IBM ThinkPad 760E, 760ED, 760EL, 760XD, or 760XL User's Guide
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This section describes the installation procedures
for Windows NT Workstation Version 3.51 or 4.0 (hereafter called Windows NT)
and its device drivers for your computer.
Most instructions are common to both Versions 3.51 and 4.0;
otherwise, the instructions
state which version they apply to.
Before you install Windows NT in your computer,
you may need to get
some updated software from IBM (or Microsoft)
as follows:
| How to Get the Updated Software |
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IBM PC Company is providing the updated software through several
channels so that you can set up Windows NT on your
computer with the information described here:
- WWW Server on the Internet:
- For Windows NT 3.51:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/tps/winnt.html
- For Windows NT 4.0:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/tps/tpwnt.html
- FTP Site:
- ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles
- CompuServe(**) ThinkPad Forum:
- Join CompuServe ThinkPad Forum (GO THINKPAD) and download the
necessary software from the library.
- IBM PC Company BBS:
If you cannot get the updated software from either one,
contact your IBM representative, or contact IBM HelpCenter
(1-800-772-2227 in the U.S.) for more information.
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Install the following
to use Windows NT on your ThinkPad computer:
Before installing Windows NT,
read the following:
- Review the Windows NT installation guide.
- If you plan to continue using OS/2 Warp with Windows NT, you
need to use the OS/2 Warp Boot Manager. For
more information, refer to the Windows NT installation guide.
- When installing Windows NT 3.51:
Install Windows NT with Custom Setup
and specify the video display as
Standard VGA (640x480, 16 colors).
Otherwise, the screen might black out
when you start Windows NT Version 3.51
the first time after the installation.
You can install Windows NT using the internal CD-ROM drive or
the CD-ROM drive of an IBM docking station (available as an option).
However, if your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, or
if a docking station is not available, use one of the following
two alternative ways to install Windows NT.
- Using an external CD-ROM drive in a DOS environment.
If you have an external CD-ROM drive that connects under a
DOS environment, install Windows NT in DOS.
- Insert the Windows NT compact disc in the external CD-ROM drive.
- Go to the CD-ROM directory; then go to the
\&Icap.386 directory.
For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, go to
D:\&Icap.386.
- At the command prompt, type WINNT; then press
Enter.
For example, D:\&Icap.386>winnt
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
- Using a network server.
You can install Windows NT on multiple computers by
first copying the Windows NT master source files to a
shared drive on a network server. After connecting your
computer to a network, such as with the DOS LAN requester, you
can install the files from the network server to your
computer at the DOS command prompt.
Refer to the Windows NT installation guide for more information.
To install Windows NT, refer to the installation instruction
for Windows NT.
Install the Video Features Diskette to display various
resolution and color depth configurations.
To install the video features diskette for Windows NT 3.51,
do the following:
- Start Windows NT Workstation, and log on with the user ID authorized as
an administrator.
- Click on Control Panel and then
Display.
- Click on Change Display Type in the
Display Settings menu.
- Click on Change in the Display Type menu.
- Click on Other in the Select Device menu.
- Insert the Video Features Diskette for Windows NT 3.51
into the diskette drive.
You will see the display devices in the selection list.
- From the display devices in the selection list,
select IBM ThinkPad (Cyber9320/9382/9385).
- Click on the Install button.
- Restart Windows NT after installation to make the change effective.
After you restart Windows NT,
the display resolution is set to
640x480 with 256 colors as a default. If necessary,
change the resolution and refresh rate as follows:
- Click on Control Panel; then click on Display.
- In the Display Settings menu, click on List All Modes....
- Select one mode from the list.
- Click on Test and make sure the selected mode
is displayed correctly on the screen.
Click on OK.
- Restart Windows NT to make the change effective.
To install the video features diskette for Windows NT 4.0,
do the following:
- Start Windows NT, and log on with the user ID authorized as
an administrator.
- Click on My Computer.
- Click on Control Panel and then
Display.
- In the Display Properties menu, click on the
Settings tab; then click on Display Type....
- In the Display Type menu, click on Change.
- Click on Have Disk....
- Insert the Video Features Diskette for Windows NT 4.0
into the diskette drive; then click on OK.
A selection list appears listing the display device.
- From the display devices in the selection list,
select IBM ThinkPad (Cyber9320/9382/9385)
and click on Install.
The message "You are about to install a
third-party driver" appears on the screen.
- Click on Yes; then
follow the instructions on the screen.
- Restart Windows NT to make the change effective.
