Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,itmighthaveenteredsleep(standby)
orhibernationmodeautomaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesleep(standby)indicator.
Ifthesleep(standby)indicatorison,yourcomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.Connecttheac
poweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressFn.
Ifthesleep(standby)indicatorisoff,yourcomputerisinhibernationmodeorpower-offstate.Connect
theacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbuttontoresumeoper ation.
Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyou
mightnotbeabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenot
savedyourdata,itmightbelost.T oresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4seconds
ormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotr eset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.
Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleep(standby)orhibernationmode.
Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleep
(standby)orhibernationmode.
Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleep(standby)modebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceintheUSB
connectormightbedisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSBdevice.
Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.
Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumessmallamountofpower.Thisisnot
adefect.Fordetails,referto“Power-savingmodes”onpage31.
Drivesandotherstoragedevices

Harddiskdriveproblems

Problem:Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.
Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:
Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsornishesgettingaccesstodata.
Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.
Whenyoucarryyourcomputer .
Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.
Problem:Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.
Solution:InthestartupmenuintheThinkPadSetup,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisincludedinthe
“Bootpriorityorder”list.Ifitisincludedinthe“Excludedfrombootorder”list,itisdisabled.Selectthe
entryforitinthelistandpressthexkey.Thismovestheentrytothe“Bootpriorityorder”list.
Problem:Aftersettingaharddiskpasswordontheharddiskdriveofthecomputer ,youmovedthedrive
toanothercomputer.Nowyoucannotunlocktheharddiskpassword.
Solution:Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedpasswordalgorithm.Computersolderthanyoursmight
notsupportsuchasecurityfunction.

Solidstatedriveproblems

Problem:WhenyoucompresslesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctioninWindows,and
thendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromthelesorfoldersisslow.
Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolinWindowsforfasteraccesstothedata.
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