john banks

How to stop it from suspending when you close the lid? I want to datalog with Delta Dash with the lid closed and it strapped down. Can't find any BIOS or Windows options, have no manual, nil to find searching google. Any ideas? Thanks!

ozzy

What version of Windows is on it John?

There should be a setting in the Power Management applet in Control Panel.

Stefan

ozzy

This may help too ThinkPad 380 Support

You certainly don't want it to suspend when it does this
Stefan

[Edited by ozzy - 4/25/2002 10:34:50 PM]

john banks

Thanks Ozzy,

It has 95 OSR 2 on it as it is quite low spec 48 MB, 4 GB, P233 MMX.

I wonder if 2000 would run really slowly on it? I run it on a 512 MB Athlon 1300 so I might be in for a shock! At least I know exactly what I am doing with 2000 and it is so much more stable.

The hard drive is partitioned in two halves - I can't remember if 2GB is an old limit for DOS/W95 it is so long since I faffed about with anything other than Win 2K.

Do you think Win 2K would run really slowly on it?

The serial port thing you mention is a concern so don't want to be suspending.

The power management on Win 95 is incredibly primitive - there is an applet in the control panel, but it only lets you adjust power down times for drives and display, and shows 100% power for about 1/2 hour then 80% for another 2.5 hours or so and then says the battery is dead! Not bad life but warning would be nice.

ozzy

Hi John,

W2K would be v.slow on that spec. I've had W2K running on a PII400 with 64MB RAM @ work and it was pretty frustrating.

You're probably best running W98 on it as it'll be fast and a lot more supportive than W95.

There's probably some utilities you can download from IBM that will give you more Power Management control.

The Dell we used the other night needs additional software if you don't run the likes of W2K or XP.

Stefan

Forgot to mention that 2GB is the limit for a MS-DOS FAT16 partition. You need FAT32 (W98) to support larger partitions (8GB if I remember).


[Edited by ozzy - 4/25/2002 11:03:40 PM]

john banks

Thanks. I was quite happy with Win 98 - after 3.1 - I skipped 95 and now I can see why! Win 2K min spec seems to be 64 MB RAM, but I had 98 running fine in 16MB before so 98 looks the way to go. I'll look out some proper power utilities.

Thanks for the help.

ozzy

John, found this http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/COBN...subtype=Mwave+

One of the notes mentions 'In the ThinkPad Features Program, the computer can be set to "Will not suspend even if LCD is closed" '

Try this ThinkPad Configuration Utility, it has the Setup program which should allow you to change the Suspend feature.

Also, some IBM-specific guides for installing 98 on their ThinkPads.

Stefan


[Edited by ozzy - 4/25/2002 11:37:45 PM]

suba

i got a thinkpad 760EL running on a P133 with 64mb of RAM! works well with windows 98se. downloaded all the drivers from ibm website. you need to get them for APM/ACPI to work. i usually hibernate (Fn+F10) my thinkpad coz it's faster than restart.

Darren Thompson

John you need to put it on Windows 98 and then set the power functions in the control pannel to stop this. I know I have got an IBM 380 Thinkpad.

Daz.

P.S: you can also down load the Thinkpad manager from IBM.

john banks

Thanks all. Ozzy the utility does the job for the lid closing and not suspending. It is all working quite well now. There is a PCMCIA network card, also Laplink installed. What is the best way to casually transfer files to/from a PC? I am edging towards a network car for the desktop so I can use the broadband internet with the laptop, plus printing etc.

suba

you can get a cross over CAT5 cable so that you can directly connect the desktop and notebook together. you need to install NetBIOS protocol and enable sharing.

but since you got the laplink cable, you better off using microsoft direct cable connection. it's slow but will get there eventually.

to share your adsl, dunno if can be done using laplink cable but definitely can with the cross over cable. else, you might wanna opt for a adsl router with 4-port network connection OR go wireless on your notebook!

ozzy

Hi John,

We've got loads of D-Link DE-805TP 5-port and Netgear EN104TP 4-port hubs sitting here collecting dust. If you want, you can have one of them FOC. I've also got boxes of CAT5 cable too if you ever need any.

Wireless is a good option, especially if your working on the car in your driveway as you could easily browse the net from out there. You could just get a long peice of CAT5 and trail it outside too.

Laplink's OK, but just too slow. I'd use USB, CAT5 or go wireless to connect the two.

The best situation is to get one of the small routers that have built-in network ports, so you can easily share the ADSL line, have some security and connect everything together.

Stefan

suba

errrr... can i have one hub?

ozzy

only if you pay the postage.

john banks

Thanks Ozzy - my knowledge of networks is tiny- do I need a network card for the PC to plug the hub into or is the hub the job? My desktop has no networking on the motherboard - just the usual connections

ozzy

Is your ADSL modem the USB type?? I assume so if you don't have a LAN card.

So, for a basic small LAN, you would need:-

1 x Network card for your PC (RJ45 connector)
1 x Network card for your laptop RJ45 (which you said you have already)
1 x RJ45 Hub
2 X RJ45 cables to connect PC and Laptop to Hub

Alternatively, you can use a single RJ45 cable with the Transmit and Receive pins crossed. This allows you to plug the laptop directly into the PC without the need for a Hub.

I may have a spare NIC @ home which your welcome too as well, but all the PC's here @ work have on-boards NIC's.

I think you can get SMC or D-Link NIC's on Dabs for about £20 if you need one quickly.

Stefan