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Using the Battery Status Indicator

The battery status indicator shows the current status of the battery
pack (only when the battery is installed).

Compare the battery status indicator with the following table to
determine the condition of your battery.

Status

Condition

Green

Enough power remains for operation.

Orange

The battery pack is being charged.

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 suspend mode

when the AC Adapter is not connected.

Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack

Summary of Contents for ThinkPad 600

Page 1: ...uter 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 Savin...

Page 2: ...d 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 Questio...

Page 3: ...lling 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...

Page 4: ...or 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 th...

Page 5: ...Appendix B Using PS2 Commands 197 Appendix C Version Notice 207 Appendix D Trademarks 209 Index 211 Contents vii ...

Page 6: ...eign 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 viii IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 7: ... 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 Copyright IBM Corp 1998 1 ...

Page 8: ...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 impr...

Page 9: ...H3524 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 ...

Page 10: ...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...

Page 11: ...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 Setting the RingCentral Application for New Zealand 13 Caller ID Support 13 Copyright IBM Corp 1998 5 ...

Page 12: ...hould first connect your computer to the dosk then connect an external MIDI device to the docking station After docking your computer in the docking station you should enable this port using the ThinkPad Configuration program Your computer also has an audio chip that enables you to enjoy various multimedia audio features This audio chip provides the following features Recording and playing back of...

Page 13: ...suspend or hibernation mode If the computer enters suspend or hibernation mode data from a running audio program will be lost Using the 3D Sound Retrieval System SRS Function To use the SRS function do the following 1 Double click on the small speaker icon at the bottom right of the Windows desktop or Click on the Start button and then select Programs Accessories Multimedia and Volume Control The ...

Page 14: ... next step 3 Select Options on the upper left corner of the window 4 Select Properties The Properties window appears 5 Put a check mark on SRS and press OK You return to the Master Out window 6 Make sure that there is no check mark in the Mute check box in the SRS Balance column 7 Exit the Master Out window Now you can use the SRS function 8 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 15: ...mpression via MNP class 5 and V 42bis MNP class 5 for up to 2x data compression VoiceView Windows 95 only X2 protocol with data rates of 56 kbps Windows 95 and Windows NT only Facsimile fax modem functions Class 1 fax modem Class 2 fax modem G3 transfers ITU T T 4 T 30 operations ITU T V 27ter 2400 4800 bps send receive ITU T V 29 7200 9600 bps send receive ITU T V 17 14400 bps send receive You ca...

Page 16: ...in 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 country name in the Dialing Properties listing for Windows 95 For more information on the use of the internal modem in a specific country contact the IBM customer support center in that country You...

Page 17: ...ey use 2 Determine which 56 Kbps modem protocol your modem supports To view your modem s supported protocol do the following a Click on the Start button and select Programs and Modem or Modem Audio b Click on Modem c Choose Options from the Modem Status window then choose Settings The available transfer speeds are displayed The 56 Kbps protocol your modem supports is listed in parentheses followin...

Page 18: ...are not available in all locations or countries You must check with your ISP to determine if your area is capable of 56 Kbps transfer rates Telephony Features The ThinkPad modem with the associated software provides the following telephony features Industry standard modem support up to 33 6 Kbps Industry standard fax support up to 14 4 Kbps Computer telephony function support DTMF and pulse dialin...

Page 19: ...wering Ring Options from the RingCentral 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 Answering devices with caller ID support can be used only where the caller ID services is available currently only in the U S and Canada Chapter 2 Using Audio and Modem...

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Page 21: ...vides overall information about how to protect your computer from theft or unauthorized use To protect your computer you can use Passwords The Personalization Editor A mechanical Lock For more details see the User s Reference Copyright IBM Corp 1998 15 ...

Page 22: ...thout knowing the password nobody can change the configuration of the computer To use the password refer to the User s Reference Using the Personalization Editor With the Personalization Editor you can display such personal information as your name and address on the screen each time you power on your computer This feature helps you to identify your computer when identical computers are being used...

Page 23: ...ng selecting and implementing the locking devices and security features IBM makes no comments judgments or warranties about the function quality or performance of locking devices and security features Chapter 3 Protecting Your Computer 17 ...

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Page 25: ... Battery Pack 20 Charging the Battery Pack 20 Monitoring the Battery Status 20 Using the Battery Status Indicator 21 Using the Fuel Gauge Program 23 Saving Battery Power 24 Using the Power Management Modes 24 Customizing Power Management 28 Setting the Suspend Timer 28 Enabling Hibernation Mode 29 Considerations When Using a Power Management Mode 30 Considerations for Suspend Mode 30 Consideration...

Page 26: ...ry status indicator starts blinking If the battery pack has not been used for a long time Notes Before you charge the battery pack ensure that its temperature is at least 10 C 50 F If the battery pack has not been used for a long time it will not be fully charged with only a single charging You will have to completely discharge it then recharge it three to six times to maximize battery operating t...

Page 27: ...e condition of your battery Status Condition Green Enough power remains for operation Orange The battery pack is being charged 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 suspend mode when the AC Adapter is not connected Chapter 4 Using Your Computer ...

Page 28: ... the following actions To continue your work with 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 charged one See the User s Reference 2 Press the Fn key 3 Disconnect the AC Adapter from the computer If you do not take corrective actions within about 30 seconds the computer will enter suspend mode Do no...

Page 29: ... following window appears Notes The Current Power Mode icon depends on the power mode The Power Source icon depends on the power source is for the AC Adapter and is for battery pack The Duration of Remaining Power does not appear when the AC Adapter is connected You can 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 ...

Page 30: ... management modes Attention Do not enter suspend or hibernation mode when your computer is doing any of the following Playing or recording audio Playing a movie Playing a game Running any other multimedia application Stop these applications before entering suspend or hibernation mode Standby Mode In standby mode the LCD turns off Also if a power saving monitor Energy Star Monitor is in use when th...

Page 31: ...ing Windows 95 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the Power Management button 3 Select the Hibernation tab 4 Enable hibernation mode if it is disabled a Click on the Enable Hibernation button b Click on Create Now then Close 5 Select RediSafe 6 Click on OK Windows NT Windows 3 11 or OS 2 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the Power Management button 3 Select t...

Page 32: ...ows NT system that uses the NTFS file format the Windows NT default If you want to use hibernation mode you should reinstall Windows NT with the FAT file format You can set hibernation mode by doing any of the following Pressing the Fn F12 keys Selecting the Hibernation button in the Fuel Gauge program Notes You cannot enter hibernation mode when you are using the communication network Hibernation...

Page 33: ...etween them and battery power consumption Current Status Indicator Suspend Mode Power On Normal operation or standby mode Off Green Suspend mode Green Off Entering or resuming from suspend mode Blinking green On Power off or hibernation mode Off Off Chapter 4 Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack 27 ...

Page 34: ...elect the Power Mode tab The Power Mode window appears 4 Select Customized The bottom gray portion is displayed in black and you can specify the timeout value in minutes in the Suspend Timer box 5 Click on OK For Windows NT Windows 3 11 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 butt...

Page 35: ... 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 then OK For Windows NT Windows 3 11 or OS 2 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the Power Management button 3 Click on the Suspend Resume Options button The Suspend Resume Options window appears 4 Click...

Page 36: ...e When you resume normal operation the output might differ from what you expect because the device might be reset or lose its configuration settings Sometimes you might want to use the computer with the LCD closed for example when an external monitor and keyboard are used In such a case turn on the computer with the LCD closed or use the ThinkPad Configuration program to set the computer not to en...

Page 37: ...computer does not operate restart the application or computer If the computer is using one of the following IBM modem cards and detects an incoming call while in suspend mode the computer automatically resumes normal operation IBM 28 8 14 4 Data FAX Modem IBM PCMCIA Data FAX Modem IBM High Speed PCMCIA Data FAX Modem IBM Microelectronics 2 4 9 6 Data FAX Modem IBM Microelectronics 14 4 14 4 Data F...

