of. Is there a secret method I'm not > aware of? Stop biting your fingernails! There is a little notch at the rear of the cover and a fingernail of suitable length works everytime for me. And yes, I think a sliding cover would have been much better. Why do all laptops have such flimsy doors? I know weight is a consideration, but the door on the back of the TP would be a lot more durable if it were twice as thick and had metal pinned hinges. I've seen so many laptops with missing doors that have broken off and I'm afraid my TP will eventually suffer the same fate. --Bruce