Errors Without Messages - IBM ThinkPad TransNote Servce And Troubleshooting Manual

Message
The DOS full-screen
looks smaller.
Hibernation error
Operating system not
found.
Fan error
EMM386 Not
Installed—Unable to
Set Page Frame Base
Address.
CardBus Configuration
Error—Device
Disabled.

Errors without messages

Problem: The screen is blank and you do not hear any beeps.
Note: If you are not sure whether you heard any beeps, turn off the
Solution: If a power-on password is set, press any key to display the
power-on password prompt, and then type the correct password and press
Enter (refer to "Using passwords" on page 14).
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Solution
If you use a DOS application that supports only 640x480 resolution (VGA
mode), the screen image might look slightly distorted or might appear smaller
than the display size. This is to maintain compatibility with other DOS
applications. To expand the screen image to the same size as the actual screen,
start the ThinkPad Configuration Program and click LCD; then select the
Screen expansion function. (The image might still look slightly distorted.)
Note: If your computer has screen expansion function, you can use the
Fn+F8 keys to expand the screen image.
The system configuration changed between the time your computer entered
hibernation mode and the time it left this mode, and your computer cannot
resume normal operation.
v Restore the system configuration to what it was before your computer
entered hibernation mode.
v If the memory size has been changed, re-create the hibernation file.
Verify the following:
v The hard disk drive is correctly installed.
v A startable diskette is in the diskette drive
If you still see the same error message, check the boot sequence, using the
BIOS Setup Utility.
The cooling fan is failing. Have the computer serviced.
Edit C:\CONFIG.SYS and change a line from
device=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
to
device=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
and save this file.
Press F1 to go to IBM BIOS Setup Utility. Press F9 and then Enter to load the
default setting. Press F10 and then Enter to restart the system.
computer; then turn it on again, and listen again. If you are using an
external monitor, refer to External monitor problems.
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