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Chapter 3. Protecting Your Computer

This chapter provides overall information about how to protect your
ThinkPad computer.
Protecting Your Computer

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Using Passwords

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Using the Personalization Editor

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Using Mechanical Locks

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Summary of Contents for ThinkPad 770X

Page 1: ...a DVD Movie 19 Using the DVD and Enhanced Video Adapter 21 Chapter 3 Protecting Your Computer 23 Protecting Your Computer 24 Using Passwords 24 Using the Personalization Editor 24 Using Mechanical Lo...

Page 2: ...o Configurator Utility 75 Updating the CONFIG SYS File 78 Storage Card Device Driver 80 Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card 82 Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts 83 Using a PC Card in DO...

Page 3: ...ackPoint Driver for Windows 95 131 Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 95 132 Diabling the Unnecessary CD ROM Device Drivers for Windows 95 132 Installing the Video Capture Driver for W...

Page 4: ...2 161 Installing the Display Driver for OS 2 161 Installing the ThinkPad Modem Driver for OS 2 162 Installing Software for PC DOS 7 0 or MS DOS 6 2 164 Overall Procedure 164 Installing IBM PC DOS Vers...

Page 5: ...etting Service 199 Getting Service 199 Customer Support and Service 199 Help at the ThinkPad Web Site 199 Help by Telephone 200 ThinkPad EasyServ 201 Getting Help around the World 201 Fax Information...

Page 6: ...Appendix E Trademarks 211 Trademarks 211 Glossary 213 Index 217 vi IBM ThinkPad 770X Online Book...

Page 7: ...Country for the Internal ThinkPad Modem Using the Audio Features Using the Modem Features Using the Capture Function Watching a DVD Movie Using the DVD and Enhanced Video Adapter Using Passwords Usin...

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Page 9: ...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 Selecting the Country for th...

Page 10: ...gs 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...

Page 11: ...exico 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 Bru...

Page 12: ...ailand 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...

Page 13: ...s 98 desktop click on Start 2 Move the cursor to Programs and ThinkPad Modem Then click on Country Selection Utility The following window appears Put the required information in the window 3 Click on...

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Page 15: ...ng the Audio Features 8 Using the 3D Effects Function 9 Setting the Speaker Volume 10 Using the Modem Features 12 Using the 56 Kbps Modem 14 Telephony Features 15 Setting the RingCentral Application f...

Page 16: ...docking station then connect an external MIDI device to the replicator After docking your computer in the replicator you should enable this port using the ThinkPad Configuration program Your computer...

Page 17: ...and Volume Control A Master Out window similar to the following appears 2 Make sure that the 3D Effects column is displayed and the Mute check box is unchecked If the column is displayed and the check...

Page 18: ...k in the Mute check box in the 3D Effects column 7 Exit the Master Out window Now you can use the 3D Effects function Setting the Speaker Volume You can customize the volume in a volume control window...

Page 19: ...me control knob If your computer does not have a volume control knob however you control volume by pressing the PgUp or PgDn key Note The value you set with the volume control knob or Fn PgUp or PgDn...

Page 20: ...to support ITU T V 90 protocols with data rates of 56 Kbps You can use the ThinkPad modem only on a public switched telephone network PSTN You cannot use a private branch exchange PBX or some other t...

Page 21: ...which you are actually going to use the ThinkPad modem telephony function in Click on ThinkPad Modem in your operating system then click on Country Selection Confirm whether the selection matches the...

Page 22: ...transfer setting Be sure to select the 56 Kbps transfer setting to use it Your modem and your ISP must support the same 56 Kbps protocol or your maximum connection speed is limited to V 34 technology...

Page 23: ...features Industry standard modem support up to 56 Kbps Industry standard fax support up to 14 4 Kbps Computer telephony function support DTMF and pulse dialing Detecting DTMF digits received from the...

Page 24: ...menu The values x and y in the following fields must be between 2 and 5 Answer after x rings if there are new messages Answer after y rings if there are no new messages Caller ID Support The section...

Page 25: ...do the following 1 Power off the computer 2 Connect the video in out cable to the video in connector on the computer then connect your video equipment Notes If you are using video equipment with an S...

Page 26: ...Device Manager tab d Click on Sound video and game controllers e Click on IBM VCAP WDM Video Capture f Click on the Properties button 5 Start the video capture application program If you are going to...

Page 27: ...rogram matches the region code number on the DVD movie You can not play a DVD movie if these codes do not match Refer to the following table for region code For Windows 98 the system will lock to the...

Page 28: ...layback at all resolution settings If you experience poor playback performance adjust the resolution setting to a lower setting Watch a DVD movie as follows 1 Insert the DVD title into a DVD drive 2 S...

Page 29: ...orted Video in You can capture still images or motion video from such video equipment as a video cassette recorder VCR You can overlay motion video from video equipment Video out You can attach a tele...

Page 30: ...are viewing this type of movie in full TV screen mode and you try to switch to the computer overlay screen mode using the Fn F7 keys your screen will turn black Press these keys again to return to the...

