Lenovo ThinkPad 600 User manual

Contents
Where to Find Information ...................... viii
Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home
Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Changing the Date and Time ..................... 2
Power Cord Requirements ...................... 2
Selecting the Country for the Internal ThinkPad Modem ..... 3
International Hardware Service Information ............. 4
Chapter 2. Using Audio and Modem Features ......... 5
Using the Audio Features ....................... 6
Using the 3D Sound Retrieval System (SRS) Function .... 7
Using the Modem Features ...................... 9
Using the 56-Kbps Modem .................... 11
Telephony Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3. Protecting Your Computer ............. 15
Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Personalization Editor .................. 16
Using Mechanical Locks ....................... 16
Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack ... 19
Using the Battery Pack ....................... 20
Charging the Battery Pack .................... 20
Monitoring the Battery Status .................. 20
Saving Battery Power ........................ 24
Using the Power Management Modes ............. 24
Customizing Power Management ................ 28
Considerations When Using a Power Management Mode .. 30
Using Other Battery-Saving Methods .............. 35
Chapter 5. Using Your Computer with a PC Card ...... 37
Using a PC Card ........................... 39
PC Card Types .......................... 39
PC Card Interface ......................... 41
PC Card Support Software ..................... 42
Using a PC Card in Windows 95 (with CardWorks) ....... 45
Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PC Card Information ....................... 47
Stopping the PC Card ...................... 50
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Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using a PC Card in Windows NT (with CardWizard) ...... 51
Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PC Card Information ....................... 52
Stopping the PC Card ...................... 53
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using ATA PC Cards ....................... 54
Power Management Support .................. 54
Using a PC Card in Windows 3.11 (with CardWizard) ...... 56
Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Formatting PC Cards ....................... 58
Using a PC Card in OS/2 (with PC Card Director) ........ 61
Stopping the PC Card ...................... 62
Using the Auto Configurator Utility ............... 63
Updating the CONFIG.SYS File ................. 66
PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver ............. 69
Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card ..... 72
Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts ............. 73
Using a PC Card in DOS (with CardSoft) ............. 75
CARDINFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Configuration Utility .................. 77
Using Storage PC Cards ..................... 79
Chapter 6. Resolving System Resource Conflicts ...... 83
Sharing an IRQ between ThinkPad Modem Devices ...... 83
Default IRQ Assignments ...................... 86
System Resources and IRQs .................... 86
Chapter 7. Solving Computer Problems ............ 91
Frequently Asked Questions .................... 92
Hints, Tips, and Limitations ..................... 99
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Error Codes or Messages .................... 103
No Error Codes or Messages .................. 107
Input Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Suspend or Hibernation Problems ............... 109
LCD Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
An Indicator Problem ....................... 114
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Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
CD-ROM Drive Problems .................... 114
Infrared Communication Problems ............... 116
Audio or Telephony Problems .................. 117
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) Problem ............. 117
Modem Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
PC Card Problems ........................ 120
Docking Station Problems .................... 122
A Printer Problem ......................... 124
External Monitor Problems .................... 124
A Port Replicator Problem .................... 126
Other Option Problems ...................... 126
Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Testing Your Computer ....................... 130
Recovering Lost or Damaged Software .............. 132
Using the Diskette Factory .................... 133
Using the ThinkPad Customization CD ............. 134
Using the Recovery CD ..................... 134
Chapter 8. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers ... 137
Installing Software for Windows 95 ................ 138
Installing Microsoft Windows 95 ................. 140
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows
95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Installing the ThinkPad Display Driver for Windows 95 ... 144
Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 95 .... 145
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 95 ...... 146
Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 95 .. 147
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 95 ..... 148
Installing the CD-ROM Device Driver for Windows 95 .... 149
Installing Software for Windows NT ................ 151
Installing Microsoft Windows NT ................ 151
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows
NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Installing the Display Driver for Windows NT ......... 153
Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows NT .... 155
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows NT ...... 155
Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows NT . 156
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Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows NT ..... 158
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows NT .... 160
Installing the IDE Driver for Windows NT ........... 161
Installing Software for Windows Version 3.11 .......... 162
Installing Microsoft Windows Version 3.11 ........... 162
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows
3.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing the ThinkPad Display Driver for Windows 3.11 .. 165
Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 3.11 ... 166
Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 3.11 ..... 166
Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 3.11 . 167
Installing Software for OS/2 Warp 4 ................ 169
Installing IBM OS/2 ........................ 169
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for OS/2 ... 171
Installing the Display Device Driver for OS/2 ......... 171
Installing the PC Card Support Software for OS/2 ...... 172
Installing the Audio Device Driver for OS/2 .......... 173
Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for OS/2 ...... 173
Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for OS/2 ......... 174
Installing the CD-ROM Device Driver for OS/2 ........ 175
Installing Software for DOS ..................... 177
Installing IBM PC DOS Version 7.0 ............... 177
Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS ... 177
Installing PC Card Support Software for DOS ......... 178
Installing the Audio Device Driver for DOS .......... 178
Installing the CD-ROM Device Driver for DOS ........ 178
Appendix A. Using System Management ........... 181
System-Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ............. 183
Remote Program Load (RPL) .................. 184
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ........ 184
Wake on LAN ........................... 185
Waking Up from Suspend Mode ................ 185
System-Management Features Software ............ 186
Setting Up System-Management Features ............ 189
Enabling or Disabling Wake on LAN .............. 190
Automatic Power-On Startup Sequence ............ 192
Enabling or Disabling a Flash (POST/BIOS) Update from the
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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Appendix B. Using PS2 Commands .............. 197
Appendix C. Version Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Appendix D. Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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Where to Find Information
This online book supplements the ThinkPad 600 User's Guide . The
following topics are covered. Click on the topic you want to read:
To use your computer in foreign countries Chapter 1
To use audio and modem features Chapter 2
To protect your computer Chapter 3
To use your computer witha battery pack Chapter 4
To get PC Card information Chapter 5
To allocate the system resources manually Chapter 6
To install operating systems and the ThinkPad device drivers
Chapter 8
To solve computer problems Chapter 7
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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 ...................... 2
Selecting the Country for the Internal ThinkPad Modem ..... 3
International Hardware Service Information ............. 4
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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 95 desktop, click on Start and move the cursor
to Settings and Control Panel. Then double-click on Control
Panel and Date/Time.
2 Set the current date and time.
3 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 to automatically adjust the clock for daylight
saving time, remove the check from the check box ( ).
4 Click on OK.
Power Cord Requirements
To use the AC Adapter outside the country where you purchased the
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.
The following tables show the part numbers for power cords.
For 2-pin power cords:
IBM Power
Cord
Part Number Used in These Countries
13H5273 Japan
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For 3-pin power cords:
Note
The grounded adapter is required for full MPRII compliance.
IBM Power
Cord
Part Number
Used in These Countries
76H3514 Australia, New Zealand
75H3516 Canada, Thailand, U.S.
76H3518 Europe
76H3520 Denmark
76H3522 India, South Africa
76H3524 United Kingdom
76H3526 Japan
76H3528 Switzerland
76H3530 Italy
76H3532 Israel
76H3535 Korea
Selecting the Country for the Internal ThinkPad Modem
To use the internal ThinkPad modem outside the country where you
purchased the computer, you must change the country name.
1 In the Windows 95 desktop, click on Start, Programs,
ThinkPad Modem, and then Country Selection.
The following two windows appear:
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2 In the Dialing Properties window, select the country where
you are using the modem and click on OK.
3 In the Modem Country Select window, select the country
where you are using the modem and click on OK.
Note
| Check the IBM Web site for the latest information. When
| updates become available, they will posted on:
|http://www.pc.ibm.com/thinkpad
International Hardware Service Information
The ThinkPad computer comes with an International Warranty
Service (IWS). The booklet International Hardware Service
Information (which comes with the computer) contains telephone
numbers for obtaining international technical support.
Note
The kind of support you can get differs according to the country
you are visiting.
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