Page 38: ...enter hibernation mode when a low battery condition occurs This can cause the battery operating time to be shorter than the time publicly stated Do not add or remove memory during hibernation mode If you do the computer resumes from hibernation mode without recognizing the changed memory size To ensure that the computer recognizes the correct memory size shut down then restart your operating syste...

Page 39: ...ng with communication application programs after the computer returns to normal operation Note If the communication links are still not reestablished remove and then reinstall the PC Card before restarting the system or application program Notes for Reinstalling or Installing the Operating System When you install an operating system install it with Advanced Power Management APM Also install the Th...

Page 40: ... current directory is Windows usually C WINDOWS 2 Type SETUP at the command prompt and press Enter The following appears Windows Setup If your computer or network appears on the Hardware Compatibility List with an asterisk next to it press F1 before continuing System Information Computer MS DOS System Display MagicGraph128XD 8 6 256 small font Mouse Microsoft or IBM PS 2 If MS DOS System with APM ...

Page 41: ... APM Display MagicGraph128XD 8 6 256 small font Mouse Microsoft or IBM PS 2 6 Press Enter to install APM 7 Restart the system to make APM effective Using Other Battery Saving Methods Another battery saving method 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 ba...

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Page 43: ... Software 42 Power Management 44 Using a PC Card in Windows 95 with CardWorks 45 Self Check 46 PC Card Information 47 Attributes 48 Resources 48 Drivers 49 Stopping the PC Card 50 Help 50 Using a PC Card in Windows NT with CardWizard 51 Self Check 52 PC Card Information 52 Attributes 53 Name 53 Stopping the PC Card 53 Help 54 Using ATA PC Cards 54 Power Management Support 54 Suspend Mode Support 5...

Page 44: ... PCMCIA ATA Card Device Driver 68 PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver 69 PCMCIA Storage Card Device Driver for OS 2 69 Formatting PCMCIA Storage Cards before Use 70 Using PCMCIA ATA Cards with Multiple Partitions 70 PCMCIA Storage Card Device Manager 70 OS 2 PCMCIA Storage API Device Driver 71 Flash Card Memory Technology Driver 71 Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card 72 Avoiding PC Card...

Page 45: ...nd explains how to use your PC Card in the operating system that you have installed PC Card Types Storage Cards An Advanced Technology 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 diskette in a diskette drive There are two types of ATA card The ATA ha...

Page 46: ...ailable 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 services digital network ISDN card is used to connect your computer to the ISDN network SCSI Cards A small computer system interface SCSI card connects your computer to a SCSI device For example it enable...

Page 47: ...tion for the ZV Card The ZV Card enables you to write video data directly to an input port of the graphics controller Some video related cards are considered ZV Cards Video capture card MPEG card The ZV Card cannot be used without a PC Card device driver and a display device driver 2 Zoomed Video ZV is a connection between a PC Card and your computer that allows the card to write video data direct...

Page 48: ...ing off the computer See the PC Card support software section of the each operating system to see how to stop the PC Card PC Card Support Software ThinkPad PC Card support software enables you to use a PC Card as soon as you insert it into the ThinkPad computer Each operating system has its own ThinkPad PC Card support software as follows Windows 95 OSR2 CardWorks for Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Car...

Page 49: ...port software searches for the corresponding card service device driver The device driver requests the PC Card support software to allocate such system resources as memory space I O port and IRQ If these resources are available the support software recognizes the PC Card and you can use it If there is a resource conflict you need to change either the resources or the system configuration Either Ch...

Page 50: ...Fn F4 Hibernation Request Fn F12 AC Power Battery Power AC Power Battery Power Modem or Network Supported Supported N A Supported Other Supported Supported Supported Supported Note Standby mode is always accepted For more information about the PC Card support software go to the appropriate section according to the following table CardWorks for Windows 95 OSR2 Using a PC Card in Windows 95 with Car...

Page 51: ...ation about your PC Card Capability to stop Stopping the PC Card If you remove the PC Card from your computer sometimes you need to stop the PC Card Help Help You can get help for most of the windows CardWorks provides two modes for using a PC Card Plug and Play mode You can use the PC Card in this mode when the device driver of the card is supported by Windows 95 CardSoft mode You can use the PC ...

Page 52: ...ck 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 memory conflicts If there are any problems click on Wizard Each time you click on the Wizard button a series of self checks is run to assure that all necessary components are installed and working prop...

Page 53: ...ties 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 window by clicking on it 2 Click on View in the menu bar of the window 3 Click on Properties in the pop up menu The PC Card Properties window appears The window provides the following information At...

Page 54: ...he charge status of the SRAM Card battery Write protect The write protect status either enabled or disabled File system The file system used by the PC storage or hard disk card Port The communication port used by this PC modem card Resources Note Some resource information is not relevant to all types of PC Cards These nonrelevant resources are displayed as Not Applicable IRQ The interrupt request ...

Page 55: ...ove from the Plug and Play hardware list If this item is enabled checked you can delete the Plug and Play device driver assigned to a card This applies only if the card is handled by Windows 95 Plug and Play mode Later when you reinsert the same PC Card CardWorks configures the card as if it were the first insertion Memory Card Utility This item appears only if you insert an SRAM card or a Flash m...

Page 56: ...er invoking stop you cannot stop another card until the first stop has either completed or failed You can stop a card as follows 1 Click on the right button on the CardWizard window A pop up menu appears Note The stop option 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...

Page 57: ...topping the PC Card If you remove the PC Card from your computer sometimes you need to stop the PC Card Help Help You can get help for most of the windows Note Multifunction PC Cards are not supported in CardWizard for Windows NT To start the CardWizard for Windows NT do as follows 1 Start Windows NT 4 0 2 Click on Start 3 Select Programs 4 Click on CardWizard for Windows NT The menu bar for the C...

Page 58: ...ecessary 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 PC Card problems Even if CardWizard cannot automatically solve a problem it can pinpoint the problem exactly so that you or a technical support engineer can fix the problem more easily PC Card Informatio...

Page 59: ...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 freeze or data might be lost if a PC Card is removed before it is stopped Note You can stop only one card at a time After invoking stop you cannot stop another card until the first stop is either completed or fails To stop a card click on...

Page 60: ... 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 provides support for power management Power management is a function to conserve the battery life of your computer Battery power is conserved when your computer enters suspend mode Then many devices are po...

Page 61: ...t stop the suspend event altogether You are expected to follow the instructions given before entering suspend mode There is also a critical suspend where your computer is automatically 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 from critical suspend C...

Page 62: ... SystemSoft Tools on the Program Manager panel 3 Double click on CardWizard The CardWizard window appears You can see up to date information about the PC Card slots in your computer in the window The first line shows the card name The second line shows the manufacturer The third line shows the card s function or type If you have a multifunction card installed you will see up to two functions at a ...

Page 63: ...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 right CardWizard displays a message suggesting that you click on the Wizard button to correct the problem Card Not Recognized On the left CardWizard shows a question mark and any available card manufac...

Page 64: ... to run the ATAINIT command from the DOS prompt Then you 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 the MCFORMAT command MCFORMAT enables you to perform the following actions easily Create and format a new partition Format an existing partition Er...

Page 65: ...signs drive letters to each partition on a memory card to allow each partition to be accessed as if it were another hard disk drive You can display the drive letters it reserves at system boot or by entering the following at the DOS prompt from within the directory containing the CardWizard files MTDDRV If the first available letter is F MTDDRV reserves drive letter F for your first PC Card slot a...

Page 66: ...s for local hard disks or ATA cards For example if you have a network drive that is normally drive F and you install MTDDRV the network drive will no longer be assigned drive letter F on your system As a result you might have to modify the drive letters in any network batch files that you use For example if you have a network batch file that loads your network login files from drive F and MTDDRV h...

Page 67: ...u to use the DOS PC 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 expect To use Virtual Card Services with a DOS object do the following 1 Move the mouse pointer to the DOS object icon then click the right mouse button 2 Click on Properties 3 Click on...