Page 31: ...mputer This chapter provides overall information about how to protect your ThinkPad computer Protecting Your Computer 24 Using Passwords 24 Using the Personalization Editor 24 Using Mechanical Locks 2...

Page 32: ...computer from being used by unauthorized persons The hard disk password protects the data on your hard disk from being accessed by unauthorized persons The supervisor password protects the system inf...

Page 33: ...n the left side of the computer then secure the chain on the lock to a secure stationary object Note You are responsible for evaluating selecting and implementing the locking devices and security feat...

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Page 35: ...cator 28 Using the Fuel Gauge Program 31 Saving Battery Power 33 Using the Power Management Modes 33 Customizing Power Management 40 Setting the Suspend Timer 40 Enabling Hibernation Mode 42 Considera...

Page 36: ...w battery pack If the battery status indicator starts blinking If the battery pack has not been used for a long time Notes 1 Before you charge the battery pack ensure that its temperature is at least...

Page 37: ...d Blinking orange The battery pack needs charging If the indicator starts blinking orange the computer beeps three times Off The battery pack is not installed The computer is turned off or is in suspe...

Page 38: ...e following actions To continue your work with the AC Adapter press the Fn key or To continue your work with a fully charged battery pack do the following 1 Replace the battery pack with a fully charg...

Page 39: ...ry battery first When you are charging batteries the computer charges the main battery first You also can select suspend or hibernation mode To start the Fuel Gauge program click on Start move the cur...

Page 40: ...minimize the window to an icon by clicking on the icon at the top of the window You can toggle between the Fuel Gauge window and its icon by pressing the Fn F2 key combination 32 IBM ThinkPad 770X Onl...

Page 41: ...t set the low battery alarm the charge indicator will let you know when the battery is low and then your computer will automatically enter the power saving mode This default low battery behavior is i...

Page 42: ...spend button in the Fuel Gauge program For Windows 98 users Click on Start and Shut Down and then select Stand by by clicking on the radio button Note The term Stand by on the Windows 98 screen has a...

Page 43: ...Timer in the Power Properties window Note For Windows 98 users You can set the alarm action by specifying Standby for the prompt When the alarm goes off the computer will For Windows 95 users If you p...

Page 44: ...from suspend mode whenever the battery is low Set RediSafe as following From Windows 95 or Windows 98 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the Power Management button 3 Select the Hib...

Page 45: ...box in the Hibernation subwindow and set Suspend timer in the Power Mode subwindow your computer enters hibernation mode when it reaches timeout The battery is low You can return to normal operation...

Page 46: ...5 users cannot enter hibernation mode when you are using the communication network 2 Hibernation mode might end if you connect your computer to a port replicator or if you use a particular PC Card Cur...

Page 47: ...Chapter 4 Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack 39...

Page 48: ...agement Properties window appears 3 Select the Power Schemes tab The Power Schemes window appears 4 Set the length of time for the suspend timer at System standby timers under Settings for Portable La...

Page 49: ...Windows 3 1 or OS 2 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the Power Management button Three buttons appear on the right 3 Click on the Power Mode Settings button The Power Mode Settin...

Page 50: ...le Hibernation If you have already created a hibernation file this button appears in gray and you cannot click on it The Enable Hibernation subwindow appears 5 Click on Create Now 6 Click on Close the...

Page 51: ...computer into suspend or hibernation mode In addition it is better to stop playing audio before entering suspend or hibernation mode If the computer enters suspend or hibernation mode data from a run...

Page 52: ...ation of suspend mode is longer If communication for a PC Card is not reestablished after normal operation resumes remove and then reinstall the PC Card before restarting the system or application pro...

Page 53: ...mode Therefore it reserves some battery power if it is set to enter hibernation mode when a low battery condition occurs This can cause the battery operating time to be shorter than the time publicly...

Page 54: ...are using Windows 98 Windows 95 or OS 2 APM is automatically installed in your computer If you are using DOS APM is automatically installed in your computer To verify that the computer has installed...

Page 55: ...s F3 to exit the setup Otherwise go on to step 3 3 Using the Arrow keys position the highlighted cursor over MS DOS System and press Enter 4 Position the highlighted cursor over MS DOS System with APM...

Page 56: ...is to decrease the LCD brightness You can use the ThinkPad Configuration program to decrease the brightness of the LCD by clicking on the LCD button and selecting Normal for Brightness battery operat...

Page 57: ...ware 54 Power Management 55 Using a PC Card in Windows 95 with CardWorks 57 Self Check 58 PC Card Properties 59 Attributes 60 Resources 60 Drivers 60 Stopping the PC Card 61 Help 62 Using a PC Card in...

Page 58: ...s 78 Parameters for the ATA Card Device Driver for OS 2 79 Storage Card Device Driver 80 Storage Card Device Driver for OS 2 80 Formatting Storage Cards before Use 81 Using ATA Cards with Multiple Par...

Page 59: ...ogy Attach ATA card functions as a hard disk with the Integrated Drive Electronics IDE interface You can transfer data between devices by inserting a card in a PC Card slot just as you would with a di...

