IBM ThinkPad 560X User manual

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Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under “Notices”
on page 231.
First Edition (May 1996)
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Thank You for Selecting
an IBM ThinkPad 560 Computer
The thin and light IBM ThinkPad 560 computer
is designed to be convenient
for your mobile computing needs.
We hope you enjoy its fast processing power,
brilliant and colorful DSTN or TFT LCD display,
audio capabilities, and infrared communication.
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Distinctive System Features
The following are the distinctive system features of the IBM ThinkPad 560 computer:
ConfigConfig
RestartRestart
Pentium Processor
7
10
Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
SVGA Color LCD
9
Security Features
11
ThinkPad Features
ESS AudioDrive
Sound Support Features
1
2
PCMCIA Support
5
4
Fn Key Function
6
TrackPoint III
3
Power Management
Infrared Communication
8
Note: This figure shows a 560 computer with a thin film transistor (TFT) display. However, the
preceding information applies to any type of 560 computer.
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1Lithium-Ion Battery Pack: Page 55.
The operating time of the computer is extended with the lithium-ion battery pack.
2SVGA Color LCD: Page 45.
The DSTN (dual-scan super-twisted nematic) display models offer 256 colors at 800-by-600
resolution.
The TFT (thin-film transistor) display models offer 65,536 colors at 800-by-600 resolution.
3Infrared Communication: Page 52.
An infrared port for wireless serial communication is supplied with your computer.
4ThinkPad Features Program: Page 29.
The ThinkPad Features program allows you to set various parameters by using a graphical user
interface or commands.
5Power Management: Page 66.
The computer comes with software that allows you to extend battery life by reducing power
usage throughout the computer system. It also provides a resume function, which quickly returns
you to where you left off.
6Security Features: Page 77.
There is a security password for your computer. Lock security also is provided for your
computer, and the Personalization Utilities can help you identify your computer.
7Pentium Processor: Page 219.
The fast Intel Pentium processor gives your computer optimal speed and performance.
8PCMCIA Support: Page 47.
The computer provides two Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
(PCMCIA**) slots that accept a 16-bit PC Card.
9TrackPoint III: Page 18.
Pointing, selecting, and dragging all become part of a single process without your needing to lift
your hands from the keyboard.
1Fn Key Function: Page 20.
The combination of the Fn key with a function key is used to control display output type or
battery power-saving modes.
11 ESS** AudioDrive** Sound Support Features: Page 54.
The ESS AudioDrive sound support features provide various audio features for your
entertainment.
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About This Book
Note:
The illustrations in this book might be
slightly different from your computer.
This book contains information that will help you operate the IBM
ThinkPad 560 computer (hereafter called the 560 or computer ). Be
sure to read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 before using the computer.
Read from Chapter 3 on whenever you need to.
Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” provides information about how
to set up your computer.
Chapter 2, “Getting Familiar with Your Computer,” acquaints
you with the basic features of your computer.
Chapter 3, “Operating Your Computer,” provides information
on using your computer's different features.
Chapter 4, “Using Battery Power,” provides power
management information and describes how to operate your
computer with the battery pack.
Chapter 5, “Protecting Your Computer,” provides information
for protecting your computer.
Chapter 6, “Installing and Removing Options,” describes how
to install or remove IBM options.
Chapter 7, “Installing Software,” provides procedures for
installing operating systems and device drivers in your computer.
Chapter 8, “Solving Computer Problems,” describes what to
do when you have a computer problem.
Appendix A, “Avoiding Hardware Conflicts,” lists some steps
you can take to avoid problems when you add or remove
options.
Appendix B, “Advanced Information for PC Cards,” provides
additional information when using PC Cards.
Appendix C, “Using PS2 Commands,” provides the PS2
commands for the ThinkPad Features program.
Appendix D, “Features and Specifications,” describes the
features and specifications associated with your computer.
Appendix E, “Product Warranties and Notices,” contains the
warranty statements for your computer and notices for this book.
The glossary defines terms appearing in this book.
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Viewing the Online Book
You can view this book online to easily retrieve information about the
computer when you are traveling.
To start the online book, click on the Online Book icon in
OS/2 Warp, Microsoft** Windows** Version 3.11, or Microsoft
Windows 95.
