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TP 560Z - Installing Windows 3.1 and its device drivers

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This document describes the installation procedures for Windows 3.1 and its device drivers.

Overall Procedure
1. Have the installation packages for DOS and Windows 3.1 in hand.
2. Back up your software and personal data files on the hard disk.
3. Create the installation diskette of the device drivers using the Diskette Factory program. You need to create at least the following device driver diskettes:

Device Driver	Diskette Name
ThinkPad Configuration program	Utility Features for Windows 3.1
	Utility Features for DOS
Display driver	Video Features (NM2160) for Windows 3.1
PC Card support software	CardWizard for Windows 3.1
Audio device driver	Audio Features for DOS/Windows 3.1
Infrared device driver	Infrared Features II

Note: If you have already formatted the hard drive, you can download the drivers by clicking on the links in the table above.

4. Install DOS and its device drivers. Installing Software for PC-DOS 7.0 or MS-DOS 6.2

Note: Do not install the PC Card support software for DOS (CardSoft).

5. Install Windows 3.1 (with Advanced Power Management) and the device driver diskettes.

Installing Microsoft Windows Version 3.1
Important :
During installation, do the following so that Windows can operate correctly:
When the Windows Setup program asks you to select either Express Setup or Custom Setup, select C for Custom Setup. Install Windows 3.1 with the default VGA display driver that came with Windows. After you complete the installation of Windows, install the ThinkPad display driver.

Do the following to install Windows 3.1.
1. Start the installation as specified in the Windows manual.
2. When the Windows Setup program asks you to select Express Setup or Custom Setup, type C for Custom Setup.
3. Continue installing Windows 3.1 until the following window appears:

Windows Setup
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Setup has determined that your system includes the following hardware and software components. If your computer or network appears on the Hardware Compatibility List with an asterisk, press F1 for Help.
Computer: MS-DOS System
Display: VGA
Mouse: Microsoft, or IBM PS/2

4. Using the Up Arrow key, highlight MS-DOS System and press Enter.
5. Click on MS-DOS System with APM from the list and press Enter.

Verify that Computer has changed to MS-DOS System with APM. If the item has not changed, return to step 1d.

6. Make sure the Display: choice is set to VGA. (Do not change this choice.)
7. When you have completed the installation of Windows, edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that the computer will use the correct mouse driver:
a. At the DOS command prompt (usually C:\>), type E:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and press Enter.
b. Find the line: C:\WINDOWS\MOUSE.COM /Y
c. Change it to: C:\DOS\MOUSE.COM /Y
d. Find the line that includes SHARE.EXE and delete that line.
e. Save the file and restart the computer.
8. After installing Windows, you should check the creation date of the following drivers in the DOS subdirectory, the Windows subdirectory, and the CD-ROM subdirectory:
EMM386.EXE (loaded by CONFIG.SYS)
HIMEM.SYS (loaded by CONFIG.SYS)
SMARTDRV.EXE (loaded by AUTOEXEC.BAT)
MSCDEX.EXE (loaded by AUTOEXEC.BAT)
Then use the newest program among the ones for the DOS, Windows, and CD-ROM directories for each drivers. You can easily use the newer one by changing the subdirectory name in the CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT. For example, if the ones in DOS were the newest, you would change:
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE
to:
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE
If you start Windows from the DOS prompt, do not close the LCD while the program is loading; if you do, the computer will stop running.

Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for Windows 3.1
If you are going to use Windows, install the ThinkPad Configuration program for DOS first. Installing the ThinkPad Configuration Program for DOS.

Then do the following to install the ThinkPad Configuration program for Windows 3.1:
1. Start Windows.
2. Click on File from the "Program Manager" window; then click on Run... from the pull-down menu.
3. Insert the Utility Diskette for Windows 3.1 into the diskette drive; then type A:\INSTALLW and press Enter.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Default choices are already selected in the "Installation Options" window.

Installing the Display Driver for Windows 3.1
Do the following to install the display driver for Windows 3.1 so that you can get a correct display setting and better performance:
1. Start DOS; then go to the WINDOWS subdirectory.
2. Type SETUP and press Enter to start the Windows setup program.
3. Using the Up Arrow key, highlight Display and press Enter.
4. Select Other (Requires disk...) from the list.
5. Insert the Video Features Diskette (NM2160) for Windows 3.1 into the diskette drive.
6. Type A: and press Enter.
7. Select your desired resolution, color depth, and font from the menu, and press Enter.

Verify that Display has changed to your desired resolution type (an example is shown in the following window). If the item has not changed, return to step 3.

Windows Setup
===============
Setup has determined that your system includes the following hardware and software components. If your computer or network appears on the Hardware Compatibility List with an asterisk, press F1 for Help.
Computer: MS-DOS System with APM
Display: NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD 1024"768 256 small font
Mouse: Microsoft, or IBM PS/2

8. Press Enter to continue the installation.

Installing PC Card Support Software for Windows 3.1
If you are going to use an enhanced port replicator with your computer, you need to uninstall the PC Card support software
(CardWizard) first, dock your computer to the enhanced port replicator, and then reinstall it.

To install the PC Card support software for Windows 3.1:
1. Start Windows.
2. Click on File from the "Program Manager" window; then click on Run... from the pull-down menu.
3. Insert the CardWizard for Windows 3.1 Diskette into the diskette drive.
4. Type A:\SETUP in the "Run" window that appears on the screen.
5. Click on OK.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows 3.1
To install the audio device driver for Windows 3.1:
1. Start Windows 3.1.
2. Click on File from the "Program Manager" window; then click on Run... from the pull-down menu.
3. Insert the Audio Features Diskette for DOS/Windows 3.1 into the diskette drive of your computer; then type A:\SETUP and press Enter.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

The MIDI connector is available if the computer is attached to the enhanced port replicator. The MIDI connector capability is disabled as a default, so you need to enable the function in the ThinkPad Configuration program. You need to install MPU401 Support Software from the Windows 3.1 installation disk. Select and install the Roland MPU401 device driver in the control panel.

Installing the Infrared Device Driver for Windows 3.1
The infrared device driver supports networking with such software as IBM Internet Connection for Windows, Windows for Workgroups 3.1, or Netware DOS client. This driver is included in the Infrared Features Diskette II and is installed as an NDIS2-compliant network adapter driver or as an ODI-compliant network adapter driver when you install the respective networking software. Refer to the respective networking software publication for installation procedures. The README file on the Infrared Features Diskette II contains additional information.

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	Date Created	24-08-98
	Last Updated	13-05-99
	Revision Date	14-05-2000
	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPad 560Z
	Machine Type	2640, 2641
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