IBM ThinkPad i 1124, ThinkPad 240Z Setup Manual

Part Number: 46L2855

ThinkPad 240

Setup Guide

ThinkPad

This guide provides information for setting up your computer for the first time.

Front view

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Liquid crystal display
(LCD)

System indicators

External mouse/keyboard
(PS/2 style) connector

Universal serial bus (USB)
connector

Infrared port

TrackPoint buttons

Internal
speaker

TrackPoint

Pow e r button

Built-in microphone

Battery status indicator

Suspend indicator

Rear view

ThinkPad

PC Card slot

PC Card
eject button

Microphone jack

Line-in jack

Headphone jack

Security

keyhole
Internal modem
port

Power
jack

External monitor
connector

Serial
connector

Parallel
connector

Battery
pack

External diskette drive
connector

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Electrical safety notice

DANGER

Electrical current from power, telephone, and com­munication cables is hazardous. To avoid shock
hazard, connect and disconnect cables as shown
next when installing, moving, or opening the covers
of this product or attached devices. The 3–pin power
cord must be used with a properly grounded power
outlet.

Turn everything OFF.

First, attach all cables
to devices.

Attach the signal
cables to the
receptacles.

Attach the power
cord to an outlet.

Turn the device ON.

To Connect

Turn everything OFF.

First, remove the
power cord from
the outlet.

Remove the signal
cables from the
receptacles.

Remove all cab le s
from device.

To Disconnect

Note: In the U.K., by law:

 The telephone line cable must be connected after the

power cord.

 The power cord must be disconnected after the tele-

phone line cable.

Setting up your computer

You are now ready to assemble and start your computer.

1. Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment located
at the rear of the computer:

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a. Line up the triangles on the battery and the computer

chassis and insert the battery pack.
When the battery pack is inserted, the battery pack latch

.1/ automatically clicks shut.

b. Switch the battery lock .2/ to the locked

position.

2. If you want to connect a printer to your computer, connect
one end of the printer cable to the parallel connector and the
other end to your printer. Then power on the printer.

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