Page 68: ...ard To see the supported PC Cards by PC Card Director click on 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 Card Standard 1995 or the PCMCIA Card Services Standard Release 2 1 Follow the instructions in your PC Card manual to install the driver To ...

Page 69: ... have to install the device driver supplied with it When you install PC Card Director a BASEDEV statement such as the following is added to the CONFIG 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 Cards list in the Auto Configurator Utility window Sele...

Page 70: ... the PC Card Director window 2 Select the PC Card you want to delete from Selected Cards in the Auto Configurator Utility window 3 Click on the Delete button 4 Click on the Save button Changing the Registered 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 b...

Page 71: ...n the Cancel button Changing the Resource Information for the PC Card 1 Double click on the Auto Configurator Utility icon in the PC Card Director window 2 Select the PC Card you want to change from the left list box in the Auto Configurator Utility 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 Mem...

Page 72: ... 5 Click on the OK button and save the changes To cancel the changes click on the Cancel button Updating the CONFIG SYS File For PC Card Director to work correctly the PC Card device drivers must be registered in the CONFIG SYS file These drivers are automatically registered in the CONFIG SYS file when you install PC Card Director following the instructions in Chapter 8 Installing Software The fol...

Page 73: ...e driver DEVICE C THINKPAD PCM2SRAM SYS SRAM card device driver BASEDEV OS2PCARD DMD Storage Card Device Manager Example of using an ATA card and a Flash card BASEDEV PCM2ATA ADD DM ATA card device driver DEVICE C THINKPAD FLSH2MTD SYS Flash Card Memory Technology driver DEVICE C THINKPAD PCMSSDIF SYS Storage API device driver DEVICE C THINKPAD PCM2FLSH SYS Flash card device driver BASEDEV OS2PCAR...

Page 74: ...age Card Device Manager OS2PCARD DMD must be added after the Power Management Support driver ICPMOS2 SYS in the CONFIG SYS file If you do not have the Power Management Support driver the Storage Card Device Manager must be added at the end of the CONFIG SYS file Parameters for the OS 2 PCMCIA ATA Card Device Driver The following are the parameters and their explanations of the OS 2 PCMCIA ATA card...

Page 75: ...E 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 ATA card enters standby mode only when your ATA card supports standby mode If this parameter is not specified standby mode for the ATA card is disabled MDRV n Specifies the number of extra drives that can be used in addition to the number of PC Card s...

Page 76: ... program by choosing the drive icon Using PCMCIA ATA Cards with Multiple Partitions The device driver 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 PCMCIA ATA Card Mount utility to assign a drive letter to it PCMCIA Storage Card Device Manager OS2PCARD DMD ...

Page 77: ...from the CONFIG SYS file that describes the Storage API device driver DEVICE drive directory PCMSSDIF SYS Flash Card Memory Technology Driver This driver is used to read and write to a Flash card It is used by the OS2 Flash card driver PCM2FLSH SYS The following is a line from the CONFIG SYS file that describes the Flash Card Memory Technology driver DEVICE drive directory FLSH2MTD SYS Memory Tech...

Page 78: ...urces that you want to use for the PC Card Then change the settings for the device by using for example the setup programs For more information refer to the manuals supplied with your computer If your PC Card is enabled by a PC Card enabler you can change the resources assigned to the PC Card by changing the parameters in the PC Card enabler or you can change the settings in the configuration file...

Page 79: ... is set to Ready the resources used for that PC Card are displayed Refer to the manuals supplied with the system or option adapters to check that the resources for the devices in the system or for the option adapters do not conflict with the resources for the IRQ level I O port address or memory window of the PC Card If you are using OS 2 Warp you can check the assigned system resources using RMVI...

Page 80: ...To change the configuration file for the network cards refer to the manuals or README files of the PC Cards or network drivers 74 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 81: ...rmation This section describes how to use the CardSoft commands as well as the Configuration utility to help you configure and manage PC Cards on your system Note These commands are active in the directory where CardSoft resides CARDINFO CARDINFO scans the PC Card slots on your computer and shows information about them It also shows any warnings or error messages that might have occurred when Card...

Page 82: ... letter for your ATA hard disk or ATA Flash disk card You need to know the latest error that occurred for an inserted card Running CARDINFO To run CARDINFO type the commands with one of the following commands and press Enter CARDINFO Displays the card information The information similar to the following is displayed Slot 1 Function Manufacturer TDK Product Name DF2814 DATA FAX MODEM Device Type Mo...

Page 83: ...C Card slots Note S is the parameter that specifies the slot You can turn on power to only the specified slot with this parameter F is the parameter that specifies the function You can turn on power to only the specified function with this parameter CARDINFO Displays information about CARDINFO switches Using the Configuration Utility The Configuration utility CONFIG EXE modifies the CARDID INI and...

Page 84: ...lar field position the cursor in the field or highlight the field and then press F1 or click on the Help button if it is available Running the Configuration Utility From the DOS prompt C type CONFIG and press Enter The following menus are available from this window File Edit Configuration Save Configuration Exit Utility Resource Allocation Display Color Monochrome LCD To access a pull down menu cl...

Page 85: ...ivers are always required DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT ATADRV EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT MTDDRV EXE Formatting or Intializing a Card Attention Make sure you are using the correct drive letter when formatting or initializing your ATA card because any information on the specified drive is erased Formatting an ATA Card To format an ATA card 1 Type the following command FORMAT drive_letter U Note drive_letter...

Page 86: ...hysical parameters number of sectors cylinders and so on to use and then initializes the card To initialize the card do as follows 1 Type the following command ATAINT drive_letter Note drive_letter is the actual drive letter For example if your ATA card has been assigned drive letter D you should type ATAINIT D 2 Press Enter to accept the displayed information If you want to specify a drive parame...

Page 87: ...r for slot number 1 Drive F is partition number for slot number 2 Drive G is partition number for slot number 3 Drive H is partition number for slot number 4 This example shows a system with four PC Card slots configured for one partition per card You can use the memory card in your first PC Card slot slot 1 in this example as drive letter E The number of drive letters listed depends on the number...

Page 88: ...t your memory card type the following and press Enter FORMAT drive_letter drive_letter is the actual drive letter For more instructions on using FORMAT see your DOS user s guide 82 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 89: ...to 15 That is there are 16 values that can be assigned for IRQs Sometimes Windows 95 does not allocate the resources correctly because the resource might already be allocated to another device This 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 their...

Page 90: ...er operating system the CMOS status and the hardware settings might not remain consistent and the devices sharing an IRQ might become unusable It is recommended that you use the system in its default IRQ status unless you must have the IRQ shared for example 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...

Page 91: ... an IRQ do the following 1 Click on Start Programs ThinkPad and ThinkPad Configuration 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 Resources tab 7 Click on the Automatic Settings and remove the check mark 8 Select Basic Configuration 0001 9 Scroll the Resour...

Page 92: ...o 6 Diskette 7 Parallel port 8 Real time clock 9 Not used 10 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 the docking stations The values in parentheses are alternate values that are selectable from the ThinkPad Configuration program or from an ...

Page 93: ...n the docking station 0170 0177 and 0376 0377 01E0 01E7 and 03E6 03E7 01E8 01EF and 03EE 03EF or 0168 016F and 036E 036F None None None Infrared port 4 3 or disabled 03F8 03FF 02F8 02FF 02E8 02EF or 03E8 03EF None 0 and 3 or disabled ISA adapter card option card in the docking station Refer to the manual shipped with the adapter card Joystick port None 0201 None None Keyboard 1 0060 and 0064 None ...

Page 94: ...C Card type Dependent on the PC Card type Dependent on the PC Card type None PCI adapter card option card in the docking station Refer to the manual shipped with the adapter card PCMCIA controller 11 03E0 03E1 CC000 CCFFF and CD000 CEFFF None Real time clock 8 0070 0071 None None SCSI controller in the docking station Automatically set by the system None None None Serial port Disabled Disabled Non...