After you restart Windows NT,
the display resolution is set to
640x480 with 256 colors as a default. If necessary,
change the resolution and refresh rate as follows:
- Click on My Computer.
- Click on Control Panel; then click on Display.
- In the Display Properties menu, click on
the Settings tab.
- Click on List All Modes..., and
select the resolution,
color depth, and refresh frequency.
- Click on Test and make sure the selected mode
is displayed correctly on the screen.
Click on OK.
If you attach an external monitor to the computer,
do the following to use the SVGA video driver with the attached
monitor:
To use the Video Features Diskette for the external monitor,
do the following:
- Start Windows NT, and log on with the user ID authorized as
an administrator.
When the OS Loader V3.51 panel appears; prompting you
to select the operating system, change the screen to
CRT-only mode by pressing the Fn+F7
key combination.
- Log on Windows NT.
Windows NT starts on the CRT screen.
- Click on Control Panel; then on
Display.
- In the Display Settings menu, click on the
List All Modes....
- Select one of the high resolution modes from the list.
- Click on Test to make sure that
the selected mode is displayed correctly on the monitor.
- Restart Windows NT to make the change effective.
To use the Video Features Diskette for the external monitor,
do the following:
- Start Windows NT, and log on with the user ID authorized as
an administrator.
When the OS Loader V4.00 panel appears; prompting you
to select the operating system, change the screen to
CRT-only mode by pressing the Fn+F7
key combination.
- Log on Windows NT.
Windows NT starts on the CRT screen.
- Click on My Computer.
- Click on Control Panel; then on
Display.
- In the Display Properties menu, click on the
Settings tag.
- Click on List All Modes...; then
select the resolution,
color depth, and refresh frequency.
- Click on Test to make sure that
the selected mode is displayed correctly on the monitor.
- Click on OK or Apply to make
the change effective.
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- If you install the ThinkPad Features program for Windows NT,
you can switch the display output type--CRT
(external monitor) only,
LCD only, or Both, using the ThinkPad Features program.
- If your external monitor displays with flicker noise
or if the screen image is unstable,
you can adjust the monitor refresh rate as follows:
- Start the ThinkPad Features program; then open
the Display menu.
- Specify your SVGA monitor type and
select the appropriate refresh rate.
- Click on OK.
- If you are using Windows NT 4.0, you can
create different video mode configuration profiles, such
as one for the LCD mode and another one for the
CRT mode. Refer to the Windows NT user's guide
for more detail of the hardware profile settings.
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The installation instructions
for the PCMCIA adapter card device driver
differ depending on the Windows NT version.
Windows NT comes with integrated PCMCIA support
for some PC Cards.
The PCMCIA device driver included in Windows NT does not
support the
IBM PCMCIA 16/4 Token Ring Credit Card adapter,
IBM PCMCIA 16/4 Token Ring Credit Card adapter II, and
IBM PCMCIA Token Ring Auto 16/4 Credit Card adapter.
When you use these token ring cards,
you need to install the IBM PCMCIA Token Ring Device Driver.
Download the latest
Windows NT PCMCIA Token Ring Device Driver files from
IBM PC Company download site.
To install the device driver:
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Before you install this driver, you must first install Windows NT
Version 3.51 Service Pack #2 or a later release.
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- Click on Main in the Program Manager window.
Then click on Control Panel,
Network, and Add Adapter.
Windows NT prepares a list of the network adapters it supports.
- Click on the dropdown list icon,
and scroll to the bottom of the list and
click on <Other> Requires disk from manufacturer.
- When you are prompted,
insert the driver diskette in the diskette drive.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
- When you are finished adding the adapter,
click on OK and follow the instructions on the screen.
Windows NT 4.0 supports integrated network adapter cards
for PCMCIA network adapter, ISA adapter, and PCI network adapter
cards. To install your adapter card's
network device driver, do the following:
- Click on My Computer.
- Click on Control Panel; then click on Network.
- Click on the Adapters tab
in the Network menu; then click on Add.
- Select your network adapter from the option list.
The following table shows
the adapter driver names for the IBM PCMCIA network
adapter cards given in the option list:
Adapter Card Type
| Adapter Driver Name in the Option List
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| IBM Token Ring PCMCIA CCA-I
| IBM Token Ring (ISA/PCMCIA) Adapter
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| IBM Token Ring PCMCIA CCA-II
| IBM Token Ring (ISA/PCMCIA) Adapter
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| IBM Auto 16/4 PCMCIA Token Ring
| IBM Token Ring (ISA/PCMCIA) Adapter
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| IBM Ethernet-II PCMCIA Card
| IBM Ethernet PCMCIA and Compatible Adapter
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- Click on OK to install the files.