Page 60: ...ilable An Ethernet card is for constructing a small area network A TokenRing card is for constructing a global area network An IBM 3270 card and an IBM 5250 card are also available An integrated servi...

Page 61: ...driver and a display device driver Attention When you use PC Cards be aware of the following restrictions Although you can insert or remove some PC Cards without turning off the computer refer to the...

Page 62: ...tem and Its Device Drivers The following table shows the PC Cards supported by Windows 98 and the different PC Cards support software Windows 98 CardWorks Windows 952 CardWizard Windows NT 4 0 CardWiz...

Page 63: ...configuration You can change the system configuration with your operating system or with the ThinkPad Configuration program Note If the PC Card device driver is the PC Card point enabler you cannot us...

Page 64: ...apply to Windows 98 Card Type Suspend Request Fn F4 Hibernation Request Fn F12 ac Power Battery Power ac Power Battery Power Modem or Network Supported Supported Not Supported Supported Other Supporte...

Page 65: ...bout your PC Card Stopping the PC Card If you remove the PC Card from your computer sometimes you need to stop the PC Card Help You can get help for most of the windows CardWorks provides two modes fo...

Page 66: ...k CardWorks has a self check function that solves such problems as incorrect or missing PC Card device drivers system resource conflicts IRQ memory or I O ports and unconfigured PC Cards as well as me...

Page 67: ...es that are loaded for PC Card support in the PC Card Properties window To open the PC Card Properties window of the PC Card that you are using do the following 1 Select the PC Card in the CardWizard...

Page 68: ...r disabled File system The file system used by the PC storage Port The communication port used by this PC modem card If this is not shown click on the Wizard button and Auto Correct Resources Some res...

Page 69: ...mory Card Utility This item appears only if you insert an SRAM card or a Flash memory card You can format the SRAM card or Flash memory card as follows Note You can also format these card from the fil...

Page 70: ...appears in gray if you are in CardSoft mode or if the card is already stopped 2 Click on Stop The following message appears The card has been stopped You can safely remove the card Help If you press F...

Page 71: ...d to stop the PC Card Help You can get help for most of the windows This section concludes with information about using ATA PC Card and power management support Note SRAM card and multifunction PC Car...

Page 72: ...necessary components are installed and working properly CardWizard then analyzes the computer to verify that there are resources available for PC Card configuration Click on this button to fix most P...

Page 73: ...displayed Driver The full path to the driver for this PC Card Version The version for the current driver Stopping the PC Card If you are removing a PC Card you must first stop it The system might fre...

Page 74: ...4 Click on Administrator Tools Common 5 Click on Disk Administrator 6 Select a drive that you want to format 7 Click on Tool 8 Click on Format Power Management Support CardWizard for Windows NT provid...

Page 75: ...tically suspended by the system when the battery life is about to expire In this case your computer might not be able to fully restore the state it was in before it entered suspend mode When resuming...

Page 76: ...dows 3 1 2 Double click on SystemSoft Tools in the Program Manager window 3 Double click on CardWizard The CardWizard window appears You can see up to date information about your computer s PC Card sl...

Page 77: ...n On the right CardWizard displays all system resources that the card is using Card Not Configured On the left CardWizard shows a question mark and any available card manufacturer information On the r...

Page 78: ...ou need to use the standard DOS FORMAT command See Using the ATA Hard Disk or ATA Flash Disk Cards Formatting a Flash Disk Card MCFORMAT You can configure and manage a non ATA Flash memory card with t...

Page 79: ...irst available letter is F MTDDRV reserves drive letter F for your first PC Card slot and letter G for your second PC Card slot These drive letters are reserved whether you are actually using them for...

Page 80: ...le if you have a network batch file that loads your network login files from drive F and MTDDRV has reserved drive letters F and G for memory card partitions you must change the drive letter in your n...

Page 81: ...C Card device driver for the DOS object Note Even when a PC Card is enabled with a DOS object the device driver or the application program might not work or their performance might not be what you exp...

Page 82: ...n the Supported PC Cards icon in the PC Card Director window Even if your PC Card is not listed try using it with PC Card Director The card driver must be compatible with the PCMCIA Card Services PC C...

Page 83: ...NFIG SYS file BASEDEV AUTODRV2 SYS Registering a PC Card in Auto Configurator 1 Double click on the Auto Configurator Utility icon from the PC Card Director window 2 Select a card from the Available C...

Page 84: ...istered Order for PC Cards To change the order of the registered PC Cards do the following 1 Double click on the Auto Configurator Utility icon from the PC Card Director window 2 Click on the Order bu...

Page 85: ...ty window 3 Click on the Edit button The following window appears Auto Configurator Utility Edit Title Card ID I O port 1 I O Port 2 IRQ level COM No Memory window 1 Base address Size Card offset Memo...

Page 86: ...each driver registered in the CONFIG SYS file for your reference Registered Drivers and Standard Rules The following is a sample of a CONFIG SYS file BASEDEV PCMCIA SYS Card Services BASEDEV IBM2SS14...