Page 95: ...0F47 None 0 1 3 Note The I O addresses in parentheses are used also when ECP is enabled as the printer operating mode from the ThinkPad Configuration program When you enable ECP as the printer operating mode from the ThinkPad Configuration program you must select one value from the four selections including disabled When you use Windows 95 OSR2 do not assign this I O addresses Chapter 6 Resolving ...

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Page 97: ... 109 LCD Problems 113 An Indicator Problem 114 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 ...

Page 98: ...lanking 93 How to set the infrared port 94 How to set the serial port 94 How to switch the TrackPoint and mouse 95 How to set the display resolution 96 How to set the external monitor 96 How to maximize the battery life 97 How to install the operation system 98 How to use the Recovery CD 98 92 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 99: ... Infrared Note You can also open the ThinkPad Configuration program as follows 1 Click on Start 2 Move the cursor on Programs ThinkPad then click on ThinkPad Configuration My screen keeps blanking when I do not want it to How do I stop this You can disable any system timers such as the LCD turnoff timer or the power management mode timers with the ThinkPad Configuration program 1 Start the ThinkPa...

Page 100: ...u check your infrared port and it is already enabled you can use it immediately without changing any settings After your infrared port is enabled you can use it as a communication port If it does not work properly you might have a problem with your communication software or the device that you are trying to communicate with Check the online help system for your communication software if the other ...

Page 101: ...ation software if the cable and attached device appear to be working properly How can I use an external mouse when I am at my desk but then use the TrackPoint when I am away from my desk The TrackPoint has an auto disable setting that disables it when you power on or restart the computer with an external mouse attached When you want to enable the TrackPoint remove the external mouse then restart t...

Page 102: ...as follows 1 Double click on My Computer Control Panel then Display 2 Click on the Properties button The Display Properties window appears 3 Click on the Settings tab 4 Click on Advanced Properties 5 Click on Monitor 6 Click on the Change button 7 Select Show All Devices 8 Select Manufacturers and Models in the next window 9 Click on OK then Close 10 Set Color palette and Desktop area in the Displ...

Page 103: ...lash in unison Recharge the battery completely before using the battery is fully charged when the AC Adapter is plugged in and the battery LED is green For a new battery or a battery that you have not used recently 1 Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted until the battery and power LEDs flash in unison 2 Recharge completely before using the battery is fully charged when the AC Ad...

Page 104: ...w operating system do the following Print the software installation section of the Chapter 8 Installing Software Make backup diskettes of the device drivers and applications for your new operating system with the Diskette Factory See the User s Reference Make a DOS system diskette that has the DOS FDISK COM and FORMAT COM utilities and the CD ROM device driver for DOS How do I use the Recovery CD ...

Page 105: ...cursor to Settings and Control Panel Then click on Control Panel 2 Double click on System 3 Click on the Device Manager tab and double click on CD ROM 4 Click on the CD ROM drive name under the CD ROM then click on the Properties button 5 Click on the Settings tab and remove the check mark from the Auto insert notification check box in Option by clicking on it 6 Click on OK and restart the compute...

Page 106: ...ting 6 Open the ThinkPad Configuration program 7 Set the COM port as desired 8 Restart the system For Windows NT For Windows NT 4 0 hibernation is not supported if the drive is formatted by NTFS For more information refer to the following Web site http www pc ibm com thinkpad 100 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 107: ...em Troubleshooting Charts 2 If you can t solve the problem run a test and make sure the hardware and the device drivers are OK Testing Your Computer 3 Note the error code and have the computer serviced User s Reference When you accidentally lose or damage software in your computer Recover it by using the either of Customization CD the Recovery CD or the Diskette Factory User s Reference Chapter 7 ...

Page 108: ...108 Suspend or hibernation problems 109 LCD problems 113 An Indicator problem 114 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 ...

Page 109: ...d turn off the computer No Select the Reset icon 6 Is an operating system installed Yes Go to step 8 No Install the operating system in your computer 7 After you install the operating system turn off the computer 8 Turn on the computer If the same message appears have the computer serviced I99xxxxx except the above I999030x errors Have the computer serviced 111 docking station error If you are usi...

Page 110: ... the hibernation file Have the computer serviced 225 unsupported memory The installed DIMM is not supported Note The ThinkPad 600 computer supports SDRAM only It does not support EDO DRAM 2xx memory error Make sure that the DIMM option is correctly installed 30x keyboard error Make sure that no object is placed on the keyboard or on the external keyboard if you have one Power off the computer and ...

Page 111: ... power on password prompt A power on password or supervisor password is set Type the correct password and press Enter to use the computer see the User s Reference If the power on password is not accepted a supervisor password might have been set Type the supervisor password and press Enter If you still have a problem have the computer serviced The hard disk password prompt A hard disk password is ...

Page 112: ...solution VGA mode the screen image might look slightly distorted or might appear smaller than the display size This is to maintain compatibility with other DOS applications To expand the screen image to the same size as the actual screen start the ThinkPad Configuration program and click on LCD then select the Screen expansion function The image might still look slightly distorted Note You can use...

Page 113: ... on Turn on the power switch again for confirmation If a power on password is set press any key to display the power on password prompt and then type the correct password and press Enter see the User s Reference If the power on password does not appear the brightness control might be set to minimum brightness Adjust the brightness If the screen still remains blank have the computer serviced The sc...

Page 114: ... normal operation The cursor might drift when you are not using the TrackPoint during normal operation This is a normal characteristic of the TrackPoint and is not a defect Cursor drifting might occur for several seconds under the following conditions When the computer is turned on When the computer resumes normal operation When the TrackPoint is pressed for a long time When the temperature change...

Page 115: ...se cable or the external keyboard serviced Suspend or Hibernation Problems Problem Action The computer enters suspend mode automatically The computer enters suspend mode automatically when the processor temperature reaches a certain level This is not a defect Performance degrades when the computer gets hot during use The processor speed might decrease under the following conditions Use in a hot en...

Page 116: ...or hibernation mode If no external monitor is attached when the computer resumes the LCD remains blank and output is not displayed This restriction does not depend on the resolution value Your computer does not enter suspend or hibernation mode Check if the suspend or hibernation mode is disabled If you are using the AC Adapter and your computer is connected to a network do the following For Windo...

Page 117: ...on My Computer Control Panel and System 2 Click on the Device Manager tab 3 Click on the mark of CD ROM 4 Double click on the CD ROM drive name 5 Click on the Setting tab 6 Remove the check mark from Auto insertion notification Windows 95 no longer detects the CD ROM insertion automatically For Windows NT The computer does not enter suspend mode by the timer if you enable the CD ROM AutoRun featur...

Page 118: ...ication program and then remove the PC Card or turn off power to the PC Card slot using the Control Panel For Windows NT Note You must format your hard disk with the FAT format system to use hibernation mode in Windows NT When you format your hard disk with NTFS the Windows NT default format you will not be able to use hibernation mode 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on Power Ma...

Page 119: ...s 95 Click on Properties For Windows NT Click on Advanced 4 Make sure that the setting in the next window is correct 5 Click on OK Incorrect characters appear on the screen Did you install the operating system or application program correctly If they are installed and configured correctly have the computer serviced The screen stays on even after you power off your computer Press the reset switch w...

Page 120: ...rn off the computer 2 Make sure that the over discharged battery pack is in the computer 3 Connect the AC Adapter to the computer and let it charge If the battery pack cannot be fully charged in 24 hours use a new battery pack Your computer shuts down before the battery status indicator shows empty or Your computer operates after the battery status indicator shows empty Repeat discharging and char...

Page 121: ...ROM tray does not open even if you press the CD ROM eject button Insert a pin into the CD ROM emergency eject hole and eject the CD ROM tray The compact disc cannot be read Make sure that The compact disc is not dirty If it is clean it with a CD ROM cleaner kit The compact disc is not defective If it is try another compact disc The compact disc is placed in the tray with the label side up The comp...

