User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Finding information with Access ThinkPad
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Overview of your new ThinkPad computer
- Chapter 2. Solving computer problems
- Chapter 3. Getting help and service from IBM
- Appendix A. Important safety instructions
- Appendix B. Warranty Statement
- Warranty Period
- IBM Statement of Limited Warranty
- Notices
- Processing date data
- References to the Web site addresses
- Electronic emission notices
- Telecommunication notices
- Industry Canada requirements
- Notice for Australia
- Notice for Users in New Zealand
- Notice for European Union countries
- Wireless Interoperability
- Usage environment and your Health
- Wireless Regulatory Information
- USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- CE - Declaration of Conformity
- Japan — Telec/JATE
- Trademarks
- Index
Other problems
Problem: The computer locks or does not accept any input.
Solution: Your computer might lock when it enters standby mode during a
communication operation. Disable the standby timer when you are working
on the network.
To turn off the computer, press and hold the power switch for 4 seconds or
more.
Problem: The computer does not turn off with the power switch.
Solution: If the standby indicator is on and you are working under battery
power, replace the battery with a fully charged one or change your power
source to ac power.
If you still have a problem, press and hold the power switch for 4 seconds or
more; this forces the computer to turn off.
Problem: The computer does not start from a device you want, such as a
diskette drive.
Solution: Refer to the Startup menu of the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. Make
sure that the startup sequence in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility is set so that the
computer starts from the device you want.
Make sure that the device from which the computer starts is enabled by
checking there is no ! mark preceding the device name.
Solving computer problems
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