Page 87: ...DMD Storage Card Device Manager Example of using an ATA card an SRAM card and a Flash card BASEDEV PCM2ATA ADD DM ATA card device driver DEVICE C THINKPAD FLSH2MTD SYS Flash Card Memory Technology dr...

Page 88: ...ATA card whether you can start OS 2 from it STBTIME n Specifies the time from 1 to 21 minutes until entering standby mode If the ATA card is not accessed for the time specified by this parameter the A...

Page 89: ...iver assigns a drive letter only to the active bootable partition of the ATA card if it holds multiple partitions For other primary partitions or logical drives in an extended partition use the ATA Ca...

Page 90: ...the resources for the PC Cards are not correctly allocated you will see error messages You can check which resources for the PC Card were not correctly allocated by using PC Card Director To check the...

Page 91: ...mple as a default COM1 is used by the infrared device and COM2 is used by the ThinkPad Modem Error messages are displayed to tell you that the I O port address 3F8 or 2F8 or IRQ level 3 or 4 were not...

Page 92: ...g Auto Configurator change the enabling order or resource information using the Auto Configurator Utility Using the Auto Configurator Utility Change the parameter for the PC Card enabler Refer to the...

Page 93: ...slots on your computer and shows information about them It also shows any warnings or error messages that might have occurred when CardSoft configured these cards You use CARDINFO command if You need...

Page 94: ...he following is displayed Slot 1 Function Manufacturer TDK Product Name DF2814 DATA FAX MODEM Device Type Modem COM 3 Slot 2 Function Manufacturer IBM Product Name IBM17JSSFP Device Type ATA Disk Devi...

Page 95: ...ation about CARDINFO switches Using the Configuration Utility The Configuration utility CONFIG EXE modifies the CARDID INI and CSALLOC INI files You need to run this utility if you are having difficul...

Page 96: ...left mouse button on the menu name or press Alt the highlighted letter in the menu name For example to access the File menu click on the word File or press Alt F When the pull down menu appears select...

Page 97: ...assigned to the card For example if the card has been assigned to drive D type format D U 2 Press Enter Initializing an ATA Card To initialize an ATA card run the ATAINIT command from the DOS prompt...

Page 98: ...lowing lines in addition to the standard drivers that are always required DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT MTSRAM EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT MTDDRV EXE Drive Letters You need to know which drive letter to use to...

Page 99: ...isted depends on the number of PC Card slots in your computer and whether MTDDRV is configured for multiple partitions Formatting Memory Cards Attention Make sure you are using the correct drive lette...

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Page 101: ...onflicts This chapter describes the default system resources and how to share an IRQ between two devices Sharing an IRQ between ThinkPad Modem Devices 94 Default IRQ Assignments 97 System Resources an...

Page 102: ...is called a system resource conflict or contention In this case you can free one IRQ by sharing an IRQ between two devices When doing this you need to know about the system resources available and th...

Page 103: ...ample because you are using multiple PC Cards and the docking station simultaneously To share an IRQ do the following 1 Click on Start Programs and ThinkPad Configuration 2 Double click on the Interna...

Page 104: ...nfiguration 2 Click on the Internal Modem icon 3 Click on the Device manager button 4 Double click on IBM Digital Signal Processor 5 Double click on ThinkPad Digital Signal Processor 6 Click on the Re...

Page 105: ...ThinkPad Modem 11 PCI 12 Auxiliary device 13 Math co processor 14 Primary IDE 15 Secondary IDE System Resources and IRQs The following table shows the available system resources for your computer and...

Page 106: ...0376 01E0 01E7 and 03E6 01E8 01EF and 03EE or 0168 016F and 036E None None Infrared port 4 3 or disabled 03F8 03FF 02F8 02FF 02E8 02EF or 03E8 03EF None 3 0 1 or disabled ISA adapter card option card...

Page 107: ...3E0 03E14 The PC Card slot in the docking station 03E2 03E3 None None Real time clock 8 0070 0071 None None SCSI controller in the docking station 11 3 4 5 7 9 10 15 or disabled Automatically set by t...

Page 108: ...automatically be set by the system 2 The I O addresses in parentheses are used also when ECP is enabled as the printer operating mode from the ThinkPad Configuration program 3 When you enable ECP as...

Page 109: ...ions Page How can I stop the screen from blanking 102 How can I set the infrared port 102 How can I set the serial connector 103 How can I switch the TrackPoint and mouse 104 How can I set the display...

Page 110: ...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 then click on the Power S...

Page 111: ...before you can use it again To enable your serial connector do as follows 1 Save your work and any program you are using 2 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 3 Click on the Serial Port button 4...

Page 112: ...can set up the TrackPoint manually with the ThinkPad Configuration program as follows 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the TrackPoint button 3 Select enable disable or auto disab...

Page 113: ...ppears 6 Select the Next button and follow the instructions on the screen by selecting Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and then Show all...

Page 114: ...ary install the display driver by following the instructions on the screen 9 Click on the OK button How can I maximize battery life To maximize battery life do the following Use the battery until the...

