Contents
About This Book ........................... vii
Viewing the Online Book ...................... viii
Information Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Treatment of Icons ........................... ix
Ergonomics Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Laser Compliance Statement .................... xiii
Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overall Setup Procedures ....................... 2
Checking Your Items .......................... 4
Setting Up Your Computer ...................... 6
Chapter 2. Getting Familiar with Your Computer ...... 13
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System Status Indicators ...................... 19
Providing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating with the TrackPoint III .................. 23
Cleaning the Cap ......................... 25
Using the Fn Key Function ..................... 26
Operating the Numeric Keypad ................... 28
Keeping the Computer from Being Damaged ........... 29
Carrying the Computer ........................ 30
Chapter 3. Operating Your Computer ............. 31
What Happens When Power Is Turned On? ........... 32
Using the ThinkPad Features Program .............. 33
Starting the ThinkPad Features Program ........... 34
Using Easy-Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Starting Easy-Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Selectable Drive-Startup Sequence ......... 41
Using the Computer LCD or the External Monitor ........ 43
Display Output Type ....................... 43
Points to Consider When Using the DOS Screen on the LCD 44
Attaching a Monitor ........................ 45
Using SVGA Video Mode .................... 48
Using PC Cards ........................... 49
PC Card Limitations under Suspend Mode .......... 49
Using the PC Card Director Program .............. 50
Starting PC Card Director for OS/2 or Windows ....... 51
Starting PC Card Director for DOS ............... 53
Using the Infrared Communication Feature ............ 54
Points to Consider for Infrared Communication ........ 54
Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the External Diskette Drive ................. 57
Using the CD-ROM Drive ...................... 58
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