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IBM ThinkPad 380XD/385XD Setup Guide.
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IBM IBM ThinkPad 380XD/385XD Setup Guide.
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Contents Checking Your Items ...................................... . 1 Setting Up Your Computer .................................. . 5 Setting Up Windows 95 .................................... . 1 1 Registering Your Compute r ...........
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Checking Your Items Welcome to the world of ThinkPad computers! First, remove the items from the shipping box. Match the items, one by one, with the following figures.
Recovery CD-ROM Package Note: If your computer is not preloaded with Windows 95, the Recovery CD-ROM package does not come with the computer. ThinkPad Manuals Setup Guide (this book) User's Guide.
Electrical Safety Notice: If a 3-pin power cord came with your computer, you need to follow this safety notice. DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid shock hazard, connect and disconnect cables as shown below when installing, moving, or opening the covers of product or attached devices.
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Setting Up Your Computer You are now ready to assemble and start your computer. 1 Turn the computer upside down. DANGER The battery pack provided with your computer contains a small amount of harmful substances. To avoid possible injury: Keep the battery pack away from fire.
c) Press the battery-pack lock downward 4 . 4 3 Turn the computer over again. 4 Connect your printer. If you have a printer, open the connector cover of your computer, and connect the printer cable to the parallel port. Then turn the printer power on.
6 Open the liquid crystal display. a) Press the liquid crystal display (LCD) latches 1 and open the LCD 2 . b) Position the LCD so that it is convenient for viewing. The LCD opens up to 135°. Attention Do not force the LCD to open flat. 2 1 1 7 Turn the power on.
After a single beep, the “Regional Settings” window appears. Congratulations if you have the window successfully displayed! Move on to the following chapter, “Setting Up Windows 95.” If any other window appears, a failure might have occurred in the computer.
Using the TrackPoint III The TrackPoint III is a unique device for moving the pointer on the screen. The left and right click buttons function like the left and right click buttons on a mouse. So you can perform all the mouse operations with the TrackPoint III.
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Setting Up Windows 95 Note: If the system stops while you are setting up Windows 95, turn the power off and then on again. The following window should be displayed on your screen: 1 From the list, select the language you will be using. Then click on Next .
4 Read the contents of the window. If you accept the agreement, click on I accept the agreement. Then click on Next . The “Certificate of Authenticity” window appears: 5 Look at the cover page of Introducing Microsoft Windows 95 . On your “Certificate of Authenticity,” find the “Product ID” above the bar code.
8 Click on the tab for Date & Time and go to that page. Check that the date and time are correct. If not, adjust them. Click on Close . The first “Add Printer Wizard” window appears: Note: If you do not have a printer, or want to set up a printer later, click on Cancel and skip the remaining steps.
The third “Add Printer Wizard” window appears: 11 Select the port you want to use with the printer, and click on Next .( LPT1 is a default selection.) The fourth “Add Printer Wizard” window appears: 12 Type in a name you want for your printer, and click on Next .
Registering Your Computer After setting up Windows 95, take a few moments to complete the ThinkPad registration. The information provided by you will help IBM to better serve you in the future. To register with Windows 95 desktop, do the following: 1 Double-click on the Register icon ( ).
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Shutting Down Windows 95 When you are finished setting up Windows 95 and you want to shut down, do the following: 1 Click on Start at the bottom left corner of the screen. The following menu appears: 2 Click on Shut Down. A confirmation message appears.
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Getting More Information After you have completed setting up your computer and Windows 95, you can start using your computer: If you want to learn more about your computer, refer to the ThinkPad User's Guide .
Attention Your ThinkPad computer provides two ways to recover lost or damaged software, the Diskette Factory program and the Recovery CD. For details, refer to the ThinkPad User's Guide . If your computer is not preloaded with Windows 95, the Recovery CD does not come with the computer.
You can identify the hardware features on your computer here. Front View Keyboard Stereo Speakers Fn key CD-ROM drive CD-ROM drive in-use indicator Infrared port Fan louver CD-ROM eject button CD-ROM .
Rear View Serial connector External-monitor connector Parallel connector Universal serial bus (USB) port Power jack External-input-device connector Security keyhole Hard disk drive External suspend mo.
Bottom View (with Battery Pack Installed) Getting More Information 23.
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IBM Part Number: 05L2144 Printed in the United States of America 5L2144.
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