Page 122: ... is a substitute for them Incorrect data is sent between your computer and a communicating device Make sure that The distance and angle between your computer and the device is within the set range The communication speeds are the same There are no other devices that radiate infrared rays such as remote controlled devices or wireless headphones near your computer or the communicating device You are...

Page 123: ... one and run the diagnostic test see the Testing Your Computer The telephone cable configuration is not correct for your application The telephone cable is defective The telephone is defective The audio cable configuration is not correct for your application The audio cable is defective The audio equipment is defective A Universal Serial Bus USB Problem Problem Cause and Action A device connected ...

Page 124: ...ws 95 The operating system may be sharing the same IRQ levels as your modem The ThinkPad modem software might not work under these conditions You must cancel the IRQ shared condition to use the modem Refer to Chapter 6 Resolving System Resource Conflicts on page 83 to cancel the IRQ shared condition 118 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 125: ...m The OEM Mig 33 6 Data Fax VOD Modem is highlighted 2 Click on Properties not Dialing Properties 3 Click on the Connection tab 4 If there is a check mark in the Wait for dial tone before dialing box click and remove it 5 Click on Advanced 6 If there is a check mark in the Use error control box click and remove it 7 Add a check mark to the Use flow control by clicking on the box and make sure that...

Page 126: ...urces assigned to the PC Card click on Status in the Easy Setup program A system resource conflict occurred when a PC Card was used Refer to Chapter 6 Resolving System Resource Conflicts The system cannot start from the PC Card To start from PC Card do as follows 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on the UltraBay button 3 Remove the check mark from Enable Hot Warm Swapping of Ultra...

Page 127: ...em is in the window 3 Click on Properties not Dialing Properties 4 Click on the Connection tab 5 Remove the check mark in the Wait for dial tone before dialing box if it is checked 6 Click on Advanced 7 If there is a check mark in the Use error control box click and remove it 8 Add a check mark to the Use flow control by clicking on the box and make sure that the Hardware RTS CTS is selected 9 Clo...

Page 128: ...driver for the card In Windows 95 the PC Card must have an INF file associated with it Your PC Card supports PCMCIA Release 2 0 2 01 and 2 10 Refer to the manual that came with your PC Card If your PC Card does not support those release of PCMCIA you cannot use PC Card Director Contact your PC Card supplier Your PC Card is working by following the diagnostic instructions for your PC Card if any Th...

Page 129: ...5 for the PCI device setting 4 Click on OK The MIDI port of the docking station does not work To enable the MIDI port of a docking station use the ThinkPad Configuration program Make sure that the MIDI port is enabled by doing the following 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on MIDI Port 3 Confirm that the MIDI port is enabled If not click on Enable then click on OK 4 Close the Thi...

Page 130: ...s not work run the tests described in the printer manual If the tests show that the printer is OK have the computer serviced External Monitor Problems Problem Action The external monitor is blank Do the following 1 Connect the external monitor to another computer to make sure it works 2 Reconnect the external monitor to your computer 3 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 4 Click on External D...

Page 131: ... window The screen is unreadable or distorted Make sure that The ThinkPad display driver is installed correctly by doing the following 1 Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel 2 Double click on Control Panel and then Display 3 Select the Settings tab in the Display Properties window 4 Click on Advanced Properties The Adapter Driver Information window appears Make sure tha...

Page 132: ...address or interrupt level IRQ DMA channel conflict To see the system resource status start the ThinkPad Configuration program and click on the respective device buttons If the test program for the option did not find the problem have the computer and option serviced An IBM option that used to work no longer works Make sure that The option is securely connected to your computer The option passes i...

Page 133: ...inkPad Configuration program 2 Click on Serial Port 3 Select Enable 4 Click on Device Manager 5 Set up the port in the Device Manager window 6 Click on OK For Windows NT 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program 2 Click on Serial Port 3 Select Enable then select COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 4 Click on OK Chapter 7 Solving Computer Problems 127 ...

Page 134: ...ng Software Other Problems Problem Cause or Action The computer locks or does not accept any input Your computer might lock when it enters suspend mode during a communication operation Disable the suspend timer when you are working on the network When you turn on the computer with OS 2 Warp installed make sure no compact disc CD is in the CD ROM drive If there is remove the CD turn off the compute...

Page 135: ... MEM C to review your DOS memory usage occasionally 2 Unload any unnecessary drivers from the CONFIG SYS file For example unload printer drivers if you do not use a printer 3 Reconfigure the UMB upper memory block using the DEVICEHIGH statement 4 Use the multiple configuration setup for DOS refer to the documents supplied with DOS For Windows 3 11 1 Try the same actions as described for DOS 2 Unlo...

Page 136: ...ppears Date Time Password Easy Setup Start up Test Restart Config BIOS part number Date System unit serial number System board serial number Microprocessor nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnn Pentium Process nnnnnnn 12 31 96 You will hear a short beep If you are not sure whether you heard a beep press Fn PgUp a few times to make the speaker volume loud Turn off the computer and try again If you still don...

Page 137: ...h the keyboard or the pointing device during the test If you cannot go to the next menu have the computer serviced If an X appears to the left of a device with an error code below it make a note of the error code and have the computer serviced Chapter 7 Solving Computer Problems 131 ...

Page 138: ...User s Reference for general information Windows 95 or Windows NT users without a CD ROM drive You need to recover a lost or damaged device driver Use the Diskette Factory on your hard disk drive See the User s Reference for general information about using Diskette Factory You need to recover reinstall a lost or damaged software application Use the Diskette Factory on your hard disk drive Note Som...

Page 139: ...ing 1 Click on Start 2 Move the cursor to Programs and ThinkPad then click on Diskette Factory 3 Click on the tab at the top corresponding to the operating system you are using 4 Click on the diskette group for the backup copy that you want to make Notes You can select more than one group by clicking while pressing Ctrl The number of the diskettes required is shown beside the diskette group You do...

Page 140: ...diskettes of any software application or hardware device driver This is the fastest way to install a lot of applications and device drivers This program is designed for the system administrator Online User s Guide In case you do not have the online user s guide on your hard disk drive you always have a copy on your ThinkPad Customization CD CD ROM Help This contains an overview of CD ROM functions...

Page 141: ...r 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 Using the Display Driver for an External Monitor 154 Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows NT 155 Installing the Audio Device...

Page 142: ...g 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...

Page 143: ...ame time Your computer supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 95 Installing Software for Windows 95 Microsoft Windows NT Version 4 0 Installing Software for Windows NT Microsoft Windows 3 11 Installing Software for Windows Version 3 11 IBM OS 2 Warp 4 Installing Software for OS 2 Warp 4 DOS PC DOS 7 0 Installing Software for DOS Chapter 8 Installing Software 137 ...

Page 144: ...OSR2 OEM Service Release Version 2 1 OSR2 1 The OSR0 is an off the shelf version of Windows 95 and is available at any retail store The OSR1 can be downloaded from the Microsoft Internet home page http www microsoft com The OSR2 1 is available only as preloaded versions Since your computer incorporates several new devices that were not available when these versions of Windows 95 were announced tak...

Page 145: ...er System 4 00 950 means that it is Windows 95 OSR0 4 00 950a means that it is Windows 95 OSR1 4 00 950B means that it is Windows 95 OSR2 or OSR2 1 Overall Procedure 1 Have the Windows 95 installation package in hand 2 Back up your software and personal data files on the hard disk 3 Create the installation diskettes of the device drivers using the Diskette Factory program preloaded on the hard dis...

Page 146: ...ase Version and the Service Pack Version 1 In addition some new files must be incorporated at the time of installation Installing the Windows 95 OSR0 or the OSR1 1 Create a Windows 95 supplementary diskette using the Diskette Factory program refer to the User s Reference 2 Make sure there is enough space in the hard disk to store the cabinet files and the installation programs the required space m...

