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IBM ThinkPad 755CX Manual (296 pages)

Brand: IBM | Category: Laptop | Size: 1.54 MB

About this Book
7
Treatment of Icons
8
Table of Contents
11
Chapter 1. Getting Started
17
About the Product Map
18
Checking Your Items
18
Other Symbols on the Product Map
20
Setting up Your Computer
22
Chapter 2. Getting Familiar with Your Computer
27
Locations and Functions
28
System-Status Indicators
32
Providing Power
34
AC Adapter
34
Battery Pack
36
Car Battery Adapter
38
Operating with the Trackpoint III
39
Changing the Cap
41
Operating the Numeric Keypad
42
Using the Display
43
Using a DOS Application with Your 755CX SVGA Model
44
Using the Online Book
45
Starting for OS/2 or Windows
45
Starting for DOS
45
Keeping the Computer from Being Damaged
46
Carrying the Computer
47
Chapter 3. Operating Your Computer
49
What Happens When Power Is Turned on
50
Using the Thinkpad Features Program
51
Using the Program for OS/2 and Windows
52
Using the PS2 Program
57
Using the Batch File
57
Using Easy-Setup
58
Starting Easy-Setup
58
Selecting Easy-Setup Items
58
Using the Selectable Drive-Startup Sequence
63
Changing the Startup Sequence
63
Using the Fn Key Function
64
Using Power Management
66
Standby Mode
68
Suspend Mode
69
Safe Suspend
70
Considerations for Suspend Mode
71
Hibernation Mode
73
Creating the Hibernation File
75
Considerations for Hibernation Mode
76
Using PC Cards
77
About PC Cards
77
Limitations of Operation During Suspend and Hibernation Modes
77
Using the PC Card Director Program
78
Understanding the Meaning of Icons
79
Starting PC Card Director for OS/2
81
Starting PC Card Director for DOS
85
Starting PC Card Director for Windows
86
Using the Infrared Communication Feature
88
Considerations for Communication
90
Using the Mwave DSP Features
91
Using the Audio Function
94
For OS/2
94
For DOS
95
For Windows or WIN-OS/2
96
Using the Telephony Function
100
Connecting the Telephone Cable
100
Using the Mwave Modem
101
Mwave Data Modem
103
Using the Country Selection
104
Mwave Call Discriminator
104
Mwave Fax Modem
105
Mwave Telephone Answering Machine
106
Chapter 4. Using Battery Power
107
Operating Time with the Battery Pack
108
Charging the Battery Pack
108
Charging with the AC Adapter
109
Charging with the Travel Quick Charger
110
Replacing the Battery Pack
111
Monitoring the Battery-Power Status
112
Using the Battery-Power Status Indicator
112
Low-Battery Condition
113
Using the Fuel-Gauge Program
114
Fuel-Gauge Program for OS/2 and Windows
115
Discharging the Battery Pack for OS/2 and Windows
116
Fuel-Gauge Program for DOS
117
Discharging the Battery Pack for DOS
118
Preserving Battery-Pack Life
119
Maximizing Battery-Powered Operation
120
Using Advanced Power Management
120
Decreasing LCD Brightness
121
Using Power-Saving Modes
122
Using Power-Saving Options
123
Chapter 5. Protecting Your Computer
125
Using Several Hard Disk Drives with the Supervisor
125
Using Passwords
126
Power-On Password
126
Setting a Power-On Password
127
Changing a Power-On Password
128
Removing a Power-On Password
129
Hard-Disk Password
130
Setting a Hard-Disk Password
131
Changing a Hard-Disk Password
132
Removing a Hard-Disk Password
133
Supervisor Password
134
Considerations When Using Easy-Setup
134
Setting a Supervisor Password
135
Changing a Supervisor Password
136
Removing a Supervisor Password
137
Using the Hard-Disk and Power-On Passwords
138
Using the Supervisor and Hard-Disk Passwords
138
Password
139
Setting a Supervisor Password When Using Several Hard Disk Drives
139
Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password When Using Several Hard Disk Drives
140
Using the Personalization Utility Program
141
Using Locks
146
Using the Lock on the Hard Disk Drive
146
Using the Security Lock
147
Using the PC Card Lock
148
Removing the PC Card Lock
148
Chapter 6. Installing and Removing Options
149
Installing and Removing PC Cards
150
Inserting the PC Card
150
Removing the PC Card
152
Increasing Memory Capacity
153
Installing an IC DRAM Card and DIMM
154
Removing the IC DRAM Card and DIMM
159
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
164
Installing Options in the Diskette Drive Compartment
166
Reinstalling the Option Cover and Front Bezel
169
Installing the Daa/Telephony Kit
171
Attaching an External Numeric Keypad or a Mouse
175
Using the Mouse and Other Pointing Devices
176
Using a Mouse on the IBM Thinkpad Space Saver Keyboard
177
Using the Thinkpad Features Program
177
Using the Device Driver on the Utility Diskette
178
Attaching an External Keyboard
179
Attaching a Printer
180
Attaching an External Display
181
Changing the Display Mode
182
Setting the Monitor Type and the Display Driver
183
Connecting the External Display to the Computer
185
Changing the Screen Resolution or Color Depth
186
Using SVGA Display Drivers
187
Attaching the IBM Dock I or Dock II
188
What You Need for Your Computer
190
Installing the Operating System
192
IBM OS/2 Warp or Version 2.11
192
IBM DOS Version 7.0 or Later
192
Microsoft Windows Version 3.11 or Later
193
Installing the Thinkpad Features Program
196
Installing for OS/2
196
Installing for DOS
197
Installing for Windows
198
Installing the PCMCIA Device Driver
199
Installing for OS/2
201
Installing for DOS
202
Installing for Windows
203
Installing the Thinkpad Display Driver
204
Installing for OS/2 Warp
205
Installing for OS/2 V.2.11
205
Installing for Windows
207
Installing the Mwave Support Software
208
Installing for OS/2
208
Installing for DOS
210
Installing for Windows
211
Installing the Infrared Device Driver
212
Installing for OS/2
212
Installing for Windows
213
Commonly Asked Problems and Actions
216
Testing the Computer
218
Troubleshooting Charts
220
LCD Problems
220
Screen Messages
222
Error Codes
224
General Problems
226
What if Testing Cannot Find the Problem
227
Battery Power Problems
227
Diskette Drive Problems
229
Mwave DSP Feature Problems
229
Infrared Communication Problems
230
Software Problems
231
Option Problems
231
Keyboard, External Numeric Keypad, and Pointing Device Problems
232
External Display Problems
234
Printer Problems
236
Intermittent Problems
236
Listing Installed Options
237
Recording Identification Numbers
238
Getting Service
239
The IBM Helpclub: Another Great Choice (for European Countries)
240
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240
Join the Helpclub
241

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