IBM ThinkPad 301 User’s Guide
Starting Easy-Setup
Note: The online book is not available in all countries.
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Information Notices This book contains notices that relate to specific information or text.
Note
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in which possible damage could
occur.
Indicates situations that are
potentially hazardous to you.
It appears in text before the
instruction or situation that
could be hazardous.
Indicates situations that are
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Attention
Treatment of Icons This book contains the following icons (symbols):
For procedures or information unique to the operating system
installed in your computer:
For information referred to:
OS/2
Information for IBM
Operating System/2
(OS/2) users.
DOS
Information for IBM DOS
users.
WIN
Information for Microsoft
Windows Version 3.11
users.
WIN Information for Microsoft
Windows 95 users.
Where to go for more
information.
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Safety Notice
DANGER
Do not disassemble, incinerate, or short-circuit the
rechargeable battery pack. Do not put it in trash that is
disposed of in landfills. Dispose of it as required by
local ordinances or regulations. In the United States,
call IBM at 1-800-IBM-4333 for information on disposal.
CAUTION:
The lithium battery (IBM P/N 40H6424, UL-recognized
component—File No. MH12560), can be replaced only by your
dealer or an IBM service representative. It contains lithium and
can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of. Do
not: (1) throw or immerse into water, (2) heat to more than
100°C (212°F), or (3) repair or disassemble. Dispose of it as
required by local ordinances or regulations.
CAUTION:
The fluorescent lamp in the liquid crystal display (LCD) contains
mercury. Do not put it in trash that is disposed of in landfills.
Dispose of it as required by local ordinances or regulations.
The LCD is made of glass, and rough handling or dropping the
computer can cause the LCD to break. If the LCD breaks and
the internal fluid gets into your eyes or on your hands,
immediately wash the affected areas with water for at least 15
minutes; then get medical care if any symptoms are present
after washing.
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Ergonomics Information
This is important information to read before using your ThinkPad
computer in the virtual office.
Working in the virtual office may mean adapting to frequent changes
in your environment. Following some simple “rules of the road” will
make things easier and bring you the maximum benefits of your
ThinkPad computer. Keeping in mind such basics as good lighting
and proper seating, for example, can go a long way in helping you
enhance your performance and achieve greater comfort wherever
you are.
11
66
44
33
22
55
Chair
Head
Display
Thighs
View
Arms
Note: The example shown here of someone in a traditional setting. Even
when not in such a setting, you can follow many of these tips. Develop
good habits, and they will serve you well.
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What if I am traveling?
It may not be possible to observe the best ergonomic practices when
you are using the ThinkPad computer while on the move or in a
“casual” setting, such as the seashore or on a mountaintop.
Sometimes, your lap may be the only “desk” around. Regardless of
the setting, try to observe as many of the tips for proper usage as
possible. Sitting properly and using adequate lighting, for example,
will help you maintain desirable comfort and performance levels.
Questions about vision?
IBM's visual display screens are designed to meet the highest
standards and to provide you with clear, crisp images and large,
bright displays that are easy to see, yet easy on the eyes. Of
course, any concentrated and sustained visual activity can be tiring.
If you have questions on eye fatigue or visual discomfort, consult a
vision care specialist for advice.
1 Head
Keep your head in a
comfortable and vertical
position.
2 View
Maintain a comfortable viewing
distance of 510–760 mm
(20–30 in.).
3 Display
Position the display to avoid
glare or reflections from
overhead lighting or outside
sources of light.
Keep the display screen clean
and set the contrast and
brightness to levels that allow
you to see the screen clearly.
4 Thighs
Keep your thighs parallel to
the floor and your feet flat on
the floor or on a footrest.
5 Arms
Keep your forearms, wrists,
and hands in a relaxed and
neutral position. Don't pound
the keys; type with a soft
touch.
6 Chair
Use a chair that gives you
good back support.
