Ibm THINKPAD 600 Manual

Part Number: 27L2876

ThinkPad 600

Guide for Windows 98

This	book provides updates and additions to theThinkPadinformation600 User'sin theReference.
For	complete	information	about your ThinkPad 600 computer,ThinkPadread600 User'sthe	Reference
(P/N	05L2160)	with this	book.

Note

Before

using

this

information and

the

product

it supports, be sure to read

the

“Safety Information,”

“Using You

Computer

Comfortably

and

Safely,”

and

“Notices”

ThinkPadsections600 ofUser'sthe Reference.

Note

for

Using

ThinkPad

in Japan

When you use modem function in Japan, set

the country to “Japan”. Using

the

modem functions with

another

country's setting

is against the Japanese Telecommunications Business Low.

The

AC Adapter

complies with the following Japanese standards:

Input:

AC

100

V

50/60

Hz

Output:

DC

16

V

91-56055

First

Edition

(July

1998)

The

following

paragraph

does

not

apply

to

the

United Kingdom or

any

country

where such

provisions

are

inconsistent

with

local law:

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of

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or

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in

certain

transactions;

therefore, this statement may not apply to you

This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical

errors. Changes are periodically made to the

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improvements or changes in the products or the programs described

in

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publication

at

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Contents

Chapter 1. Updates and Corrections			. . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . .
Using the	ThinkPad	Configuration Program. . . . . . . . . . .1. .
Corrections	of the	User's	Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. . .

Using a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . .

Using Modem Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. . . . .

Using Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . .

Using Windows 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . .

Chapter 2. Solving Computer Problems

. . . . . . . . . . .5 . .

Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . .

Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . .12. . . . . .

Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . 13. . . . . . .

Suspend		or	Hibernation			Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . .14. .
LCD Problems				. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . . . . . .
PC	Card	Problems			. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15. . . . .
A	Printer		Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16. . . . .
External		Monitor			Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. . . .
Docking		Station			Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . .
Other		Option		Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20. . . .
Software Problems					. . . . . . . . . . . .21. . . . . .
Other Problems					. . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . . . . . .
Chapter	3. Reinstalling			the Software for Windows 98			. . .	23
Reinstalling			Microsoft Windows. .98. . . . . . . . . . . .24. . .
Reinstalling			the	ThinkPad		Configuration	Program for	Windows 98 25

Reinstalling the Display Driver for Windows. . . . .98. . . 25.

Reinstalling the Audio Device Driver for. .Windows. . . . 2698

Reinstalling the IBM TrackPoint Driver for .Windows. . . . 2798

Reinstalling the ThinkPad Modem Driver for Windows. . . 9828

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iv IBM ThinkPad 600 Guide for Windows 98

Updates and Corrections

This chapter		updates		and corrects the informThinkPadtion in the
600 User's	Referenceas			follows:
Using the ThinkPad Configuration program
Using	a	PC	Card
Using	power		management
Using	modem		features
Using	Windows 98

Using the ThinkPad Configuration Program

Some	features	of	the ThinkPad		Configuration program are updated.
For	information	about the		ThinkPad Configuration program, read this
book	rather thanThinkPadthe 600			User's Reference.
The ThinkPad Configuration program allows you to set up and
customize to		your	needs	the	computer's built-in devices. For

example, you can enable or disable a port, switch between your computer's LCD and an external monitor, and set the power management mode.

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Updates and	Corrections
			To	start	ThinkPadthe Configuration		program for Windows 98, find
			the	ThinkPad icon		on the	right side of the taskbar; then double-cli
You		can	also start ThinkPad		icon. The	following	window appears:
Configuration		as	on	the
			follows:
1. Click	onStart .
2. Move	the cursorProgramsto ,
ThinkPad		and	clickThinkPadon
Configuration		.

1

Click on one of these buttons

to set the power mode to High

Performance

mode,

Automatic

mode,

or Customized

mode.

2

The Display

Device

buttons. Click

on

one

of

these

buttons

to

set the display output type

to

the

LCD, the

external

monitor,

both.

3

The Help

button

displays

online

help.

4

The View Angle

buttons. Click

on

the front view or rear view

(with or without the port replicator) buttons to display the

hardware

feature

locations.

5

The Device

buttons. Click

on

the

button

of

your

choice

from

the window. If the device is

enabled,

the

red indicator nex

the button

is

lit. Otherwise,

it

stays

off.

Corrections of the User's Reference

Note the following corrections:

The Recovery CD does support Windows 98.

2 IBM ThinkPad 600 Guide for Windows 98

Updates and Corrections

The Diskette Factory program does support Windows 98.

Using a PC Card

You can use a PC Card without PC Card support software

(CardWizard). For details on how

to

use

a

PC

Card, see

the

manua

for

Windows

98.

Your ThinkPad computer does not include the PC Card support

software (CardWizard), so referencesThinkPadto 600it in the

User's

Referencedo not

apply

to

your

computer.

In addition, if you are communicating with

a

PC

Card

modem

or

inserting

a

network

PC

Card

in

a

PC

Card

slot, you

should

not

put

your

computer

into

suspend

mode

or

hibernation

mode,

nor

should

you

click Standon

by

in

the

“Shut

Down

Window”

window.

If

you

want

to

put

your

computer into suspend mode, first stop

the PC Card in the “PC Card

(PCMCIA)

Properties”

window

as

follows:

1.Click

onStart , move the

cursorSettingsto ,

and

click

on

Control

Panel .