Page 115: ...t the ThinkPad device drivers by using the Diskette Factory Before installing a new operating system do the following 1 Print the software installation section of Installing a New Operating System and...

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Page 117: ...icrosoft Windows 95 121 Installing Windows 95 OSR1 121 Installing Windows 95 OSR2 1 123 Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 95 124 Installing the Display Driver for Windows 95 12...

Page 118: ...or Windows 3 1 154 Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 3 1 155 Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 3 1 155 Installing Software for OS 2 Warp 4 157 Overall Procedure 157 In...

Page 119: ...describes how to install a supported operating system and corresponding device drivers You should make a printout of the sections you will be using before you reinstall the operating system Go to app...

Page 120: ...kette Factory You need to create at least the following device driver diskettes 5 Install Windows 98 and the software Device Driver Diskette Name ThinkPad Configuration program Utility Diskette for Wi...

Page 121: ...Windows 98 Supplement File Diskette into the diskette drive 4 Click on Start 5 Click on Run 6 Type A PIXX4 APM2APM APM2APM REG and click on OK 7 Follow the instructions on the screen 8 After the inst...

Page 122: ...skette drive 3 Click on Start 4 Click on Run 5 Type A SETUP and click on OK Follow the instructions on the screen After the installation is finished restart the system Installing the Display Driver fo...

Page 123: ...kette IV TR9397D for Windows 95 98 from the diskette drive and click on Yes to restart the computer 15 When the computer start select screen parameters from the color palette desktop area and font siz...

Page 124: ...entifies the device as a Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC and the driver directory as A CWDAUDIO INF 10 Click on Next The file copy starts 11 When the file copy has completed click on Finish Windows 98...

Page 125: ...tion The MIDI connector capability is disabled as a default so you need to enable the function with the ThinkPad Configuration program Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 98 To install th...

Page 126: ...e Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 98 The modem function of your computer is supported by a digital signal processor DSP called the IBM Advanced Communications Processor You must ins...

Page 127: ...an IRQ between ThinkPad Modem Devices Installing the Video Capture Driver for Windows 98 To install the video capture driver for Windows 1 Start Windows 98 2 Insert the Video Capture Driver for Windo...

Page 128: ...nloaded from the Microsoft Internet home page http www microsoft com Your Version of Windows 95 You can check which version of Windows 95 you are using by clicking on Start and moving the cursor to Se...

Page 129: ...I Display driver Video Features Diskette IV TR9397D for Windows 95 98 PC Card support software CardWorks for Windows 95 Audio device driver Audio Features Diskette for Windows 95 98 TrackPoint driver...

Page 130: ...n95 is the temporary directory that you made in step 3 6 Insert the Windows 95 supplementary diskette you created in step 3 into the diskette drive 7 Copy the updated files from the Windows 95 supplem...

Page 131: ...rectory For example enter at the DOS prompt MD c win95 4 Insert the Windows 95 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 5 Copy all the cabinet CAB files and the installation programs from the WIN95 directory of t...

Page 132: ...OS prompt go to C WINDOWS SYSTEM or the SYSTEM subdirectory where Windows 95 is installed 14 Rename the UNIMODEM VXD and UNIMDM TSP files by entering REN UNIMODEM VXD UNIMODEM BAK REN UNIMDM TSP UNIMD...

Page 133: ...lick on Start 3 Move the cursor to Settings then click on Control Panel 4 Double click on Display then click on the Settings tab 5 Click on Change Display Type The Change Display Type window appears 6...

Page 134: ...c Click on Change Display Type d Click on Change under Monitor Type e Click on Show all devices f Specify Manufacturers and Models in the next window For example If you are using the LCD Manufacturers...

Page 135: ...ters from the color palette desktop area and font size then click on Close 13 Specify the type of monitor as follows If you do not specify the type of monitor you want to use your new settings might n...

Page 136: ...cking station and then reinstall it To install the PC Card support software for Windows 95 1 Start Windows 95 2 Remove any PC Cards from the computer Note Push the PC Card eject button the eject butto...

Page 137: ...for Windows 95 98 Disk 1 into the diskette drive and click on Next 10 Select the Driver from disk provided the hardware manufactures and click on OK 11 Follow the instructions on the screen 12 When yo...

Page 138: ...nsert the Audio Features Diskette for Windows 95 98 Disk 1 into the diskette drive and click on Next 10 When Windows 95 identifies the device as a Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC click on Finish 11 Cli...

Page 139: ...5 1 Start Windows 95 2 Insert the TrackPoint Driver Diskette for Windows 95 98 NT into the diskette drive 3 Click on Start 4 Move the cursor to Settings then click on Control Panel 5 Double click on t...

Page 140: ...the previous version of the driver is not installed a message saying that Windows has found an unknown device appears Insert the ThinkPad Modem for Windows 95 98 NT diskette into the diskette drive F...

Page 141: ...the file and go to step 4 3 Comment out the line to change it as follows REM DEVICE C xxxxxx IBMTPCD SYS R If the line is already commented out quit the file and go to the next step 4 Open the AUTOEX...