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Contents
About This Book ............................ vi
Viewing the Online Book ...................... vii
Information Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Treatment of Icons .......................... viii
Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Ergonomics Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overall Setup Procedures ....................... 2
Checking Your Items .......................... 4
Setting Up Your Computer ...................... 5
Going from Here ........................... 10
Chapter 2. Getting Familiar with Your Computer ...... 11
Identifying the Hardware Features ................. 12
System-Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Providing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operating with the TrackPoint III .................. 18
Changing the Cap ......................... 19
Using the Fn Key Function ..................... 20
Operating the Numeric Keypad ................... 22
Using the External Diskette Drive ................. 23
Keeping the Computer from Being Damaged ........... 25
Carrying the Computer ........................ 26
Chapter 3. Operating Your Computer ............. 27
What Happens When Power Is Turned On? ........... 28
Using the ThinkPad Features Program .............. 29
Starting the ThinkPad Features Program ........... 30
Using Easy-Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starting Easy-Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Selectable Drive-Startup Sequence ......... 38
Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor ........ 40
Display Output Type ....................... 40
Considerations for DOS Screen on the LCD ......... 42
Attaching a Monitor ........................ 43
Using SVGA Video Mode .................... 45
Motion Video Playback ...................... 46
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Using PC Cards ........................... 47
PC Card Limitations under Power Management ....... 47
Using the PC Card Director Program .............. 48
Starting PC Card Director for OS/2 or Windows ....... 49
Starting PC Card Director for DOS ............... 51
Using the Infrared Communication Feature ............ 52
Considerations for Communication ............... 53
Using Audio Features ........................ 54
Using the Audio Function for OS/2 ............... 54
Using the Audio Function for Windows ............. 54
Chapter 4. Using Battery Power ................. 55
Charging the Battery Pack ..................... 56
Charging with the AC Adapter .................. 56
Replacing the Battery Pack ..................... 57
Monitoring the Battery Status .................... 59
Using the Battery Status Indicator ............... 59
Using the Fuel-Gauge Program ................. 60
Preserving Battery-Pack Life .................... 62
Maximizing Battery-Powered Operation .............. 62
Using Advanced Power Management ............. 63
Decreasing LCD Brightness ................... 66
Using the Battery Power-Management Function ....... 66
Chapter 5. Protecting Your Computer ............. 77
Using the Power-On Password ................... 78
Setting a Power-On Password .................. 78
Entering a Power-On Password ................. 80
Changing a Power-On Password ................ 81
Removing a Power-On Password ................ 82
Using the Personalization Feature ................. 83
Entering the Personal Information ................ 84
Deleting a Personalized Screen ................. 87
Using Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 6. Installing and Removing Options ......... 89
Installing and Removing PC Cards ................. 90
Inserting the PC Card ....................... 90
Removing the PC Card ...................... 92
Increasing Memory Capacity .................... 93
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Installing and Removing the DIMM ............... 94
Attaching an External Numeric Keypad or a Mouse ....... 99
Using the Mouse and Other Pointing Devices ......... 100
Attaching an External Keyboard .................. 101
Chapter 7. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
What You Need for Your Computer ................ 104
Installing the Operating System and Device Drivers ....... 105
Installing Software for OS/2 Warp Version 3 ........... 106
Installing IBM OS/2 Warp .................... 107
Installing the ThinkPad Features Program for OS/2 Warp .. 107
Installing the PC Card Director for OS/2 Warp ........ 109
Installing the ESS AudioDrive Support Software for OS/2
Warp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Installing the Infrared Device Driver for OS/2 Warp ..... 112
Installing the ThinkPad Display Device Driver for OS/2 Warp 114
Installing Software for IBM PC DOS Version 7.0 ......... 115
Installing DOS 7.0 ......................... 116
Installing the ThinkPad Features Program for DOS 7.0 ... 116
Installing the PC Card Director for DOS 7.0 .......... 117
Installing Software for Microsoft Windows Version 3.11 ..... 118
Installing Windows 3.11 ..................... 120
Installing the ThinkPad Features Program for Windows 3.11 124
Installing the PC Card Director for Windows 3.11 ...... 125
Installing the ESS AudioDrive Support Software for Windows
3.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 3.11 .... 127
Installing the ThinkPad Display Driver for Windows 3.11 .. 128
Installing Software for Microsoft Windows 95 ........... 129
Installing Windows 95 ....................... 129
Installing the ThinkPad Display Driver for Windows 95 ... 130
Installing the ThinkPad Features Program for Windows 95 . 132
