Contents Finding Information in this Online User's Guide .......... iv Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Cord Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 2. Using Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the 3D Sound Retrieval System (SRS) Function Chapter 3. Protecting Your Computer Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Personalization Editor . . . . Using Mechanical Locks . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 13 14 14 14 18 18 24 27 31 33 35 35 37 38 41 42 43 46 46 47 48 48 49 .............. .............. .............. .............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack . Using the Battery Pack ..................... Charging the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring the Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Considerations When Using a Power Management Mode Using Other Battery-Saving Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 5. Using Your Computer with a PC Card Using a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC Card Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC Card Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a PC Card in Windows 95 (with CardWorks) Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC Card Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stopping the PC Card ............... Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a PC Card in Windows NT (with CardWizard) Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC Card Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stopping the PC Card ............... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 i Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using ATA PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Management Support ............ Using a PC Card in Windows 3.1 (with CardWizard) Self-Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formatting PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a PC Card in OS/2 (with PC Card Director) . . ................ Stopping the PC Card Using the Auto Configurator Utility . . . . . . . . . Updating the CONFIG.SYS File . . . . . . . . . . . Storage Card Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking the Allocated Resources for the PC Card Avoiding PC Card Resource Conflicts . . . . . . . Using a PC Card in DOS (with CardSoft) . . . . . . . CARDINFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Storage PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 50 50 50 52 53 53 54 57 58 59 62 64 66 67 69 69 71 73 77 79 80 80 81 82 83 83 86 88 91 91 94 95 96 97 99 99 100 Chapter 6. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers . . . ................ Installing Software for Windows 98 Installing Microsoft Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 98 Installing the Display Driver for Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 98 . . . . . . Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 98 . . . . . Installing Software for Windows 95 ................ Installing Microsoft Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 95 Installing the Display Driver for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 95 . . . . Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 95 . . . . . . Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows 95 . . . . . Disabling the Unnecessary CD-ROM Device Drivers for Windows 95 ........................... Installing Software for Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Microsoft Windows NT ................ Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii IBM ThinkPad 380Z Online User's Guide Installing the Display Driver for Windows NT . . . . . . . . Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows NT . . . Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows NT . . . . . Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for Windows NT ... Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows NT . . . . Installing Software for Windows Version 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . Installing Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 .......... Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Display Driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 3.1 . . . Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 3.1 ... Installing the CD-ROM Driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . Installing Software for OS/2 Warp 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing IBM OS/2 Warp ................... Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for OS/2 . . Installing the Display Driver for OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the PC Card Support Software for OS/2 . . . . . Installing the Audio Device Driver for OS/2 . . . . . . . . . Installing the IBM TrackPoint Driver for OS/2 . . . . . . . . Installing the Infrared Device Driver for OS/2 . . . . . . . . Installing Software for PC-DOS 7.0 or MS-DOS 6.2 . . . . . . Installing IBM PC DOS Version 7.0 or MS-DOS Version 6.2 Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS . . Installing PC Card Support Software for DOS . . . . . . . . Installing the Audio Device Driver for DOS ......... Installing the CD-ROM Device Driver for DOS ....... Chapter 7. Using System Management Intel WfM1.1a full support . . . . . . . . . System-Management Features . . . . . . Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Remote Program Load (RPL) . . . . . Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) Wake on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up System-Management Features Waking Up from Suspend Mode ... Universal Management Agent . . . . . Setting Up System-Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 102 103 104 104 107 107 110 110 111 111 112 112 114 114 116 116 117 118 118 119 120 120 120 121 121 121 125 125 125 126 127 128 128 128 129 129 129 ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ............ | | | Contents iii Enabling or Disabling Wake on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Automatic Power-On Startup Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Enabling or Disabling a Flash (POST/BIOS) Update from the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Appendix A. Using PS2 Commands Using PS2 Command . . . . . . . . . Syntax Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... PS2 Command Appendix B. Edition Notice Appendix C. Trademarks Index .............. ............... ............... ............... 135 135 135 136 145 147 149 ................... ..................... .................................. Finding Information in this Online User's Guide The following topics are covered in this Online User' Guide. Click on the topic you want to read: Changing the Date and Time Power Cord Requirements Using the Audio Features Using Passwords Using the Battery Pack Using a PC Card Installing a New Operating System and Its Device Drivers iv IBM ThinkPad 380Z Online User's Guide 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 Power Cord Requirements ..................... ...................... 2 3 Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 1 Changing the Date and Time You need to change the date and time settings if you go to a different time zone. 1 2 3 4 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. 5 Click on OK. 2 IBM ThinkPad 380Z Online User's Guide 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 13H5273 Used in These Countries Japan For 3-pin power cords: IBM Power Cord Part Number 76H3514 Used in These Countries Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, People's Republic of China (other than Hong Kong), Uruguay 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 76H3516 Chapter 1. Using Your Computer Outside Your Home Country 3 IBM Power Cord Part Number Used in These Countries 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 Denmark Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi, Albania, Antigua, Bahrain, Brunei, Dubai, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, United Kingdom Switzerland, Liechtenstein Chile, Ethiopia, Italy, Libya Israel Korea 76H3518 76H3520 76H3522 76H3524 76H3528 76H3530 76H3532 76H3535 4 IBM ThinkPad 380Z Online User's Guide Chapter 2. Using Audio Features This chapter provides necessary information if you are using the various features of your ThinkPad computer. Using the Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the 3D Sound Retrieval System (SRS) Function ..... .... 6 7 Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 5 Using the Audio Features Your computer is equipped with the following: A -inch (3.5-mm) diameter external stereo line-in or monaural microphone/line-in jack. Note: To use the input jack for an external stereo line-in device, you need to disable the microphone function with the software on your operating system. For example in Windows 98, you can disable the function by putting a check mark in the check box of Mute for MIC in the "Master Out" window. To use the jack for a manual microphone, disable the line-in function with the software. A -inch (3.5-mm) diameter stereo headphone or an external-powered speaker jack. A MIDI/joystick port on the enhanced port replicator. To use a MIDI device, you should first connect your computer to the enhanced port replicator; then connect an external MIDI device to the replicator. After docking your computer in the replicator, you should enable this port using the ThinkPad Configuration program. Your computer also has an audio chip that enables you to enjoy various multimedia audio features. This audio chip provides the following features: Recording and playing back of PCM and WAV files in 8-bit or 16-bit format. Sampling of various rates from 8 KHz to 44 KHz for the WAV file. Playback of MIDI files through an FM synthesizer. Recording from various sound sources, such as an integrated microphone, an external microphone, or an audio device attached to a line-in jack. DOS game compatibility. You should select Sound Blaster Pro** for the audio adapter in the sound setup of the game. A 3D Sound Retrieval System (SRS) function, compensating for flat, two-dimensional sound image limitations by reestablishing 6 IBM ThinkPad 380Z Online User's Guide the necessary information that allows the human ear to hear in three dimensions. Attention You should stop playing audio bef ...