IBM A20m, A21m, A22m, A20p, A21p Users Reference

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Part Number: 04P4540

ThinkPad A20

Supplement to user's manuals

The basic manuals for your ThinkPad	A20 computer are the online	user's manual, ThinkPad
Assistant, and the user's reference	(P/N 04P4220). This supplement	presents additions and

updates to the information in those user's manuals. Each of the following sections replaces

corresponding

section

in

the

user's

manuals,

or adds further information.

Ÿ

“Installing

Windows

2000”

on

page

2

Ÿ

“Creating

a

hibernation

file”

on

page

3

Ÿ

“Using

the

card

stopper

for

the

Mini-PCI Card”

on

page

4

Ÿ

“Using the telephony features of

the built-in

modem”

on

page 6

Ÿ

“Enabling

the

TrackPoint”

on

page

7

Ÿ

“Using

the

DVI monitor”

on

page

8

Ÿ

“Warm-swapping the Ultrabay 2000 device” on page 10

Ÿ

“Attaching

the

ThinkPad

Dock”

on

page

13

Ÿ

“Troubleshooting”

on

page

15

Ÿ

“Notices”

on

page

16

Copyright IBM Corp. 2000

1

Installing			Windows 2000
To	install		Windows	2000 and	its	software	on your computer,	do as follows:
1 Start			the system.
2	Insert the			Windows 2000 Professional			CD in the CD-ROM	or DVD-ROM drive.
	Follow the instructions on the screen.
After		you	install	Windows	2000,	you will	need to install the application software, which is pr
on	the	Software		Selection	CD	for Windows 2000.

To install an application, do the following:

1 Insert	the	Software	Selection CD for	Windows 2000	in	the	CD-ROM or	DVD-ROM drive. A
list of	the	programs	appears.
2 Install	one	program at	a time. Select	each one	in	turn,	and follow	the instructions on the
screen.

The latest information on these applications is posted on the Web site: http://www.ibm.com/thinkpad/

2

Creating

a

hibernation

file

Attention

When

you

start

the

system Hibernawith theion

Utility

for

Standalone,

Bootbe

surediskette

not

to

choose

the

Create

Partition option. If

you

do so, your

hard disk will quit worki

you

will

have

to

take

it

to an

IBM

reseller

or marketing

representative for

reformatting.

of

the

data

on

the

hard

disk

will

be lost.

The

following

instructions

are

for

those

using

operating

systems

other than

Windows

2000.

If you want to suspend operation but

keep your work exactly as

it is, so that you can

operation

at the

same

point later, you can put your

computer

in

hibernation

mode.

To

use

the

hibernation

mode,

you

need to

create

a

hibernation file with

ThinkPad

Configura

Program.

This

file

can

be

created

on

a single-partitioned or multiple-partitioned

hard

disk d

and

is

subject

to

the

following

restrictions:

Ÿ It must be created on the primary hard disk drive.

Ÿ All partitions must be formatted before you create the hibernation file.

Ÿ The	partitions must be	formatted in either FAT16 or FAT32; you cannot use NTFS, the defa
file	system for Windows	NT.

3

Using

the

card

stopper

for

the

Mini-PCI

Card

The

Mini-PCI

Card

is held in place by a card

stopper

shown

in

the

drawing

below.

Following

is

the

overall

procedure

for

replacing

the

Mini-PCI

Card. For

more

detailed

drawings

with

text,

see

the online

user's

guide.

1 Turn

off

the

computer;

then

disconnect

the

ac

adapter

and

all

cables

from

the

computer

2

Remove

the

battery pack.

3

Loosen

the

screw on the Mini-PCI Card slot

cover

at

the

bottom

of the

computer; then

remove

the

cover.

4

Release

the

card

stopper .1/by.

lifting

it

5

Press

out

on

the

latches

on

both

sides of the socket

at

the

same

time

until

the card

up .2/.

6

7

8

Disconnect			the		cable		from .3/the; thencardremove		the.4/.card
Connect		the		cable		to	the	new Mini-PCI Card.
Align	the		contact			edge of		the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding socket of the compute
at	an	angle		of	about		45	degrees. Insert	the Mini-PCI Card into the socket.

9

Pivot

the

card

until it snaps into place. Make sure

that

the

card is firmly fixed in

t

does

not

move

easily.

10

Fasten the card stopper

by

pressing it

down. Make

sure that both latches snap into plac

Also

make

sure

that

the

arrowà on markthe

stopper points

toward

the

card

connector.

11Align

the

tabs

of

the Mini-PCI

Card

slot

cover with

the

corresponding

slots; then press

t

cover flat.

12

13

Tighten the screw of the cover.

Put the battery pack back in place, and turn the computer on.

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5