Installing the PC Card Director for Windows 95 ........ 133
Installing the ESS AudioDrive Support Software for Windows
95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 95 ..... 139
Chapter 8. Solving Computer Problems ............ 141
Common Problems and Frequently Asked Questions ...... 143
Common Problems and Actions ................. 143
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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers ........... 144
Testing the Computer ........................ 146
Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
LCD Blank or Power-On Problems ............... 152
Screen Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
What If Testing Cannot Find the Problem? ............ 156
Battery Power Problems ..................... 156
External Diskette Drive Problems ................ 157
External Monitor Problems .................... 157
Hibernation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Infrared Communication Problems ............... 159
Keyboard, External Numeric Keypad, and Pointing Device
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Option Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
PC Card Problems ........................ 163
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Getting Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Listing Installed Options ..................... 167
Recording Identification Numbers ................ 167
Using the HelpWare Support Family .............. 168
Purchasing Additional HelpWare Services ........... 172
Custom Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Obtaining IBM Operating System Updates ........... 176
About Your Warranty ....................... 177
Service outside North America ................. 178
Appendix A. Avoiding Hardware Conflicts .......... 183
Avoiding System Resource Conflicts ................ 183
Avoiding System Resource Conflicts When Using PC Cards 184
List of System Resources ...................... 188
Appendix B. Advanced Information for PC Cards ...... 191
Auto Configurator for PC Card Director .............. 191
Starting the Auto Configurator Utility for OS/2 or Windows . 191
Adding to the CONFIG.SYS File .................. 195
Registered Drivers and Standard Rules for OS/2 ....... 195
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Registered Drivers and Standard Rules for DOS and
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Storage Card Device Driver ..................... 200
PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver for OS/2 ........ 200
PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver for DOS and Windows 200
Before Using PCMCIA Storage Cards ............. 200
Using PCMCIA ATA Cards with Multiple Partitions ...... 201
Parameters for the OS/2 PCMCIA ATA Card Device Driver . 201
Parameters for DOS PCMCIA Storage Card Device Drivers 202
PCMCIA Storage Card Device Manager for OS/2 ...... 204
OS/2 PCMCIA Storage API Device Driver ........... 204
Flash Card Memory Technology Driver ............ 205
Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card ....... 206
Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts ............... 208
Virtual Card Services for OS/2 ................... 209
Appendix C. Using PS2 Commands .............. 211
Appendix D. Features and Specifications ........... 219
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
IBM Power Cords ........................... 222
Diskette Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Appendix E. Product Warranties and Notices ........ 227
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electronic Emission Notice ..................... 232
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
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Chapter 1. Getting Started
Welcome to the world of ThinkPad computers!
The ThinkPad 560 computer is designed to meet your everyday and
mobile computing needs. It provides you with various features,
unique to IBM products, which help your everyday work proceed
easily and smoothly. You can use your ThinkPad 560 computer in
the office or at home as a desktop computer by attaching an external
keyboard, display, or other external devices. And, of course, you
can easily carry your computer wherever you need a computer “on
the go.”
This chapter describes step-by-step instructions to help you set up
your new computer.
Overall Setup Procedures ....................... 2
Checking Your Items .......................... 4
Setting Up Your Computer ...................... 5
Going from Here ........................... 10
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Getting Started
Overall Setup Procedures
The following is a general outline of the overall procedure to take
when using the computer for the first time. For details and actual
procedures, refer to the pages indicated.
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Easy-Setup
Startup Test
Restart
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1 Set Up the Computer
First, check whether your computer came
with all the necessary items.
See page 4.
Then, install the battery pack in the
computer. Now you are ready to turn on
the computer.
See page 5.
2 Install Options
If you have any options, such as memory
cards, install the options.
See page 89.
3 Customize Your Computer
You can use the
ThinkPad Features
program to customize the performance of
your computer. You can use Easy-Setup , a
built-in system function, to set (for example)
the password to prevent your computer
from unauthorized use.
For the ThinkPad Features program,
see page 29.
For Easy-Setup, see page 34.
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