Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputer,somemodelsdonothaveawir elessWANcard.

Bluetoothproblems

•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocal
speakereventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingaHeadsetproleorAVprole.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Exittheprogramthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.
3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault
button.IfyouareusinganAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.
•Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemscannotbereceivedcorrectlyintothe
addressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceivealethrough
Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7mightbesavedasalewiththeextension.contact.
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices
Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithkeyboardsandotherpointingdevices.

ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems

•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.
Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheT rackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal
operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheT rackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer
driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:
–Whenthecomputeristurnedon
–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation
–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpr essedforalongtime
–Whenthetemperaturechanges
•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceortouchpaddoesnotwork.
Solution:MakesurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceortouchpadisenabledintheThinkPadpointing
devicesettingwindow.
Note:ToopentheThinkPadpointingdevicewindow,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareand
Sound➙Mouse,andthenclicktheThinkPadtab.

Keyboardproblems

•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.
Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.
3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.
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