Page 142: ...P and click on OK Follow the instructions on the screen Installing the UltraBay II Hot Swap Driver for Windows 95 To install the UltraBay II hot swap driver for Windows 95 1 Start Windows 95 2 Insert...

Page 143: ...ata Diskette I Display driver Video Features Diskette IV TR9397D for Windows NT 4 0 PC Card support software CardWizard for Windows NT Audio device driver Audio Features Diskette for Windows NT Infrar...

Page 144: ...work such as with the DOS LAN requester you can install the files from the network server to your computer at the DOS command prompt For more information refer to the Windows NT installation guide Not...

Page 145: ...he Settings tab 6 Click on Display Type 7 In the Adapter Type window click on Change 8 Click on Have Disk 9 Insert the Video Features Diskette IV TR9397D for Windows NT 4 0 into the diskette drive the...

Page 146: ...indows appears Select your screen parameters from the color palette desktop area and refresh frequency 18 Click on Test and make sure the selected mode is displayed correctly on the screen 19 Click on...

Page 147: ...tware 1 Start Windows NT and log on with the user ID authorized as an administrator 2 Remove any PC Cards that are in the slot 3 Insert the CardWizard for Windows NT Diskette into the diskette drive 4...

Page 148: ...r and click on OK When the installation program prompts you for existing files or new files click on new 10 Press OK in the CrystalWare Configuration panel When the installation program prompts you re...

Page 149: ...orking The Windows NT infrared device driver provides you IrDA 1 0 compliant functions enabling infrared communication up to 115 Kbps To install the infrared device driver for Windows NT 1 Start Windo...

Page 150: ...iguration program 2 Click on Advanced then click on COM2 for COM Port Make sure that Enable is selected for Infrared 3 Shut down and restart your computer After you modify the registry key or value re...

Page 151: ...Windows 95 98 NT Disk 1 in the diskette drive 2 Select Run from the Start menu 3 Type A SETUP in the window 4 Click on OK and follow the instructions on the screen Note Non U S users must run the Cou...

Page 152: ...indow 4 Click on Next Windows NT searches for the modem If successful Windows NT reports that it has found a modem of type ThinkPad Data Fax Modem If Windows NT fails to detect a modem verify that you...

Page 153: ...A then click on Enter 14 If you are prompted to restart your computer remove the diskette from the diskette drive and click on Yes Installing the Video Capture Driver for Windows NT To install the dr...

Page 154: ...About Video Capture Driver window appears 9 Click on OK The window disappears and the Multimedia Properties window reappears again 10 Click on OK Installing the MPEG 2 Driver for Windows NT The IBM M...

Page 155: ...er if present 4 Insert the MPEG Feature Diskette for Windows NT into the diskette drive 5 Make sure the following five files are on the diskette a MPEG32 DLL the MPEG user mode driver b MPEGCD1 SYS th...

Page 156: ...skette drive containing the installation diskette 13 Click on OK Add Unlisted or Updated Driver window appears and the following device is in the window MCI IBM MPEG 2 Decoder 14 Click on OK The insta...

Page 157: ...stalling Software for PC DOS 7 0 or MS DOS 6 2 Note Do not install CardSoft for DOS 5 Install Windows 3 1 with Advanced Power Management and the device drivers Device Driver Diskette Name ThinkPad Con...

Page 158: ...verCommit line is in the file make sure its value is 3 If not change it to 3 If the PageOverCommit line is not in the file add PageOverCommit 3 Note The PageOverCommit value could be 2 or 1 After you...

Page 159: ...to VGA Do not change this choice 7 When you have completed the installation of Windows edit the AUTOEXEC BAT file so that the computer will use the correct mouse driver a At the DOS command prompt us...

Page 160: ...Configuration program for DOS first Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS Then do the following to install the ThinkPad Configuration program for Windows 3 1 1 Start Windows 2 Click on...

Page 161: ...rmined that your system includes the following hardware and software components If your computer or network appears on the Hardware Compatibility List with an asterisk press F1 for Help Computer MS DO...

Page 162: ...ETUP and press Enter Follow the instructions on the screen The MIDI connector is available if the computer is attached to a docking station The MIDI connector capability is disabled as a default so yo...

Page 163: ...ware for Windows 3 1 The ThinkPad modem function is supported by a digital signal processor DSP called the IBM Advanced Communications Processor You must install ThinkPad Modem software to set up the...

Page 164: ...5 After the installation is complete remove any diskette from the diskette drive and restart the computer 156 IBM ThinkPad 770X Online Book...

Page 165: ...driver diskettes 5 Install OS 2 and the software Device Driver Diskette Name ThinkPad Configuration program Utility Diskette for OS 2 Utility Diskette for DOS Personalization Utility Data Diskette I P...

Page 166: ...n on installing Boot Manager 1 Install DOS Windows and the ThinkPad Configuration program before installing OS 2 2 Install OS 2 by referring to the OS 2 documentation Pay attention to the following wh...

