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Docking station or port replicator problems, The Power Management Properties window appears.

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Troubleshooting guide Problem The computer is disconnected from the network when it attempts to access using a PC Card on battery operation. Cause and action Your computer limits the processor speed on battery operation to save battery life; however, some network cards do not allow processor control. Do as follows: 1. Click Start. 2. Move the cursor to Settings; then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the ThinkPad Configuration icon. 4. Click Power Management. The "Power Management Properties" window appears. 5. Click the Power Mode tab. 6. Make sure that Battery is selected in the Power Source list box. If it is not, select Battery. 7. Click the Customized radio button. 8. Select Maximize in the Processor speed list box under Setting details. 9. Click OK to apply the changes. Docking station or port replicator problems Problem The IDE CD-ROM drive or the hard disk drive in the docking station does not work. Cause and action Make sure that the system resources of the secondary IDE device in the docking station do not conflict with the system resources of the other devices. Do the following: 1. Click on Start. 2. Move the cursor to Programs and ThinkPad; then click on ThinkPad Configuration. 3. Click on Docking Station ( ), and then on the Device Manager tab. 4. Make sure that the ! mark is not to the left of the CD-ROM or its drivers. To enable the device page 84. "Enabling the IDE drive on the docking station" on Chapter 4. Solving computer problems 143

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Troubleshooting guide
Problem
Cause and action
The computer is
disconnected from the
network when it attempts
to access using a PC
Card on battery operation.
Your computer limits the processor speed on battery operation to save battery
life; however, some network cards do not allow processor control.
Do as
follows:
1. Click
Start
.
2. Move the cursor to
Settings
; then click
Control Panel
.
3. Double-click the
ThinkPad Configuration
icon.
4. Click
Power Management
.
The “Power Management Properties” window appears.
5. Click the
Power Mode
tab.
6. Make sure that
Battery
is selected in the
Power Source
list box.
If it is not,
select
Battery
.
7. Click the
Customized
radio button.
8. Select
Maximize
in the
Processor speed
list box under
Setting details
.
9. Click
OK
to apply the changes.
Docking station or port replicator problems
Problem
Cause and action
The IDE CD-ROM drive or
the hard disk drive in the
docking station does not
work.
Make sure that the system resources of the secondary IDE device in the
docking station do not conflict with the system resources of the other devices.
Do the following:
1. Click on
Start
.
2. Move the cursor to
Programs
and
ThinkPad
; then click on
ThinkPad
Configuration
.
3. Click on
Docking Station
(
), and then on the
Device Manager
tab.
4. Make sure that the ! mark is not to the left of the
CD-ROM
or its drivers.
To enable the device
“Enabling the IDE drive on the docking station” on
page 84.
Chapter 4.
Solving computer problems
143