Hmmm.........

So when you power-cycle the 3K with the W2K laptop connected, do you see the laptop go into Shut-down mode;



and then power cycle, as if the command was issued (rather than just shut off like somebody pulled the power cord, then plugged it back in)?

If so, I wonder if this is an Advanced Power Management (APM) setting? What did you see when you went into the Control Panel and then the Power Options settings on both laptops?

-mike