Page 147: ... to complete the installation 9 If required install the Service Pack Version 1 available from the Microsoft Internet home page 10 If required remove all the files in the temporary directory and then remove the directory itself after you complete the installation to free the space on the hard disk Installing the Windows 95 OSR2 or OSR2 1 If you don t have a CD ROM of the Windows 95 OSR2 1 you can i...

Page 148: ...dows 95 supplementary diskette into the diskette drive 6 Copy the updated files in the Windows 95 supplementary diskette to the temporary directory For example enter the following at the DOS prompt COPY A OSR2INF tgt_drv tgt_dir COPY A CARDBUS tgt_drv tgt_dir where tgt_drv is the drive letter and tgt_dir is the temporary directory that you made in step 3 7 Install the operating system by entering ...

Page 149: ...DEM VXD UNIMODEM BAK REN UNIMDM TSP UNIMDM BAK 16 Copy the new file by entering COPY A UNIMODEM Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 95 Note Only the Windows 95 OSR2 supports the ThinkPad Configuration program To install the ThinkPad Configuration program for Windows 95 1 Start Windows 95 2 Insert the ThinkPad Utility Diskette for Windows 95 into the diskette drive 3 Click on ...

Page 150: ...into the diskette drive and click on OK 9 Click on NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD XD then click on OK 10 Click on Close 11 Select your screen parameters from the color palette desktop area and font size then click on Close If you have not specified the type of monitor you want to use your new settings might not function correctly When you are prompted to specify a monitor select Yes if you want to use ...

Page 151: ...desktop area and font size then click on Close 10 Follow the instructions on the screen Windows 95 prompts you to restart Windows 95 to make the display driver change effective Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 95 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 button pops o...

Page 152: ...message Windows 95 found an unknown device Insert the Audio Features Diskette for Windows 95 Disk 1 and follow the instructions on the screen 8 When the computer prompts you to install the manufacturer s diskette during the startup of Windows 95 insert the Audio Features Diskette for Windows 95 into the diskette drive Follow the instructions on the screen The MIDI serial port connector is availabl...

Page 153: ... if there is one and prepares for the new registration After you restart your computer you see the message Windows 95 found an unknown device Insert the ThinkPad Modem Disk 1 for Windows 95 SETUP DSK and follow the instructions on the screen The ThinkPad Modem installation window appears and prompts you to enter the destination directory for the software If the default directory is OK press Enter ...

Page 154: ...with the IBM PS 2 TrackPoint Version 4 0 or later For earlier versions no special software is needed Note Read the README file in the diskette and make sure you install the latest version To install the TrackPoint driver for Windows 95 1 Start Windows 95 2 Insert the TrackPoint Driver Diskette for Windows 95 Windows NT into the diskette drive 3 Click on Start 4 Click on Settings and Control Panel ...

Page 155: ... a computer on which DOS and Windows had been already installed you need to disable the DOS and Windows CD ROM device drivers to use the correct Windows 95 generic ATAPI CD ROM device driver To disable the DOS and Windows CD ROM device drivers 1 Start Windows 95 and go to the MS DOS command prompt 2 Open the CONFIG SYS file with your text editor then find the following line DEVICE C xxxxxx IBMTPCD...

Page 156: ...stalled the CD ROM device driver If you cannot find the line quit the file and go to step 6 5 Comment out the line to change it as follows REM C xxxxxx MSCDEX EXE D TPCD 1 M 15 If the line is already commented out quit the file and go to the next step 6 Exit the DOS command prompt then reboot the system 150 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 157: ...eatures Diskette III for Windows NT PC Card support software CardWizard for Windows NT Audio device driver Audio Features Diskette for Windows NT ThinkPad Modem software ThinkPad Modem for Windows NT Infrared device driver Infrared Features Diskette II TrackPoint driver TrackPoint Driver Diskette for Windows 95 Windows NT IDE driver IDE Driver Diskette Installing Microsoft Windows NT Before instal...

Page 158: ...en Using a network server You can install Windows NT on multiple computers by first copying the Windows NT master source files to a shared drive on a network server After connecting your computer to a network 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...

Page 159: ...rive then click on OK A selection list appears listing the display device 7 From the display devices in the selection list select NeoMagic MagicGraph 128ZV XD and click on OK The message You are about to install a third party driver appears on the screen 8 Click on Yes then follow the instructions on the screen 9 Restart Windows NT to make the change effective After you restart Windows NT the disp...

Page 160: ...llowing 1 Start Windows NT and log on with the user ID authorized as an administrator When the OS Loader V4 00 window appears prompting you to select the operating system change the screen to CRT only mode by pressing the Fn F7 key combination 2 Log on to Windows NT Windows NT starts on the CRT screen 3 Double click on My Computer Control Panel and Display 4 In the Display Properties window click ...

Page 161: ...your system is connected to a network log off before starting installation 2 You must install the Windows NT Service Pack before you install CardWizard To install the PC Card support software for Windows NT you must be logged on to Windows NT as administrator 1 Remove any PC Cards that are in the slot 2 Insert the CardWizard for Windows NT Diskette in the diskette drive 3 Be sure to read the READM...

Page 162: ...files select new 7 Press OK in the CrystalWare Configuration panel When the installation program prompts you restart Windows NT to make the change effective Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows NT To install the ThinkPad Modem software for Windows NT 1 Start Windows NT and insert the ThinkPad Modem for Windows NT Disk 1 in the diskette drive 2 Select Run from the Start menu 3 Type A ...

Page 163: ... Unimodem facility of Windows NT such as HyperTerminal or Dial Up Networking 1 In Windows NT click on Start select Settings and then select Control Panel 2 Double click on the Modems icon 3 Do the following If you do not already have a modem installed you immediately see the Install New Modem window If you already have a modem installed click on the Add button to open the Install New Modem window ...

Page 164: ...th the user ID authorized as an administrator 2 Click on Start and Run 3 Insert the Infrared Features Diskette II into the diskette drive 4 Type A INSTALL and press Enter Follow the instructions on the screen 5 Restart the computer After the installation COM 1 IRQ 4 and I O address X 3F8 are assigned for the infrared port To enable the infrared port as COM 1 use the ThinkPad Configuration program ...

Page 165: ...Configuring the Infrared Port for Dial Up Networking To use dial up networking with the infrared port you need to configure the null modem setting in the Windows NT RAS setup window To set up the infrared communication for dial up networking 1 Double click on Network in the Control Panel 2 Click on the Services tab then click on Add 3 If you have not installed Remote Access Service select Remote A...

Page 166: ...r later Note Read the README file in the diskette and make sure you install the latest version To install the TrackPoint driver for Windows NT 1 Start Windows NT 2 Insert the TrackPoint Driver Diskette for Windows 95 Windows NT into the diskette drive 3 Click on Start 4 Click on Settings and Control Panel 5 Double click on the Mouse icon 6 Select the General tab at the top of the Mouse Properties ...

Page 167: ...ntrol Panel 5 Double click on SCSI Adapters 6 Click on the Drivers tab 7 If Intel PIIX PCI Bus Master IDE Controller is listed remove it 8 If IDE CD ROM Atapi 1 2 Dual Channel PCI IDE is listed remove it 9 Click on Add 10 Click on Have Disk 11 Click on OK after confirming that the installation path is correct usually it points to A 12 Select ThinkPad PIIX4 IDE Driver then click on OK 13 If you are...

Page 168: ...ts device drivers Installing Software for DOS Note Do not install the CardSoft for DOS 5 Install Windows 3 11 with Advanced Power Management and the device drivers diskettes Device Driver Diskette Name ThinkPad Configuration program Utility Diskette for Windows 3 11 and Utility Diskette for DOS Personalization Display driver Video Features Diskette III for Windows 3 11 PC Card support software Car...

Page 169: ...ption a Start the installation as specified in the Windows manual b When the Windows Setup program asks you to select Express Setup or Custom Setup type C for Custom Setup c Continue installing Windows Version 3 11 until the following window appears Windows Setup Setup has determined that your system includes the following hardware and software components If your computer or network appears on the...

