IBM G40 Series manual Click the Device Manager tab, Clear the Auto insert notification check box

Solving computer problems

reset the computer. If you have not saved your data, it may be lost. To reset the computer, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds or more. If the system is still not reset, remove the ac adapter and the battery.

Problem: Your computer does not enter standby or hibernation mode.

Solution: Check whether any option has been selected that would disable your computer from entering standby or hibernation mode.

Problem: The computer does not enter standby mode as set by the timer under Windows 98.

Solution: The generic CD-ROM or DVD-ROM driver for Windows 98 accesses the internal CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive every 3 seconds to see whether a CD-ROM is inserted there. This prevents your computer from entering standby mode even after a timeout. To enable the computer to enter standby mode, do the following:

1.Click Start.

2.Move the cursor to Settings and Control Panel.

3.Click Control Panel, and then double-click System.

4.Click the Device Manager tab.

5.Click the + mark of CD-ROM.

6.Double-click the name of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.

7.Click the Settings tab.

8.Clear the Auto insert notification check box.

Windows 98 no longer detects the insertion of a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM automatically.

Problem: The Fn+F12 key combination does not cause the computer to enter hibernation mode.

Solution: The computer cannot enter hibernation mode:

vIf the “Hibernation Utility”, the “Configuration Utility”and “Battery MaxiMizer and Power Management Features” are not installed in Windows 98. To install these items, refer to “Installing device drivers” in the Access ThinkPad, your on-board help system.

vIf the hibernation mode is not enabled. To enable it, do as follows:

For Windows 98:

1.Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.

2.Click Power Management.

3.Click the Hibernate tab.

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