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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 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 User's Guide. First Edition (June 1998) The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRA
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Contents About This Book ............................ iv Chapter 1. Updates and Corrections ............... 1 Using the ThinkPad Configuration Program ............. 1 Using the Online User's Guide .................... 2 Backing Up Your System ....................... 3 ConfigSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ThinkPad Web Site or Bulletin Board ............... 3 International Warranty Service Information .........
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 About This Book This book provides updates and additions to the information in the User's Guide. For complete information about your ThinkPad 385XD computer, read the User's Guide (P/N 05L2143) with this book. Note Your ThinkPad computer does not include the following software, so references to it in the User's Guide do not apply to your computer: PC Card support software (CardWizard) TranXit Your ThinkPad computer supports only Windows 98. Re
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Updates and Corrections This chapter updates and corrects the information in the User's Guide as follows: Using the ThinkPad Configuration program Using the Online User's Guide Backing up your system Using a PC Card Using power management Using Windows 98 Using the ThinkPad Configuration Program The ThinkPad Configuration program window and some features are updated. For information about the ThinkPad Configuration program, read this book rather th
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Updates and Corrections To start the ThinkPad Configuration program for Windows 98, find the ThinkPad icon on the right side of the taskbar; then double-click You can also start ThinkPad on the icon. The following window appears: Configuration as follows: 1. Click on Start. 2. Move the cursor to Programs, ThinkPad; then click on ThinkPad Configuration. 1 Click on one of these buttons to set the power mode to High Performance mode, Automatic mode,
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Updates and Corrections Backing Up Your System This section provides additional information to the User's Guide for backing up your system. ConfigSafe ConfigSafe is an application program that periodically takes snapshots of your system files. If your computer does not operate properly after you install a new device driver or software, use ConfigSafe to restore the last working version of your system files. Although it might not make your new hard
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Updates and Corrections Corrections Note the following corrections: The Recovery CD does support Windows 98. 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 using a communication card such as a PC Card modem or a network PC Card, you should not enter your computer int
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Updates and Corrections message when the computer resumes. To resume normal operation, press OK. Note: 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 a
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Updates and Corrections 6 IBM ThinkPad 385XD Guide for Windows 98
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems Frequently Asked Questions This section addresses frequently asked questions. Read this section rather than the corresponding information in the User's Guide. Go to the page indicated in the following chart and do the specified action. Questions Page How can I stop the screen from blanking? 8 How can I set the infrared port? 8 How can I set the serial port? 9 How can I switch the TrackPoint and mouse? 10 How can I set the
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 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; 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 Config
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems 3 Click on the Infrared button. 4 Click on Enable. A “Warning” might appear that the hardware resource is being used by another communication device. 5 Click on Disable Device. Another “Warning” window prompts you to restart your computer. 6 Click on OK. The computer restarts. Notes: 1. If you check your infrared port and it is already enabled, you can use it immediately without changing any settings. 2. You can disable yo
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems 6 Click on OK. The computer restarts. Notes: 1. If you check your serial port and it is already enabled, you can use it immediately without changing any settings. 2. You can disable your computer's infrared port to free resources for another communication device, such as the serial port. After your serial port is enabled, you can use it as a communication port. If it does not work properly, you might have a problem with th
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems Why do I not get the highest possible resolution out of my external monitor when I am using the LCD and external monitor at the same time? You can set any resolution for either the ThinkPad LCD or the external monitor. When you use both at the same time, the resolution of both is the same. If you set a higher resolution for the ThinkPad LCD, you can see only part of the screen at a time. You can see other parts by moving t
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems How can I set up the external monitor if the Windows plug-and-play feature does not detect it? Do as follows: 1 Double-click on My Computer, Control Panel, and Display. The “Display Properties” window appears. 2 Click on the Settings tab. 3 Click on the Advanced... button. 4 Click on the Monitor tab. 5 Make sure that Automatically detect Plug & Play monitors is checked. 6 If the option is checked and your monitor is still
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems 3. Repeat these steps three times. Always use power management features such as power schemes, standby, and hibernation. How can I get ThinkPad device drivers for Windows 98? You can get the ThinkPad device drivers by using the Diskette Factory. “Using the Diskette Factory” section in Chapter 5 of the User's Guide. How to install the software Chapter 3 of this book. How can I use the Recovery CD to reload my factory-inst
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems Troubleshooting Guide The following chart shows how to find or solve a problem. If a beep sounds, if a message appears, or if a function-related problem occurs: 1 Find your symptom from the table and try solving the problem. “Troubleshooting Charts” on page 15. —Or— The User's Guide. 2 If you can't solve the problem, run the test and make sure the hardware and the device drivers are OK. “Testing Your Computer” section
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems Troubleshooting Charts If your computer has an error, it typically displays a message or an error code, or a beep sounds when you power it on. See both the User's Guide and this book and go through the charts and look for your problem. Troubleshooting Chart See Error codes or screen messages User's Guide No error codes or screen messages User's Guide Input problems User's Guide Suspend or hibernation problems Page 16 LCD
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Solving Computer Problems Suspend or Hibernation Problems Problem Action The computer enters The computer enters suspend mode automatically when the processor suspend mode temperature reaches a certain level. This is not a defect. automatically. The computer enters Make sure that: suspend mode The battery pack is charged. immediately after POST The operating temperature is within the acceptable range. Refer to (the suspend lamp turns Appendix A in