Page 170: ... installing Windows you should check the creation date of the following drivers in the DOS subdirectory the Windows subdirectory and the CDROM subdirectory EMM386 EXE loaded by CONFIG SYS HIMEM SYS loaded by CONFIG SYS SMARTDRV EXE loaded by AUTOEXEC BAT MSCDEX EXE loaded by AUTOEXEC BAT Then use the newest program among the ones for the DOS Windows and CDROM directories for each drivers You can e...

Page 171: ...llow the instructions on the screen Default choices are already selected in the Installation Options window Installing the ThinkPad Display Driver for Windows 3 11 Do the following to install the ThinkPad display driver for Windows 3 11 so that you can get a correct display setting and better performance 1 Start DOS then go to the WINDOWS subdirectory 2 Type SETUP to start the Windows setup progra...

Page 172: ...ress Enter to continue the installation Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 3 11 To install the PC Card support software for Windows 3 11 1 Start Windows 2 Select File from the Program Manager window then select Run from the pull down menu 3 Insert the CardWizard for Windows 3 11 Diskette into the diskette drive 4 Type A SETUP in the Run window that appears on the screen 5 Click on OK ...

Page 173: ...n is supported by a digital signal processor DSP called the IBM Advanced Communications Processor You must install ThinkPad Modem software to set up the Advanced Communications Processor Attention Before you install the ThinkPad Modem software close all open applications If you are going to reinstall the ThinkPad Modem software you need to uninstall it first then install it according to the follow...

Page 174: ...5 After the installation is complete remove any diskette from the diskette drive and restart the computer 168 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 175: ... ThinkPad Configuration program Utility Diskette for OS 2 Display driver Video Features Diskette III for OS 2 PC Card support software PC Card Director for OS 2 Audio device driver Audio Features Diskette for OS 2 ThinkPad Modem software ThinkPad Modem for OS 2 TrackPoint driver TrackPoint Driver Diskette for OS 2 CD ROM device driver CD ROM Driver Diskette Installing IBM OS 2 Preparing for the In...

Page 176: ...indows and the ThinkPad Configuration program before installing OS 2 Notes a To install the ThinkPad Configuration for DOS Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS b To install the ThinkPad Configuration for Windows 3 11 Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 3 11 2 Install OS 2 by referring to the OS 2 documentation Pay attention to the following when you install O...

Page 177: ...instructions on the screen Installing the Display Device Driver for OS 2 The display driver enables you to use various screen resolutions and colors for the LCD and external monitor The display driver also takes advantage of the computer s video capability Before Installation Before you begin installing the display driver set the display device mode to LCD open the ThinkPad Configuration program a...

Page 178: ...associated with PC Card when installing an operating system PC Card support program PC Card Director Card Services device driver Socket Services device driver PC Card Power Management device driver PC Card Director utility PC Card client device drivers only when PC Card Director does not support the PC Card To install the PC Card support software for OS 2 1 Start OS 2 then open the OS 2 full scree...

Page 179: ...lling the ThinkPad Modem Software for OS 2 The modem function of your computer is supported by a digital signal processor DSP called the IBM Advanced Communications Processor You must install the ThinkPad Modem software for OS 2 to use the modem function If you have multiple operating systems you might need to install the ThinkPad Modem software for each operating system For example to enable OS 2...

Page 180: ... OS 2 1 Install the ThinkPad Modem software for Windows in a full screen WIN OS 2 environment according to the procedure in Installing the ThinkPad Modem Software for Windows 3 11 2 Check your WIN OS 2 Settings and modify them as follows referring to your OS 2 manuals WIN_RUN_MODE 3 1 Enhanced Compatibility HW_TIMER ON INT_DURING_IO ON DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION ON Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driv...

Page 181: ...device driver Non Listed IDE CD ROM in the System Configuration window when installing OS 2 Warp you do not need to install the CD ROM device driver Go to Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for OS 2 To install the CD ROM device driver have ready the diskette that came with OS 2 Warp 1 Start OS 2 then open OS 2 System System Setup Install Remove and Selective Install 2 Select CD ROM Devi...

Page 182: ...For more information about the software parameters in the CONFIG SYS file refer to the README file in the CD ROM Diskette 176 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 183: ...n program Utility Diskette for DOS Personalization PC Card support software CardSoft for DOS Audio device driver Audio Features Diskette for DOS CD ROM device driver CD ROM Driver Diskette Installing IBM PC DOS Version 7 0 To install DOS follow the instructions in the DOS installation manuals Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS To install the ThinkPad Configuration program 1 Star...

Page 184: ...pears 3 Follow the instructions on the screen During installation use the Arrow keys or to highlight your selection then press Enter 4 After the installation is complete remove any diskette from the diskette drive and restart the computer Installing the Audio Device Driver for DOS To install the audio device driver 1 Start DOS 2 Insert the Audio Features Diskette for DOS into the diskette drive 3 ...

Page 185: ...puter the installation program UINSTALL EXE automatically modifies the CONFIG SYS file and AUTOEXEC BAT file The following are the parameters for the CD ROM device driver for CONFIG SYS DEVICE drive path IBMTPCD SYS R C S The CD ROM device driver is IBMTPCD SYS Make sure this line is inserted after the EMM386 statement C Sets the cache size in the XMS memory If this parameter is specified the cach...

Page 186: ...or multisession discs you have to add the U parameter to the SMARTDRV line in the AUTOEXEC BAT file This is because photo CDs or multisession discs are not compatible with the SMARTDRV caches To be able to play CD i movies in Windows 3 11 do not cache the CD ROM drive with SMARTDRV Version 5 0 or 5 1 which is supplied with PC DOS Version 7 0 180 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 187: ...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 Desktop Management BIOS DMI BIOS Version 2 0 186 Intel LANDesk Client Manager Version 3 1 LDCM3 1 186 Client Services for NetFinity 187 LANClient Control Manager LCCM Client Side Functions 188 Setting Up System Management Features 189 Enabling or...

Page 188: ...escribes The system management features of your computer How to set up the system management features System Management Features This section describes the system management features provided by your computer Your computer has features that make it possible for a network administrator to manage and control it remotely over a network from a management console when it is connected to the SelectaDock...

Page 189: ... input output system BIOS of your computer supports an interface called Desktop Management BIOS DMI BIOS The DMI BIOS provides some of the hardware component information It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information about itself and the devices on the system board The DMI BIOS Specification documents the standards for accessing this BIOS information Tivoli LCF Light...

Page 190: ...tion Working from the hybrid images the bootstrap program initiates the startup process from the hard disk drive of your computer One of the advantages of Hybrid RPL is that the network load associated with standard RPL is avoided Note You can use RPL or DHCP with an optional network adapter such as the IBM 100 10 EtherJet PCI Adapter with Wake on LAN or IBM Auto Wake Token Ring ISA Adapter If you...

Page 191: ...ake on LAN function of the docking system regardless of the settings in your computer do not connect these two lines The Wake on LAN function is valid only when both your computer and SelectaDock III system are powered off If your computer is powered on by the Wake on LAN function the Automatic Power On Startup Sequence is used For more information see Automatic Power On Startup Sequence Waking Up...

Page 192: ...top Management BIOS DMI BIOS Version 2 0 DMI BIOS in your computer is based on Desktop Management Interface BIOS DMI BIOS Specification Version 2 0 Intel LANDesk Client Manager Version 3 1 LDCM3 1 Your computer contains the Intel LANDesk Client Manager installation program6 which supports the DMI functions Desktop Management Interface DMI Version 2 0 is supported with LCDM3 1 This application prov...

Page 193: ...ices for NetFinity runs in the background the tasks running on your system do not need to be halted The network administrator at the same time can monitor the network so any problems can be avoided before they become severe The remote workstation control function of the Client Services for NetFinity allows help desk personnel to remotely connect to a user s system and take control of the PC to dia...

