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"Fatal Exception 0E" Error Message When Ejecting Laptop

Article ID: 182856

Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005


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SYMPTOMS

If you eject a laptop computer from its docking station while it is in suspended mode, the computer may resume, and then you may receive a "Fatal Exception Error 0E" error message on a blue screen.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if all of the following conditions exist:
  • A data or audio CD-ROM is in the CD-ROM drive.
  • Auto insert notification is enabled for the CD-ROM drive.
  • The laptop computer is docked in its docking station.
  • You set the computer into suspended mode, or the computer goes into suspended mode automatically based on power management settings.
  • You eject the computer by pressing the eject button on the docking station.
  • Your computer contains an Intel Pentium II processor.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use the appropriate method:

STATUS

This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem is known to occur with the following laptop computers:

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 2.50

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