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Contents

About This Book ........................... vii

Information Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Treatment of Icons .......................... viii

Electrical Safety Notice ........................ ix

Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About the Product Map ........................ 2

Checking Your Items .......................... 2

Other Symbols on the Product Map ................. 4

Setting Up Your Computer ...................... 6

Chapter 2. Getting Familiar with Your Computer ...... 11

Locations and Functions ....................... 12

System-Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Providing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Car Battery Adapter ........................ 22

Operating with the TrackPoint III .................. 23

Changing the Cap ......................... 25

Operating the Numeric Keypad ................... 26

Using the Display ........................... 27

Using a DOS Application with Your 755CX SVGA Model .. 28

Using the Online Book ........................ 29

Starting for OS/2 or Windows .................. 29

Starting for DOS .......................... 29

Keeping the Computer from Being Damaged ........... 30

Carrying the Computer ........................ 31

Chapter 3. Operating Your Computer ............. 33

What Happens When Power Is Turned On? ........... 34

Using the ThinkPad Features Program .............. 35

Using the Program for OS/2 and Windows .......... 36

Using the PS2 Program ..................... 41

Using Easy-Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Starting Easy-Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Selectable Drive-Startup Sequence ......... 47

Using the Fn Key Function ..................... 48

Using Power Management ..................... 50

Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Suspend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hibernation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using PC Cards ........................... 61

About PC Cards .......................... 61

Limitations of Operation during Suspend and Hibernation

Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61