IBM ThinkPad 560Z User manual

Contents

Finding Information in this Online User's Guide .......... v

Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home

Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Changing the Date and Time ..................... 2

Power Cord Requirements ...................... 3

Chapter 2. Using the Audio Features .............. 5

Using the Audio Features ....................... 6

Using the 3D Sound Retrieval System (SRS) Function .... 7

Chapter 3. Protecting Your Computer .............. 9

Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Personalization Editor .................. 10

Using Mechanical Locks ....................... 11

Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack ... 13

Using the Battery Pack ....................... 14

Charging the Battery Pack .................... 14

Monitoring the Battery Status .................. 14

Saving Battery Power ........................ 18

Using the Power Management Modes ............. 18

Customizing Power Management ................ 24

Considerations When Using a Power Management Mode .. 27

Using Other Battery-Saving Methods .............. 31

Chapter 5. Using Your Computer with a PC Card ...... 33

Using a PC Card ........................... 35

PC Card Types .......................... 35

PC Card Interface ......................... 37

PC Card Support Software ..................... 38

Using a PC Card in Windows 95 (with CardWorks) ....... 41

Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PC Card Properties ........................ 43

Stopping the PC Card ...................... 45

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using a PC Card in Windows NT (with CardWizard) ...... 47

Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

PC Card Properties ........................ 48

Stopping the PC Card ...................... 49

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using ATA PC Cards ....................... 50

Power Management Support .................. 50

Using a PC Card in Windows 3.1 (with CardWizard) ...... 52

Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Formatting PC Cards ....................... 54

Using a PC Card in OS/2 (with PC Card Director) ........ 57

Stopping the PC Card ...................... 58

Using the Auto Configurator Utility ............... 59

Updating the CONFIG.SYS File ................. 62

Storage Card Device Driver ................... 64

Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card ..... 66

Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts ............. 67

Using a PC Card in DOS (with CardSoft) ............. 69

CARDINFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the Configuration Utility .................. 71

Using Storage PC Cards ..................... 73

Chapter 6. Frequently Asked Questions ............ 77

Frequently Asked Questions .................... 77

Chapter 7. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers ... 87

Installing Software for Windows 98 ................ 88

Installing Microsoft Windows 98 ................. 89

Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 98 89

Installing the Display Driver for Windows 98 .......... 90

Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 98 ...... 91

Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 98 ..... 92

Installing Software for Windows 95 ................ 94

Installing Microsoft Windows 95 ................. 96

Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 95 99

Installing the Display Driver for Windows 95 .......... 100

Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 95 .... 102

Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 95 ...... 103

Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 95 ..... 104

Installing Software for Windows NT ................ 106

Installing Microsoft Windows NT ................ 106

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Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows

NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Installing the Display Driver for Windows NT ......... 108

Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows NT .... 109

Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows NT ...... 110

Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows NT .... 111

Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows NT ..... 111

Installing the IDE Driver for Windows NT ........... 113

Installing Software for Windows Version 3.1 ........... 115

Installing Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 ........... 115

Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows

3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Installing the Display Driver for Windows 3.1 ......... 118

Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 3.1 .... 119

Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 3.1 ...... 119

Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 3.1 .... 120

Installing Software for OS/2 Warp 4 ................ 121

Installing IBM OS/2 Warp .................... 121

Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for OS/2 ... 123

Installing the Display Driver for OS/2 .............. 123

Installing the PC Card Support Software for OS/2 ...... 124

Installing the Audio Device Driver for OS/2 .......... 125

Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for OS/2 ......... 125

Installing the Infrared Device Driver for OS/2 ......... 126

Installing Software for PC-DOS 7.0 or MS-DOS 6.2 ....... 127

Installing IBM PC DOS Version 7.0 or MS-DOS Version 6.2 127

Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS ... 127

Installing PC Card Support Software for DOS ......... 128

Installing the Audio Device Driver for DOS .......... 128

Chapter 8. Using System Management ............ 129

Using System Management ..................... 130

| Intel WfM1.1a full support .................... 130

System-Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ............. 131

Remote Program Load (RPL) .................. 132

| Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) ............. 133

Wake on LAN ........................... 133

Waking Up from Suspend Mode ................ 133

| Universal Management Agent .................. 134

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Setting Up System-Management Features ............ 135

Enabling or Disabling Wake on LAN .............. 135

Automatic Power-On Startup Sequence ............ 137

Enabling or Disabling a Flash (POST/BIOS) Update from the

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Appendix A. Using PS2 Commands .............. 141

Using PS2 Command ........................ 141

Syntax Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

PS2 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Appendix B. Edition Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Appendix C. Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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Finding Information in this Online User's Guide

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Changing the Date and Time

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Using Passwords

Using the Battery Pack

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Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers

Frequently Asked Questions

Using System Management

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Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home Count

This chapter provides necessary information if you are using the

computer outside the country where you purchased it.

Changing the Date and Time ..................... 2

Power Cord Requirements ...................... 3

Changing the Date and Time

You need to change the date and time settings if you go to a

different time zone.

In the Windows 98 desktop, click on Start and move the cursor

to Settings and then click on Control Panel.

Double-click on Date/Time

Set the current date and time.

Click on the Time Zone tab.

Click on , and select the region closest to your location from

the list. Press Enter.

Note: If you do

not

want the clock to be automatically adjusted

for daylight saving time, remove the check mark from the

check box.

Click on OK.

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Power Cord Requirements

To use the AC Adapter outside the country where you purchased

your 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 improper power cord might cause severe

damage to your computer.

For 2-pin power cords:

IBM Power

Cord

Part Number Used in These Countries

13H5264

Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada,

Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican

Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana,

Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea (South), Mexico,

Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,

Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Taiwan,

Thailand, Trinidad (West Indies), United States of

America, Venezuela

13H5267

Abu Dhabi, Albania, Antigua, Bahrain, Brunei, Dubai,

Fiji, India, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia,

Nigeria, Oman, People's Republic of China (including

Hong Kong), Qatar, Singapore, United Kingdom

13H5270

Austria, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Belgium, Bulgaria,

Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,

Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands,

Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,

Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,

Yugoslavia

13H5273 Japan

13H5276 Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New

Guinea, Paraguay, Uruguay

13H5279 Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka

Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home Country 3

For 3-pin power cords:

IBM Power

Cord

Part Number

Used in These Countries

76H3514 Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New

Guinea, Paraguay, People's Republic of China (other

than Hong Kong), Uruguay

76H3516

Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil,

Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica,

Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea

(South), Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles,

Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia,

Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad (West Indies),

United States of America, Venezuela

76H3518

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France,

Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia,

Macao, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,

Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,

Sweden, Turkey, Yugoslavia

76H3520 Denmark

76H3522 Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri

Lanka

76H3524

Abu Dhabi, Albania, Antigua, Bahrain, Brunei, Dubai,

Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait,

Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, United

Kingdom

76H3528 Switzerland, Liechtenstein

76H3530 Chile, Ethiopia, Italy, Libya

76H3532 Israel

76H3535 Korea

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