I just converted to Vista Enterprise with and IBM laptop and docking station. I keep losing my external IBM keyboard, 3 or 4 times a day. If I pull out the USB plug and put it back in to reset it my keyboard starts working again.

I've updated the latest driver on the IBM website but still have the problem.

Anyone seen anything like this?

It is probably a hardware issue, especially if you see the same problem when the machine is booted to safe mode and left to run overnight.

Does it make a difference if you pull out all other USB devices and run for 24h that way?

What about if the external keyboard is plugged into a USB socket on the laptop itself instead of the docking station?

H2SO4 I get the same problem on my desktop PC from time to time.

It ain't a hardware error... its a vista/USB driver error.

as of today ive still been unable to find a proper explanation/fix for it though.

What makes you confident that it's a driver error?

because I didn't have the problem in XP but I have it now in vista?

Your problem may not be the same as the OP's

Personally, I don't believe there's enough info to be certain of what the cause is in the OP's case. That's why a bit of testing might be useful.