Page 194: ...ement of networked IBM PCs LCCM takes advantage of features implemented and integrated into supported IBM PCs for example IBM ThinkPad 385x and IBM 300 GL so that administrators can perform many tasks that previously required an end user or technical support representative to be at the computer Organizations can use LCCM with supported IBM PCs to perform such tasks as Implementing central control ...

Page 195: ...te http www pc ibm com register You can obtain LCCM with no charge from the following Web site http www pc ibm com register Notes 1 You must install LCCM in the server computer not in the client computer 2 If you are using the IBM 100 10 EtherJet PCI Adapter with Wake on LAN card you must set the Remote Program Load ROM to use LCCM For more details see the manual for your LAN card Setting Up Syste...

Page 196: ...hen the Wake on LAN cables are connected to the SelectaDock III system correctly and the Wake on LAN function of your computer is disabled in Easy Setup the switch is turned on for your computer when the server sends a wake signal to it Your computer s POST Power On Self Test recognizes the Wake on LAN status of your computer and turns the switch off a few seconds after it was turned on This is no...

Page 197: ...appears 3 Double click on the Network icon The Automatic Power On Startup Sequence window appears 4 Select either the Enable or the Disable button besides 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 Add the following line in the AUTOEXEC BAT file in th...

Page 198: ...ached to your computer will start when your computer is turned on remotely To define a sequence 1 Double click on the CONFIG icon The Configuration window appears 2 Double click on the Network icon The Network window appears 3 Double click on the Startup icon The Automatic Power On Startup Sequence window appears 4 Define a sequence by clicking on the devices in the order you want them to start Th...

Page 199: ... updated remotely by a network administrator from a management 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 engaged in a remote program load Network management software is required in the remote administrator s computer To enable or disable the Flash POS...

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Page 201: ...ed 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 contents of Flash memory can be easily updated with an update Flash diskette The process of updating system programs is often referred to as flashing the BIOS As part of the continuing work to improve quality IBM might make changes and enhancements to th...

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Page 203: ...ted Enter the exact highlighted letters in either uppercase or lowercase UPPERCASE Enter any value within the specified range for the following XX 0 20 HH 0 23 MM 0 59 SS 0 59 The MM minutes and SS seconds parameters are 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 Please note that th...

Page 204: ...eir original values Set the hard disk drive power management timer for the specified number of minutes xx Set the features for the ESS AudioDrive chip Parameter1 Parameter2 Parameter3 Cover Enable Disable Note This command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM command DEFAULT Note This command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM commands DISK x...

Page 205: ...f minutes xx AUdio Enable Disable ADDress DMA IRQ SBaddress 530 604 E80 F490 0 1 3 5 7 10 11 220 240 260 280 IR Enable Disable ADDress DMA 1 2 3 4 0 1 3 Disable Note Use this command before using other hibernation commands HFILE C Z DELete Note Create the hibernation file using the HFILE command before using this command HSWITCH Enable Disable HTimer xx AC DC Appendix B Using PS2 Commands 199 ...

Page 206: ...the timer to enter suspend mode after the specified number of minutes xx AC Specifies battery mode when the AC Adapter is connected DC Specifies ac mode when using battery power Note Create the hibernation file using the HFILE command before using the LB H command LBattery Suspend Hibernation Note This command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM command LCd xx AC DC Not...

Page 207: ...n using battery power Note If the AC or DC option is not specified this command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM command POwer xx AC DC RI Enable Disable SAfe Enable Disable SErial ON OFf Note If the AC or DC option is not specified this command is effective on the current power management mode set by the PM commands Parameter1 Parameter2 Parameter3 Parameter4 SPeed ...

Page 208: ...CD ROM speed Display Commands Set the screen expansion Set where to display information Parameter1 Parameter2 Parameter3 S2H 30 60 90 Disable Note Create the hibernation file using the HFILE command before using the TI H command TImer Suspend Hibernation Note The default is Normal CDSPeed High Normal Silent HVEXPansion ON OFf SCreen LCD CRT BOTH 202 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 209: ...ssignments Set the Fn key lock function Set the HVEXPansion command to on or off with the Fn F8 key combination Display the interrupt level assignments Set the keyboard typematic speed BEEP ON OFf Alarm System Warn DMA FNSticky Enable Disable F8 Enable Disable IRQ KRate Normal Fast Appendix B Using PS2 Commands 203 ...

Page 210: ...n Set the features for the parallel port JStick Enable Disable PCIIRQ Disable 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 15 MIDIport Enable Disable ADDress IRQ 300 310 320 330 5 7 9 10 11 15 AUDIOCTRL Enable Disable ADDress 530 D38 E88 FF0 PARallel Enable Disable ADDress MOde DMA IRQ 1 2 3 Uni Bi EPP ECP 0 1 3 Disable Enable Disable 204 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 211: ...the computer power is turned on Set the TrackPoint Other Commands Display the help menu Set the A drive to the external diskette drive Enter hibernation mode SERA Enable Disable ADDress 1 2 3 4 PRESENtation Enable Disable STARTup Enable Disable TPOint Enable Disable AUTODisable Help FDD External Internal Appendix B Using PS2 Commands 205 ...

Page 212: ...off the computer Set the brightness control of the LCD Note Create the hibernation file using the HFILE command before using this command HIBernation OFF SUSpend TURN OFF BRightness High Normal 206 IBM ThinkPad 600 Online Book ...

Page 213: ... apply to you This online book could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the online book IBM may make improvements or changes in the products or the programs described in this online book at any time Requests for technical information about IBM products should be made to...

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Page 215: ...hone ProShare LANDesk and ActionMedia are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Other company product and service names which may be denoted by a double asterisk may be trademarks or service marks of others IBM HelpCenter HelpWare MMPM 2 Multimedia Presentation Manager 2 NetFinity Operating System 2 OS 2 PC Card Director Presentation Manager PS 2 R...

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Page 217: ...NT continued self check 52 stopping the PC Card 53 CardWorks for Windows 95 45 help 50 PC Card information 47 self check 46 stopping the PC Card 50 Wizard button 46 CD ROM device driver for DOS Windows installing 178 for OS 2 installing 175 for Windows 95 installing 149 CD ROM drive problems 114 charging battery pack 20 Client Services for NetFinity 187 D Desktop Management BIOS 183 software 186 D...

Page 218: ...MI BIOS 183 186 docking station problems 122 DOS installing 177 dual boot OS 2 170 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 184 E error codes 103 external monitor display driver for OS 2 installing 171 for Windows 3 11 installing 165 for Windows 95 installing 144 for Windows NT installing 153 plug and play 96 problems 124 setting 96 external numeric keypad problems 108 F Flash card memory technology dr...

Page 219: ...ash card memory technology driver 71 formatting ATA card for DOS 79 formatting memory card for DOS 81 initializing ATA card for DOS 79 modem card 40 network card 40 power management 44 problems 120 registering a card 63 resource conflicts avoiding 73 resources checking 72 restrictions and hints 42 SCSI card 40 storage card 39 support software 42 suspend mode using with 30 type 39 virtual card serv...

Page 220: ...the hibernation file 199 PS2 command continued display device 202 DMA information 203 ESS 198 expansion horizontal vertical 202 frequency monitor 202 hard disk drive power saving 198 help menu 205 hibernate from suspend 202 hibernation entering 200 205 HVEXP by Fn F8 203 interrupt level information 203 IR 199 joy stick port enabling 204 keyboard typematic speed 203 LCD power off 200 low battery su...

Page 221: ... 11 166 installing for Windows 95 145 SystemSoft continued installing for Windows NT 155 T telephone features 12 testing the computer 130 ThinkPad Configuration program infrared port setting 94 installing for DOS Version 7 0 177 installing for OS 2 171 installing for Windows 3 11 165 installing for Windows NT 152 installing for Windows 95 143 starting 92 TrackPoint setting 95 ThinkPad Customizatio...

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