IBM ThinkPad 600 Quick start guide

This book provides updates and additions to the information in the ThinkPad 600 User's Reference .
For complete information about your ThinkPad 600 computer, read the ThinkPad 600 User's Reference
(P/N 05L2160) with this book.
Part Number: 27L2876
ThinkPad 600
Guide for Windows 98

Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the “Safety Information,” “Using Your
Computer Comfortably and Safely,” and “Notices” sections of the ThinkPad 600 User's Reference .
Note for Using ThinkPad in Japan
When you use modem function in Japan, set the country to “Japan”. Using the modem functions with another
country's setting is against the Japanese Telecommunications Business Low.
The AC Adapter complies with the following Japanese standards:
Input: AC 100 V 50/60 Hz
Output: DC 16 V
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Contents
Chapter 1. Updates and Corrections ............... 1
Using the ThinkPad Configuration Program ............. 1
Corrections of the User's Reference ................. 2
Using a PC Card ............................ 3
Using Modem Features ........................ 3
Using Power Management ...................... 3
Using Windows 98 ........................... 4
Chapter 2. Solving Computer Problems ............. 5
Frequently Asked Questions ..................... 5
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Suspend or Hibernation Problems ............... 14
LCD Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PC Card Problems ........................ 15
A Printer Problem ......................... 16
External Monitor Problems .................... 16
Docking Station Problems .................... 19
Other Option Problems ...................... 20
Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3. Reinstalling the Software for Windows 98 ... 23
Reinstalling Microsoft Windows 98 ................. 24
Reinstalling the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 98 25
Reinstalling the Display Driver for Windows 98 ......... 25
Reinstalling the Audio Device Driver for Windows 98 ...... 26
Reinstalling the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 98 ..... 27
Reinstalling the ThinkPad Modem Driver for Windows 98 ... 28
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Updates and Corrections
This chapter updates and corrects the information in the ThinkPad
600 User's Reference as follows:
Using the ThinkPad Configuration program
Using a PC Card
Using power management
Using modem features
Using Windows 98
Using the ThinkPad Configuration Program
Some features of the ThinkPad Configuration program are updated.
For information about the ThinkPad Configuration program, read this
book rather than the ThinkPad 600 User's Reference .
The ThinkPad Configuration program allows you to set up and
customize to your needs the computer's built-in devices. For
example, you can enable or disable a port, switch between your
computer's LCD and an external monitor, and set the power
management mode.
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You can also start ThinkPad
Configuration as follows:
1. Click on Start.
2. Move the cursor to Programs,
ThinkPad and click on ThinkPad
Configuration.
To start the ThinkPad Configuration program for Windows 98, find
the ThinkPad icon on the right side of the taskbar; then double-click
on the icon. The following window appears:
1Click on one of these buttons to set the power mode to High
Performance mode, Automatic mode, or Customized mode.
2The Display Device buttons. Click on one of these buttons to
set the display output type to the LCD, the external monitor, or
both.
3The Help button displays online help.
4The View Angle buttons. Click on the front view or rear view
(with or without the port replicator) buttons to display the
hardware feature locations.
5The Device buttons. Click on the button of your choice from
the window. If the device is enabled, the red indicator next to
the button is lit. Otherwise, it stays off.
Corrections of the User's Reference
Note the following corrections:
The Recovery CD does support Windows 98.
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Updates and Corrections
The Diskette Factory program does support Windows 98.
Using a PC Card You can use a PC Card without PC Card support software
(CardWizard). For details on how to use a PC Card, see the manual
for Windows 98.
In addition, if you are communicating with a PC Card modem or
inserting a network PC Card in a PC Card slot, you should not put
your computer into suspend mode or hibernation mode, nor should
you click on Stand by in the “Shut Down Window” window.
If you remove a communication PC Card from the PC Card slot and
then reinsert it later, it might not work correctly. You need to reboot
your computer.
Your ThinkPad computer does not include the PC Card support
software (CardWizard), so references to it in the ThinkPad 600
User's Reference do not apply to your computer.
If you want to put your computer into suspend mode, first stop
the PC Card in the “PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties” window as
follows:
1. Click on Start, move the cursor to Settings, and click on
Control Panel.
2. Double-click on PC Card (PCMCIA).
3. From the list, select the card you are stopping.
4. Click on the Stop button.
Using Modem Features
For information about modem features in the Online User's Guide ,
same description as Windows 95 applies to Windows 98.
Using Power Management
For information about power management, follow the same
instructions for Windows 98 as for Windows 95.
The word Stand by on the Windows 98 screen has a different
meaning from the word standby in the Online User's Guide .
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Updates and Corrections
In addition, note the following:
Suppose you activate the alarm action as follows:
Notification: Display message
Power level: When the alarm goes off, the computer will Standby.
Now, if your computer goes into suspend or hibernation mode when
the battery is low before the alarm message appears, you will see
the message when the computer resumes. To resume normal
operation, press OK.
You can set the alarm action as follows:
1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2. Click on Power Management.
3. Click on the Alarm tab.
4. Put a check mark in the Low Battery Alarm check box, the
Critical Low Battery Alarm check box, or both.
5. Set the percentage of the power level.
6. Click on the Alarm Action... button. You can set the alarm
action in the next window.
Even if you don't set the low battery alarm, the charge indicator
will let you know that the battery is low, and then the ThinkPad
will automatically enter the power-saving mode. This default
low-battery behavior is independent of the operating system, so
the computer might behave differently from your setting if you set
the low battery alarm. The computer chooses appropriately
between your setting and the default setting.
Using Windows 98 In Windows 98, it takes longer to enter suspend mode and resume
normal operation than it does in Windows 95. This performance
difference is caused by Windows 98, not the ThinkPad features.
For more information about Windows 98, see the following Web
site: http://www.ibm.com/thinkpad
See the following site for technical support
information: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
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Solving Computer Problems
Frequently Asked Questions
This section answers some frequently asked questions. Read this
section rather than the corresponding information in the ThinkPad
600 User's Reference . Go to the page indicated in the following
chart and take the specified action.
Questions Page
How can I stop the screen from blanking? 6
How can I set the infrared port? 6
How can I set the serial port? 7
How can I switch the TrackPoint and mouse? 8
How can I set the display resolution? 9
How can I set the external monitor? 10
How can I maximize the battery life? 10
How can I install the device drivers? 11
How can I use the Recovery CD? 11
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Solving Computer Problems
To solve the problems discussed in this section, you need to use the
ThinkPad Configuration program. To start the ThinkPad
Configuration program, find the ThinkPad icon on the taskbar and
then double-click on the icon.
The ThinkPad Configuration program window appears:
You can also open the
ThinkPad Configuration program as
follows:
1. Click on Start.
2. Move the cursor on Programs
and ThinkPad; then click on
ThinkPad Configuration.
My screen keeps blanking when I do not want it to. How can I
stop this?
You can disable any system timers, such as the LCD turnoff
timer or the system standby timer, with the ThinkPad
Configuration program.
1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2 Click on the Power Management button, and then
click on the Power Schemes tab.
You can disable the system timers by selecting Never
rather than a specific time.
How can I use my infrared port as a communication port?
If the infrared port is disabled, you must enable it before you
can use it again. To enable your infrared port, do as
follows:
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