Page 167: ...river then click on OK 3 Open the OS 2 screen command prompt 4 Type A INSTALL2 and press Enter Follow the instructions on the screen Installing the PC Card Support Software for OS 2 To use PC Cards yo...

Page 168: ...INSTALL then press Enter 4 Select the source drive as A the drive name for the diskette drive of your computer The installation program shows Crystal Audio Pre Selected and hp2 IBM OPL3 FM MIDI Synthe...

Page 169: ...ures Diskette II into the diskette drive 3 Type as follows and press Enter A INSTALL2 S A T x tgt_dir B y where x is the target drive tgt_dir is the target directory and y is the boot drive where CONF...

Page 170: ...and Windows applications for ThinkPad Modem functions install the ThinkPad Modem software for both OS 2 and Windows To install the ThinkPad Modem software for OS 2 1 Start OS 2 then open the OS 2 scre...

Page 171: ...a full screen WIN OS 2 environment according to the procedure in Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 3 1 2 Check your WIN OS 2 Settings and modify them as follows referring to your OS...

Page 172: ...iguration program Utility Diskette for DOS Personalization PC Card support software CardSoft for DOS Audio device driver Audio Features Diskette for DOS Windows 3 1 CD ROM CD ROM Driver Diskette Insta...

Page 173: ...S To install the PC Card support software for DOS 1 Insert the CardWizard for Windows 3 1 Diskette into the diskette drive 2 At the DOS command prompt type A INSTALL and press Enter The installation w...

Page 174: ...ONFIG SYS Software Parameters in CONFIG SYS When the CD ROM device driver is installed in your computer the installation program UINSTALL EXE automatically modifies the CONFIG SYS file and AUTOEXEC BA...

Page 175: ...o CD or multisession discs you have to add the U parameter to the SMARTDRV line in the AUTOEXEC BAT file because photo CDs or multisession discs are not compatible with the SMARTDRV caches 3 To be abl...

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Page 177: ...2 0 171 Remote Program Load RPL 172 PreBoot eXecution Environment PXE 172 Wake on LAN 172 Waking Up from Suspend Mode by Incoming Call 173 Universal Management Agent 173 Asset ID EEPROM 174 Setting U...

Page 178: ...geability features already integrated into the client system and the network This chapter describes The system management features of your computer How to set up the system management features Intel W...

Page 179: ...e of the computers on a network DMI can be used to remotely track many types of information about networked computers including serial numbers memory attributes product specific characteristics of ins...

Page 180: ...network load associated with standard RPL is avoided PreBoot eXecution Environment PXE PreBoot eXecution Environment PXE technology enhances your PC s manageability by providing the capability to boot...

Page 181: ...from suspend mode do the following from Windows 98 or Windows 95 1 Open the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on Power Management and then Resume option 3 Put a check mark in the Resume on incomi...

Page 182: ...ins applications or solutions that provide additional management capabilities throughout the life cycle of networked system hardware with the goal of reducing TCO Asset ID EEPROM The essential compone...

Page 183: ...ation correctly and the Wake on LAN function of your computer is disabled in Easy Setup your computer is switched on when the server sends a wake signal to it Your computer s POST Power On Self Test r...

Page 184: ...beside Wake 5 Click on OK Setting Up for NetFinity Service If you have NetFinity Service 5 0 installed in the network and wish to use the Wake on LAN function do the following For Windows 95 systems A...

Page 185: ...Go to the Easy Setup menu 2 Click on the CONFIG icon The Configuration window appears 3 Click on the Network icon The Network window appears 4 Click on the Startup icon The Automatic Power On Startup...

Page 186: ...ent console The following requirements must be met however Update Flash from network must also be enabled See the following steps Your computer must be started over the LAN Your computer must be engag...

Page 187: ...mmed while it is in the computer and has replaced the ROM module on the system board in ThinkPad computers System programs are stored in a type of EEPROM module referred to as Flash memory The content...

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Page 189: ...d refer to the online help menu You can enter the following PS2 command options from the DOS command prompts on DOS Windows 3 1 Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 98 and OS 2 to set the features for your c...

Page 190: ...optional The default values are 0 lowercase Command elements in lowercase are optional For example entering PS2 SE OF and PS2 SErial OFf gives the same results PS2 Commands The following is a list of...

Page 191: ...CTRL Enable Disable ADDress 530 D38 E88 FF0 CD ROM Speed Set the CD ROM speed Note The default is Normal CDSPeed High Normal Silent Configuration Commands Display the interrupt level assignments Reser...

Page 192: ...ified this command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM commands SPeed Fixed Auto MAX Medium Slow AC DC Display Commands Set the screen expansion Disable the screen blanking...

Page 193: ...connector JStick Enable Disable Keyboard Function Commands Set the Fn key lock function Set the HVEXPansion command to on or off with the Fn F8 key combination Set the keyboard typematic speed Set th...

Page 194: ...n you are attaching a port replicator or a docking station to your computer DOCK Nosuspend Suspend Power Management Commands Enter hibernation mode Note Create the hibernation file using the HFILE com...

