User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Wireless Regulatory Notice for Users
- Finding information with Access ThinkPad
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Overview of your new ThinkPad computer
- Chapter 2. Solving computer problems
- Diagnosing problems
- Troubleshooting
- Error codes or messages
- Errors without codes or messages
- A password problem
- A power switch problem
- Keyboard problems
- TrackPoint problems
- Standby or hibernation problems
- Computer screen problems
- An external monitor problem
- A television problem
- Battery problems
- Hard disk drive problems
- CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD drive problems
- Software problems
- Other problems
- Starting BIOS Setup Utility
- Recover pre-installed software
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the battery
- Chapter 3. Getting help and service from IBM
- Appendix A. Important safety instructions
- Appendix B. Wireless Related Information
- Appendix C. Warranty Information
- Appendix D. Notices
- Index
For Windows 2000 or Windows 98:
1. Open the Display Properties window, by double-clicking the Display icon
in the Control Panel.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.
4. Click Advanced....
5. Click the Adapter tab.
6. Make sure ″ATI Mobility Radeon″ is shown in the adapter information
window.
7. Click the Monitor tab.
8. Make sure the information is correct.
For Windows NT:
1. Open the Display Properties window, by double-clicking the Display icon
in the Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.
5. Click Display Type....
6. Make sure ″ATI Mobility Radeon″ is shown in the adapter type section.
Problem: Incorrect characters appear on the screen.
Solution: Did you install the operating system or application program
correctly? If they are installed and configured correctly, have the computer
serviced.
Problem: The screen stays on even after you turn off your computer.
Solution: Press and hold the power switch for 4 seconds or over to turn off
your computer; then turn it on again.
Problem: Missing, discolored, or bright dots appear on the screen every time
you turn on your computer.
Solution: This is an intrinsic characteristic of the TFT technology. Your
computer’s display contains multiple thin-film transistors (TFTs). A small
number of missing, discolored, or bright dots on the screen might exist all the
time.
Solving computer problems
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