2. Double-click

PCon

Card

(PCMCIA)

.

3. From

the

list,

select

the card

you

are

stopping.

4. Click

on theStop

button.

If

you

remove

a

communication

PC

Card

from

the

PC

Card

slot

and

then

reinsert

it

later,

it

might

not work correctly. You

need

to

your

computer.

Using Modem Features

For	information about	modem featuresOnlinein User'sthe	Guide,
same	description as	Windows 95 applies to Windows 98.

Using Power Management

For information about power management, follow the same

instructions	for Windows			98 as for		Windows 95.
The	wordStand	by	on	the	Windows	98	screen	has a different
meaning from		the	wordstandby		in theOnline		User's	Guide.

Chapter 1. Updates and Corrections3

Updates and Corrections

In addition, note the following:

Suppose you activate the alarm action as follows:

Notification:		Display message
Power	level:	When		the	alarm goes		off,	the Standbycomputer. will
Now,	if	your	computer		goes	into	suspend or hibernation mode when
the	battery		is	low	before	the	alarm	message appears, you will se

the message when the computer resumes. To resume normal operation, pressOK .

You can set the alarm action as follows:

1.Start

the

ThinkPad Configuration program.

2. Click

onPower

Management

.

3. Click

on

theAlarm

tab.

4. Put a

check

mark

Lowin

theBattery Alarm

check

box,

the

Critical

Low

Battery

Alarm

check

box,

or

both.

5. Set

the

percentage

of

the

power level.

6. Click

on

theAlarm

Action...

button. You can set the alarm

action

in

the

next

window.

Even

if

you

don't

set

the

low

battery

alarm,

the

charge

indicato

will

let

you

know

that

the

battery

is

low, and then the ThinkPad

will

automatically

enter the power-saving

mode. This

default

low-battery behavior is independent

of

the

operating system,

so

the

computer

might behave

differently

from

your

setting

if

you s

the low battery alarm. The computer chooses appropriately

between

your

setting

and

the

default

setting.

Using Windows 98

In Windows	98,	it takes	longer to enter suspend mode	and resume
normal operation		than it does in Windows 95. This performance
difference	is	caused	by Windows 98, not the ThinkPad	features.

For more information about Windows 98, see the following Web site:http://www.ibm.com/thinkpad

See the following site for technical support information: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support

4 IBM ThinkPad 600 Guide for Windows 98

Solving Computer Problems

Frequently Asked Questions

This section answers some frequently asked questions. Read this

section

rather

than the corresponding informationThinkPad

in

the

600

User's

Reference. Go to the page indicated in

the

following

chart and take the specified action.

Questions

Page

How

can

I

stop

the

screen

from

blanking?

6

How

can

I

set

the

infrared

port?

6

How

can

I

set

the

serial

port?

7

How

can

I

switch

the

TrackPoint

and mouse?

8

How

can

I

set

the

display

resolution?

9

How

can

I

set

the

external

monitor?

10

How

can

I

maximize

the

battery

life?

10

How

can

I

install

the device

drivers?

11

How

can

I

use

the

Recovery

CD?

11

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Solving Computer Problems

To solve the problems discussed in this section,				you need	to use
ThinkPad Configuration program. To start the ThinkPad
Configuration program,	find	the	ThinkPad icon on the	taskbar	and
then double-click on	the	icon.

The ThinkPad Configuration program window appears:

You can also open the ThinkPad Configuration program as follows:

1.Click onStart .

2.Move the cursorProgramson

and ThinkPad ; then click on

ThinkPad

Configuration

.

My

screen

keeps blanking when

I

do

not

want

it

to.

How

can I

stop

this?

You

can

disable

any

system

timers, such as the LCD turnoff

timer or the system standby timer, with the ThinkPad

Configuration

program.

1 Start

the

ThinkPad

Configuration

program.

2

Click

on

thePower

Management

button,

and then

click

on

thePower

Schemes

tab.

You can disable the system timersNeverby selecting

rather

than

a

specific

time.

How

can

I use

my

infrared port as a communication port?

If

the

infrared

port is

disabled,

you must enable it bef

can

use

it

again.

To

enable

your

infrared port, do as

follows:

6 IBM ThinkPad 600 Guide for Windows 98

. The computer restarts.

Chapter 2. Solving Computer Problems7

Click onOK

6

Another “Warning” window prompts you to computer.

restart your

Click onDisable Device

.

5

A “Warning” might appear that the hardware resource is being used by another communication port.

Click onEnable

.

Click on theSerial Port

button.

Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.

1 Save your work and any program you are using.

2

3

4

the serial port is disabled, you must enable it befo use it again. To enable your serial port.

If can

You can disable your computer's serial port to free resourc for another communication device, such as the infrared port.

After your infrared port is enabled, you can use it as 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 device appears to be working properly.

How can I use my serial port as a communication port?

check your infrared port and it is already enabled it immediately without changing any settings.

If you can use

. The computer restarts.

Click onOK

6

Another “Warning” window prompts you to restart your computer.

Click onDisable Device

.

5

A “Warning” might appear that the hardware resource is being used by another communication port.

Click onEnable

.

Click on theInfrared

button.

Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.

1 Save your work and quit any program you are using.

2

3

4

Solving Computer Problems