IBM ThinkPad 560Z User manual

Contents
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Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home
Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Changing the Date and Time ..................... 2
Power Cord Requirements ...................... 3
Chapter 2. Using the Audio Features .............. 5
Using the Audio Features ....................... 6
Using the 3D Sound Retrieval System (SRS) Function .... 7
Chapter 3. Protecting Your Computer .............. 9
Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Personalization Editor .................. 10
Using Mechanical Locks ....................... 11
Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack ... 13
Using the Battery Pack ....................... 14
Charging the Battery Pack .................... 14
Monitoring the Battery Status .................. 14
Saving Battery Power ........................ 18
Using the Power Management Modes ............. 18
Customizing Power Management ................ 24
Considerations When Using a Power Management Mode .. 27
Using Other Battery-Saving Methods .............. 31
Chapter 5. Using Your Computer with a PC Card ...... 33
Using a PC Card ........................... 35
PC Card Types .......................... 35
PC Card Interface ......................... 37
PC Card Support Software ..................... 38
Using a PC Card in Windows 95 (with CardWorks) ....... 41
Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
PC Card Properties ........................ 43
Stopping the PC Card ...................... 45
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using a PC Card in Windows NT (with CardWizard) ...... 47
Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PC Card Properties ........................ 48
Stopping the PC Card ...................... 49
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Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using ATA PC Cards ....................... 50
Power Management Support .................. 50
Using a PC Card in Windows 3.1 (with CardWizard) ...... 52
Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Formatting PC Cards ....................... 54
Using a PC Card in OS/2 (with PC Card Director) ........ 57
Stopping the PC Card ...................... 58
Using the Auto Configurator Utility ............... 59
Updating the CONFIG.SYS File ................. 62
Storage Card Device Driver ................... 64
Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card ..... 66
Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts ............. 67
Using a PC Card in DOS (with CardSoft) ............. 69
CARDINFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Configuration Utility .................. 71
Using Storage PC Cards ..................... 73
Chapter 6. Frequently Asked Questions ............ 77
Frequently Asked Questions .................... 77
Chapter 7. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers ... 87
Installing Software for Windows 98 ................ 88
Installing Microsoft Windows 98 ................. 89
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 98 89
Installing the Display Driver for Windows 98 .......... 90
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 98 ...... 91
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 98 ..... 92
Installing Software for Windows 95 ................ 94
Installing Microsoft Windows 95 ................. 96
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 95 99
Installing the Display Driver for Windows 95 .......... 100
Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 95 .... 102
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 95 ...... 103
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 95 ..... 104
Installing Software for Windows NT ................ 106
Installing Microsoft Windows NT ................ 106
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Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows
NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Installing the Display Driver for Windows NT ......... 108
Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows NT .... 109
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows NT ...... 110
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows NT .... 111
Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows NT ..... 111
Installing the IDE Driver for Windows NT ........... 113
Installing Software for Windows Version 3.1 ........... 115
Installing Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 ........... 115
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows
3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Installing the Display Driver for Windows 3.1 ......... 118
Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 3.1 .... 119
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 3.1 ...... 119
Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 3.1 .... 120
Installing Software for OS/2 Warp 4 ................ 121
Installing IBM OS/2 Warp .................... 121
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for OS/2 ... 123
Installing the Display Driver for OS/2 .............. 123
Installing the PC Card Support Software for OS/2 ...... 124
Installing the Audio Device Driver for OS/2 .......... 125
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for OS/2 ......... 125
Installing the Infrared Device Driver for OS/2 ......... 126
Installing Software for PC-DOS 7.0 or MS-DOS 6.2 ....... 127
Installing IBM PC DOS Version 7.0 or MS-DOS Version 6.2 127
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS ... 127
Installing PC Card Support Software for DOS ......... 128
Installing the Audio Device Driver for DOS .......... 128
Chapter 8. Using System Management ............ 129
Using System Management ..................... 130
| Intel WfM1.1a full support .................... 130
System-Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ............. 131
Remote Program Load (RPL) .................. 132
| Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) ............. 133
Wake on LAN ........................... 133
Waking Up from Suspend Mode ................ 133
| Universal Management Agent .................. 134
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Setting Up System-Management Features ............ 135
Enabling or Disabling Wake on LAN .............. 135
Automatic Power-On Startup Sequence ............ 137
Enabling or Disabling a Flash (POST/BIOS) Update from the
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Appendix A. Using PS2 Commands .............. 141
Using PS2 Command ........................ 141
Syntax Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
PS2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Appendix B. Edition Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Appendix C. Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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Finding Information in this Online User's Guide
The following topics are covered in this Online User's Guide . Click
on the topic you want to read:
Changing the Date and Time
Power Cord Requirements
Using the Audio Features
Using Passwords
Using the Battery Pack
Using a PC Card
Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers
Frequently Asked Questions
Using System Management
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Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home Count
This chapter provides necessary information if you are using the
computer outside the country where you purchased it.
Changing the Date and Time ..................... 2
Power Cord Requirements ...................... 3
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Changing the Date and Time
You need to change the date and time settings if you go to a
different time zone.
1 In the Windows 98 desktop, click on Start and move the cursor
to Settings and then click on Control Panel.
2 Double-click on Date/Time
3 Set the current date and time.
4 Click on the Time Zone tab.
Click on , and select the region closest to your location from
the list. Press Enter.
Note: If you do not want the clock to be automatically adjusted
for daylight saving time, remove the check mark from the
check box.
5 Click on OK.
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Power Cord Requirements
To use the AC Adapter outside the country where you purchased
your computer, you need an ac power cord that is certified for the
country you are visiting. You can purchase one through an IBM
authorized reseller or IBM marketing representative in that country.
Attention
The use of an improper power cord might cause severe
damage to your computer.
For 2-pin power cords:
IBM Power
Cord
Part Number Used in These Countries
13H5264
Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada,
Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea (South), Mexico,
Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Taiwan,
Thailand, Trinidad (West Indies), United States of
America, Venezuela
13H5267
Abu Dhabi, Albania, Antigua, Bahrain, Brunei, Dubai,
Fiji, India, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia,
Nigeria, Oman, People's Republic of China (including
Hong Kong), Qatar, Singapore, United Kingdom
13H5270
Austria, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Yugoslavia
13H5273 Japan
13H5276 Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Uruguay
13H5279 Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka
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For 3-pin power cords:
IBM Power
Cord
Part Number
Used in These Countries
76H3514 Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, People's Republic of China (other
than Hong Kong), Uruguay
76H3516
Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil,
Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea
(South), Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles,
Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia,
Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad (West Indies),
United States of America, Venezuela
76H3518
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia,
Macao, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Turkey, Yugoslavia
76H3520 Denmark
76H3522 Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri
Lanka
76H3524
Abu Dhabi, Albania, Antigua, Bahrain, Brunei, Dubai,
Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, United
Kingdom
76H3528 Switzerland, Liechtenstein
76H3530 Chile, Ethiopia, Italy, Libya
76H3532 Israel
76H3535 Korea
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