You will be prompted for the drive and
path name for the file location.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.
During the installation of the network
device driver, you are prompted to
enter the option parameters for the
adapter card. The following are the most common
recommended parameters:
- For IBM Token Ring PCMCIA CCA-I,
IBM Token Ring PCMCIA CCA-II,
IBM Auto 16/4 PCMCIA Token Ring:
I/O address: Primary
Type: PCMCIA
Bus number: 0
IRQ level: 7 or 9
Memory base address: 0xCA000 or a higher value
- For IBM Ethernet-II PCMCIA Card:
I/O address: 200, 260, or a higher value
IRQ level: 7 or 9
Memory base address: 0xC8000 or a higher value
The ThinkPad Features program in Windows NT provides
the following functions:
- Device configuration and setup
- Fuel-gauge program
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Note:
If you have already installed an old version
of the ThinkPad Features program and
are running the Fuel-Gauge program,
close the Fuel-Gauge program before the installation.
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- Personalization editor
- Power management function (suspend and resume)
- Warm swapping (Diskette drive and CD-ROM drive UltraBay)
To install the ThinkPad Features program:
- Start Windows NT.
- Insert the ThinkPad Feature Program Diskette for Windows NT
into the diskette drive; then
open Windows NT File Manager.
- Select Drive A on the File Manager menu.
- Double-click on INSTALLN.EXE.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.
Have ready the "Utility Diskette for DOS, Personalization"
diskette. When you select Install Personalization Editor
on the Installation Options menu, you are prompted to insert
this diskette.
Notices
This section describes some notices
you need to be aware of when you use
the suspend-resume option
or personalization feature:
- About the suspend and resume options
- If you encounter some problems with any device
when entering suspend or resuming, disable the suspend and
resume options in the ThinkPad Features program's power mode setting
(
).
- If you are using a 760EL or 760XL computer with ac power, and
if you are using a docking station or a PC Card,
the computer goes into standby mode instead of
suspend mode. This is to avoid such problems as communication link
breaks or failure when the computer is operating in a network
environment.
- Using Personalization Editor
When you finish creating your personal data,
you must save it in the
"ThinkPad Utility Diskette for DOS/Personalization."
Have ready this diskette before using the
personalization feature.
The Windows NT ThinkPad Feature Program diskette does not
contain the function available in the
"Utility Diskette for DOS/Personalization,"
such as storing the personalization data into
the computer's nonvolatile memory.
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Note:
To use the Mwave DSP feature in Windows NT,
your computer must have a minimum of 16 MB of memory.
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Note:
To use the suspend and resume function, you need to
install the ThinkPad Features program.
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To install the Mwave support software:
- Start Windows NT
and insert the Windows NT Mwave installation disk 1
in the diskette drive.
- Do the following:
- For Windows NT 3.51:
Select File from the Program Manager window; then
select Run... from the pull-down menu.
- For Windows NT 4.0:
Select Run from Start.
- Type A:\SETUP in the Open window.
- Click on OK and follow the instructions on
the screen.
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Non-U.S. users must run the Country Selection program in the
Mwave window after the Mwave installation is complete.
Restart the computer after you run Country Selection.
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To use MIDI, install the MIDI sample files separately from
the Mwave installation:
- Insert the MIDI installation disk in the diskette drive.
- Do the following:
- For Windows NT 3.51:
Select File from the Program Manager window; then
select Run... from the pull-down menu.
- For Windows NT 4.0:
Select Run from Start.
- Type A:\SETUP in the Open window.
- Select Yes when prompted
if you wish to use the samples.
- When the installation is complete, restart the computer.
After installing the Mwave driver,
you need to configure the communication port
number to assign the Mwave modem resources for Windows NT:
- Start the ThinkPad Feature program,
and double-click on the Modem
(
) icon.
- Select one of the COM ports in the window.
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Note:
A warning message appears if the COM port is already used.
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- Click on OK.
- In the Main group, double-click on Control Panel.
Then double-click on Ports.
- Verify that the list of COM ports includes
the COM port that you chose in the ThinkPad Feature program.
If not, click on Add.
When the port is listed, double-click on it.
- In the Advanced Settings dialog box,
select the following settings:
| COM Port
| Base I/O Port Address
| IRQ
|
| COM1
| 03F8
| 4
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| COM2
| 02F8
| 3
|
| COM3
| 03E8
| 4
|
| COM4
| 02E8
| 3
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Select the FIFO Enabled check box.