Page 195: ...imer when using battery power Set the timer to enter hibernation mode from suspend mode after the specified number of minutes Set the timer to enter suspend mode after the specified number of minutes...

Page 196: ...DC Set the timer when using battery power Note This command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM command Set the resume timer Note yyyy can be set from 1980 to 2079 Set the...

Page 197: ...battery condition occurs Note Create the hibernation file using the HFILE command before using the LB H command Enable or disable an incoming call PMode High Auto Custom AC DC DEFAULT LBattery Suspen...

Page 198: ...l Set the second IDE device in the UltraBay or docking station Set the third IDE device in the UltraBay or docking station Enable or disable the speaker indicator Help TURN OFF CPUPower Auto Disable P...

Page 199: ...punishment such as dropping or bumping Do not place heavy objects on your computer Do not spill liquids into your computer Do not use your computer in or near water to avoid the danger of electrical s...

Page 200: ...drop the external or removable hard disk diskette or CD ROM drive when it is outside your computer Do not press on the middle part of the diskette drive or CD ROM drive Do not insert a diskette at an...

Page 201: ...ur ThinkPad products with IBM refer to the Setup Guide This can help authorities return your computer to you if it is lost or stolen Registering your computer also enables IBM to notify you about poss...

Page 202: ...g tips can help you to extend the life of your battery If your battery is brand new and you are charging it for the first time it might not become fully charged due to the characteristics of the chemi...

Page 203: ...require rugged mobile computers that can withstand stresses For these applications IBM offers such computers not ThinkPad systems especially designed for mobile professionals who need a system for ma...

Page 204: ...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...

Page 205: ...evels 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...

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Page 207: ...ring the warranty period you might be responsible for repair costs if the product damage was due to misuse accident modification unsuitable physical or operating environment or improper maintenance Fo...

Page 208: ...t for the preinstalled operating system How to get service How to get overnight shipment of customer replaceable parts Please have the following information ready when you call Serial number of your c...

Page 209: ...to pick it up This service is available only in the U S and Canada Getting Help around the World If you make frequent overseas trips or you are residing abroad you can register with the International...

Page 210: ...nfiguration Preinstalled software OS 2 DOS and Windows Networking Communication Multimedia In addition the latest device driver updates are available The IBM Bulletin Board System BBS can be reached 2...

Page 211: ...name and presented targeted information selected specifically to meet your particular needs For example if you are a corporate ThinkPad user you might receive information on Microsoft Windows NT and r...

Page 212: ...Identifying system problems Interpreting documentation You can purchase this service for a single incident or for multiple incidents For more information about purchasing the Enhanced PC Support Orde...

Page 213: ...ing Support Line Services Ordering Support Line Services The Enhanced PC Support Line Client Support Line and Network and Server Support Line services are available for products on the Supported Produ...

Page 214: ...us infobrf For information on warranty extensions In the U S call 1 888 426 4343 In Canada call 1 800 465 7999 In other countries contact your IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative Obtaining I...

Page 215: ...lable for purchase from IBM For a list of publications available in your country In the U S Canada and Puerto Rico call 1 800 879 2755 In other countries contact your IBM authorized reseller or IBM ma...

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Page 221: ...ocode that contains such basic hardware operations as interactions with diskette drives hard disk drives and the keyboard bitmap graphics 1 A form of graphics in which all points on the display are di...

Page 222: ...expand the capabilities of the computer by providing additional PC Card slots and connectors double click To press and release a mouse button twice within a time frame defined by the user without movi...

Page 223: ...s KB or megabytes MB of information MHz Megahertz microcode One or more microinstructions used in a product as an alternative to hard wired circuitry to implement functions of a processor or other sys...

Page 224: ...d to attach such devices as display devices letter quality printers modems plotters and such pointing devices as light pens and mice it transmits data 1 bit at a time SRAM Static random access memory...

Page 225: ...ot manager OS 2 158 Bulletin Board System BBS 202 C CardSoft 85 CardSoft for DOS CardSoft mode 57 CardWizard for Windows 3 1 68 help 69 self check 68 CardWizard for Windows 95 help 62 PC Card properti...

Page 226: ...installing for OS 2 161 for Windows 3 1 155 for Windows NT 141 infrared port enabling 102 installing installing continued software 107 installing software for DOS 164 for OS 2 157 for Windows 3 1 149...

Page 227: ...Environment PXE 172 Prodigy 202 profile setting 203 PS2 command 181 audio setting 182 automatic power saving timer setting 188 beep on off 182 CD ROM speed setting 183 CPU clock control 190 CPU speed...

Page 228: ...ndby mode 33 stopping a PC Card for DOS 87 for OS 2 74 for Windows 95 61 for Windows NT 65 storage card device driver for OS 2 80 supervisor password 24 support line 203 205 suspend mode 34 considerat...

Page 229: ...or Windows 98 119 for Windows NT 145 virtual card services 73 W Wake on LAN 172 waking up from suspend mode 173 warranty and repair services 206 Wfm1 1a 170 Windows 3 1 installing 149 Windows 95 insta...

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