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TP General - How to insure Advanced Power Management for DOS/Windows 3.1x, Windows 95 and OS/2 is installed correctly
Applicable to: World-Wide
This document contains instructions on how to enable/disable APM .
Verify that APM has been installed correctly:
DOS:
You will want to verify the power.exe is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS.
-Turn on the ThinkPad and start DOS. *NOTE: If Windows starts automatically click file+exit+yes to exit to DOS.
-Type: e config.sys and press Enter. *NOTE: If you have Microsoft DOS you will have to type edit CONFIG.SYS and press Enter.
-Look through the file for the line: Device=c:\dos\power.exe
-If it is there, then you are fine. If not, then add the line at the end of the file.
For Windows 3.1x:
- Turn on the ThinkPad and start Windows
- Click on File+Exit and then click Yes to exit Windows to the DOS prompt
- Type cd\windows and press Enter
- Type SETUP and press Enter
- Verify next to Computer you have "MS-DOS System with APM"
If you need to change it, do this:
- Arrow up until the Computer field is highlighted and press Enter
- Arrow down near the bottom and highlight "MS-DOS System with APM"
- Press Enter and then Enter to Accept the configuration shown above
- If the Installation ask for a diskette then put it in. If it is already loaded press Enter to keep Driver.
- The install will complete and leave you at the c:\windows prompt
- Turn off the ThinkPad and then restart it.
For Windows 95:
- Turn on the ThinkPad and start Windows 95
- Click on Start+Settings+Control Panel
- Double-click on the System icon
- Click on Device Manager
- Arrow Down the Categories and double-click on System Devices
- Double-click Advanced Power Management support (the first one)
- Click on the Settings Tab
- Make sure that Enable power management support is checked
- If changes are made you will need to restart the ThinkPad (Start+Shutdown+Restart the computer+Yes)
For OS/2 Warp:
- Turn on the ThinkPad and start OS/2
- Double-click on the OS/2 System icon
- Double-click on the Command Prompts icon
- Double-click on the OS/2 Window icon
- Type cd\ and press Enter
- Type e CONFIG.SYS and press Enter
- Search for the line: Device=c:\os2\boot\apm.sys
- If it is there, your are fine. If it is not there, then add it.
NOTES:
If you are having trouble with standby, suspend, or hibernation kicking in unwarrantedly then check your settings in:
ThinkPad Features in the ThinkPad group (365X/XD,380,385,560,760,770):
- Click on the battery icon and then the faucet icon.
Power program in the ThinkPad group (355,360,750,755):
- Click on the customize button.
Configuration Utility (Fn+F1 for the 701):
- Modify Page 1 of 4.
Phoenix Utility (Ctrl+Alt+F11 at a DOS prompt for the 365C/CS/CSD/CD/E/ED):
- Modify Page 2 of 2.
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Date Created |
10-07-97 | |
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06-04-99 | |
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06-04-2000 | |
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IBM ThinkPad | |
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ThinkPad 310, ThinkPad 315, ThinkPad 355, ThinkPad 360, ThinkPad 365X/XD, ThinkPad 365C/CS, ThinkPad 365CD/CSD, ThinkPad 365E/ED, ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 380Z, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 390, ThinkPad 390E, ThinkPad 560, ThinkPad 560E, ThinkPad 560X, ThinkPad 560Z, ThinkPad 600, ThinkPad 600E, ThinkPad 701, ThinkPad 750, ThinkPad 755C/CS, ThinkPad 755CE/CSE, ThinkPad 755CX, ThinkPad 755CV, ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV, ThinkPad 760C, ThinkPad 760E, ThinkPad 760CD, ThinkPad 760L/LD, ThinkPad 760ED, ThinkPad 760XD, ThinkPad 760EL/ELD, ThinkPad 760XL, ThinkPad 765L, ThinkPad 765D, ThinkPad 770, ThinkPad 770E/ED, ThinkPad 770X, ThinkPad 770Z, ThinkPad i Series 172x | |
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2600, 2619, 2620, 2625, 2635, 2636, 2626, 2640, 2641, 2645, 2646, 2630, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549, 9544, 2627 | |
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