- Select OK.
If you have made any changes,
restart the computer to make the changes effective.
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Note:
Currently, the following features are not provided:
- Speaker phone and answering machine
- Sound Blaster game support
- Class-1 fax
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Using the Audio Driver diskette, you can play back
or record the WAVE/MIDI audio function in Windows NT.
The installation instructions for the
AudioDrive support software differ depending on the
Windows NT Version. Follow the
instructions depending on your Windows NT version.
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Note:
Before you install the audio driver, make sure that
the audio device is enabled using the ThinkPad Features program.
If the audio device is disabled,
you cannot install the audio driver correctly.
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To install the ESS audio support software
for Windows NT 3.51:
- Start Windows NT and go to Main.
Click on Control Panel
and then Drivers.
- In the Install Driver menu, click on Add... and select
Unlisted or Updated Driver.
- Specify the drive and path name as A:;
then select OK.
- Select ES1688/ES1788 AudioDrive 1.05.01 as the driver
and select OK.
- When the installation program prompts you,
restart Windows NT to make the change effective.
To install the ESS audio support software
for Windows NT 4.0:
- Start Windows NT Workstation.
- Click on My Computer; then click on
Control Panel.
- Click on Multimedia; then click
on Multimedia Properties.
- Click on the Devices tab; then click
on Add....
- In the Add menu, select
Unlisted or Updated Driver; then click on OK.
- Insert the Windows NT 4.0 ESS Audio Driver Diskette
into the diskette drive.
- Specify the drive and path name as A:\
in the Install Driver menu.
- Select ES1688 AudioDrive 2.00.08 as the driver;
then click on OK.
After the driver is installed, a pop-up message
appears, prompting you to restart Windows NT Workstation.
- Restart Windows NT Workstation.
If you need to change the default setting of ESS audio resources
such as an interrupt level, DMA channel, or I/O base address,
make sure that the selected values match with
the ones set by the ThinkPad Features program.
The ThinkPad Features program allows you to set
the following alternative resources:
- Base I/O Address
- 220 or 240 (220 is a default value)
- Interrupt
- 5, 7, or 10 (5 is a default value)
- DMA channel
- 1 or 0 (1 is a default value)
To change the default setting,
start the ThinkPad Features program and
change the default setting for ESS audio.
After setting, restart the Windows NT to make the change effective.
The Windows NT ESS audio device driver configures the
resources you have set in the ThinkPad Features program.
- You may be able to record or play back the WAVE file
or play back MIDI sounds using Sound Recorder or
Media Player, available in the Accessories
group.
For more information, refer to Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation System Guide.
- To use the suspend and resume function for the audio device,
you need to install the ThinkPad Features program.
To fully use the microprocessor of the computer, and
to use the warm swapping function (to remove the
diskette drive or CD-ROM drive during suspend mode), install the
ThinkPad PCI-IDE device driver:
- Start Windows NT; then
close any running applications.
- Click on My Computer.
- Click on Control Panel; then click on
SCSI Adapters.
- In the SCSI Adapters menu, click on the Drivers
tab.
- Click on Add... to add a new driver.
- Insert the Windows NT ThinkPad Utility Diskette
into the diskette drive; then click on Have Disk....
- Select OK.
The Install Driver dialog box appears.
- Select ThinkPad PIIX IDE Driver and
click on OK .
- To make the new settings effective and continue the
installation, click on No when you are prompted to
restart your computer.
After the installation is complete, the PIIXIDE.SYS file is stored
in the
c:\<Win NT directory>\System32\Drivers directory.
Next, you need to set up the warm swap option. You will use
the TPFDD.EXE and TPSWAP.EXE programs on the Windows NT
ThinkPad Utility Diskette.
- Type TPFDD.EXE I at the command prompt; then
press Enter.
The diskette drive in the UltraBay is assigned as the primary
diskette drive, even if it is not actually installed in the computer.
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Ordinarily, if the computer is turned on without the
internal diskette drive in the UltraBay, the computer
assigns the primary diskette drive to the
external diskette drive (which attaches to the external-diskette-drive
connector). To always assign the internal diskette drive
in the UltraBay as the primary diskette drive, you can use TPFDD.EXE.
To reset this setting, enter TPFDD.EXE E at the DOS
command prompt.
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- Type TPSWAP.EXE E at the command prompt; then
press Enter.
The warm swap function is enabled.
To disable it, enter
TPSWAP.EXE D at the command prompt.
- Restart Windows NT to make the setting effective.
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