From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Thu Oct 21 1999 - 17:56:59 EDT
the bios rev is Oh as in the letter "O" and not rev 0 (as in zero) ... :-)
i may have the keytop that is needed...
Paul Khoury wrote:
> >First of all, does the "Restart" function from the Shut Down menu ever
> >work? For me it quits windows, and hangs at the shutdown screen (or,
> >since I deleted the screen, at a black screen with a cursor flashing in
> >the corner). My only option then is to power off and on again with the
> >power switch. The hold-shift-while-restarting quick-restart works fine,
> >as does "Shut Down", but plain old "Restart" doesn't work. Any ideas?
> >
> Restart works great on my machine. I don't know if it could be a file that is
> conflicting.
>
> First question - have you upgraded to the latest BIOS rev? I believe it's 3O if I recall
> correctly.
>
> >Second, what infrared device drivers should I install to enable the 701C's
> >built-in irda port to work with Win98's built-in IR file transfer
> >facility? By default it installs a com port, "IBM Infrared Communications
> >Port" or something like that, but since it's installed as a com port and
> >not an IR device, this doesn't enable IR transfer services. I tried
> >installing a "Generic IR dongle or adapter" and telling Win98 it was
> >connected to this com port, and while this allowed my 701C to
> >intermittently see other computers, those other computers (a Dell laptop
> >and a homebuilt desktop) both refused to notice the 701C.
> >
> Try getting IBM's driver from their support site.
> I've had problems with it also, but I have successfully got it to work with HyperTerminal
> and my HP200LX.
>
> >Is there any way to force a battery pack to recalculate its capacity? As
> >we know all too well, voltage depression tends to make NiCad batteries
> >runtimes less and less over time, making the 701's remaining time
> >indicator less and less useful. Can I order the battery to clear its
> >memory and recalibrate itself?
>
> There is a program to do this... I can search my machine for you, if it's not on my 701,
> I'll do a search on my SPARC for the exact email that had the URL, etc.
> For everyone else, remember I have an almost-complete archive for at least the last 2 years (about 40MB of
> ThinkPad List emails) that I can search through.
> >
> >Finally, is there any source for individual replacement keycaps for the
> >keyboard? While I was cleaning and lubricating the sticky keys on my
> >butterfly, someone (other than myself) managed to drop one keycap on the
> >floor, and I managed to step on it. The post on the back of the key broke
> >off; gluing it back on left it misaligned enough that the key would stick
> >down, so right now it's detached, and the key wobbles around (but still
> >works alright).
> >
> Unfortunately, no. I have a broken spacebar on my 760ED, and I already asked IBM
> about any possibilities of getting a single key, even from a dead keyboard EasyServe might
> get in. I'm just so used to my spacebar now, though. =)
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use the delete key to avoid unwanted flames, any mis-spellings are the fault of the spell checker, poor typing skills or i just don't care.. :-)
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