IBM ThinkPad 570E, User'S Manual Supplement

Page 1: ... information unique to the ThinkPad 570E Updates to the user s reference on page 7 Presents the updated information of the user s reference Installing the operating systems on page 10 Includes the following additions and updates to the online book Additional information Installing Windows 98 Second Edition on page 11 Your ThinkPad 570E computer supports Windows 98 Second Edition If you install Win...

Page 2: ...rechargeable battery pack is incorrectly replaced The battery pack contains a small amount of harmful substances To avoid possible injury Replace only with a battery of the type recommended by IBM Keep the battery pack away from fire Do not expose it to water or rain Do not attempt to disassemble it Do not short circuit it Keep it away from children Do not put the battery pack in trash that is dis...

Page 3: ...posed of Replace only with a battery of the same type To avoid possible injury or death do not 1 throw or immerse the battery into water 2 allow it to heat to more than 100 C 212 F or 3 attempt to repair or disassemble it Dispose of it as required by local ordinances or regulations and your company s safety procedures CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger thicker telephon...

Page 4: ...u are using Windows NT and use the infrared feature you need to buy the application software BIOS Setup Utility updates Additional function In the config window of the BIOS Setup Utility CPU is added You can disable or enable the serial number information of the CPU card in this screen Key assign update The key assign of the BIOS Setup Utility has been updated Step 2 in the Selecting the Startup i...

Page 5: ...when the approval of a country is received To use the modem function in a country where it is authorized go to the same Web site select Notebooks and PC companions from the menu and download the device and software Error code Problem Action Microphone input is too low Make sure that Microphone Boost is turned on and set as follows 1 Double click the Volume icon on the task bar The Mixer panel open...

Page 6: ... window as follows 1 Double click My Computer Control Panel and then System 2 Click the Device Manager tab A mark appears to the left of both Other devices and its subdirectory PCI Communication Device If you click Add New Hardware in the Control Panel a mark appears to the left of PCI Communication Device in the Devices box 6 ...

Page 7: ...Point is disabled automatically if a mouse is connected to the external input device connector and if any of the following is true The system is starting The system is resuming from suspend mode Your computer is attached to the ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet Feature If no external mouse is connected the TrackPoint remains enabled A mouse that is compatible with the IBM PS 2 Miniat...

Page 8: ...ached Connect the network cable if you want to use the Ethernet network If you are not using the network disable the Ethernet port as follows For Windows 98 1 Double click a System icon in the Control Panel 2 Click the Device Manager tab 3 Double click Network Adapter 4 Double click Intel EtherExpress PRO PCI Adapter 5 Select the Disable in this hardware profile check box 6 Click OK 7 Close all wi...

Page 9: ...gentina The part number for the power cord for Argentina has been updated as follows Argentina 3 pin 36L8867 Argentina 2 pin 36L8870 AC adapter information update The ac adapter complies with the Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law of Japan Rating Input ac 100 V 50 60 Hz Output dc 16 V Certificate numbers 91 53393 91 56271 9 ...

Page 10: ...play Driver is supported for your ThinkPad computer If you reinstall this driver you can reinstall it from the Software Selection CD Version To see what version of Windows 98 you are using do the following 1 Click Start Setting and click Control Panel 2 Click System The following window appears Windows 98 Windows 98 4 10 1998 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows 98 Second Edition 4 10 2222 A 10 ...

Page 11: ...ears exit from it 5 Copy the latest file from the Software Selection CD to the temporary directory of your computer s hard disk At the DOS prompt type the following COPY src_cd DRIVERS SUPPLE98 W98SE c win98 where src_cd is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive letter of your computer and c win98 is the temporary directory that you made in step 2 6 To install APM mode run the SETUP EXE with APMINST...

Page 12: ... the instruction on the screen 16 Do steps 12 to 15 for each of these src_cd DRIVERS W98UP W98SE Q233ð17 233ð17UP EXE src_cd DRIVERS W98UP W98SE Q242778 242778UP EXE where src_cd is the CD ROM drive letter of your computer 17 Click OK to reboot the computer Installing Windows 98 To install Windows 98 do the following 1 Insert Windows 98 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer 2 Make a tempor...

Page 13: ... the instructions on the screen For details refer to SETUP TXT on the Windows 98 CD ROM Note If the following message appears while you are reinstalling the Windows 98 go to Updating the DBLBUFF SYS on page 15 to update the DBBUFF SYS file Then return to step 6 to continue the installation Example of the message 7 After installing Windows 98 make sure the Software Selection CD is in the CD ROM dri...

Page 14: ...letter of your computer 15 Click OK The following message appears This program installs the Windows 98 USB Wakeup Update Do you want to continue 16 Click Yes 17 Click OK to reboot the computer Update the IFSMGR VXD as follows 18 In the C WINDOWS SYSTEM VMM32 directory or in the subdirectory of the SYSTEM VMM32 in which Windows 98 is installed type the following REN IFSMGR VXD IFSMGR__ 19 At the DO...

Page 15: ...k OK 5 Follow the instructions on the screen 6 The following message appears Please type the location where you want to place the extracted files Type the address of the temporary directory c win98 and click OK 7 Return to step 6 on page 13 to continue the installation of the Windows 98 Installing Windows 95 Some new files must be incorporated at the time of installation Note To install Windows 95...

Page 16: ...porary directory At the DOS prompt type the following COPY src_cd WIN95 c win95 where src_cd is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive and c win95 is the temporary directory that you made in step 2 5 Press Enter 6 Replace the Windows 95 CD ROM with the Software Selection CD 7 Copy the updated files from the Software Selection CD to the temporary directory At the DOS prompt type the following COPY sr...

Page 17: ...of Windows 95 2 Make a temporary directory For example at the DOS prompt type the following MD c win95 and press Enter 3 Insert the Windows 95 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 4 Copy all the cabinet CAB files and the installation programs from the win95 directory of the Windows 95 CD ROM disk to the temporary directory At the DOS prompt type the following COPY src_cd WIN95 c win95 where src_cd is the ...

Page 18: ...R USB of the CD ROM For Windows 95 OSR2 5 CD ROM users Run USBSUPP EXE and USBUPD2 EXE in the OTHERS UPDATES USB directory of the CD ROM 15 Replace the Windows 95 CD ROM with the Software Selection CD 16 At the DOS prompt type the following src_cd DATA WIN95 cc QFE444 PCCARDUP EXE where src_cd is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive and cc is the country code 17 Press Enter 18 Reboot the system 19...