Lenovo ThinkPad 560E ThinkPad 560X Hardware Maintenance Manual (Oct 1997) - Page 65

Running a Low-Level Format, Maintenance Diskette Download, Fn Key Combinations

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Running a Low-Level Format Do the following to format the hard disk. Attention: Make sure the drive address to be formatted is correct. This procedure erases all information on the disk. 1. Power off the computer. 2. Insert the ThinkPad hardware maintenance diskette Ver 1.40 or later into diskette drive A and power on the computer. 3. Select Format the hard disk from the main menu. 4. Select the drive from the menu. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Maintenance Diskette Download The maintenance diskette is not available from the parts center, but you can download it from the IBM Internet web site. The web site address is as follows: http://pccbbs.raleigh.ibm.com Fn Key Combinations The following table shows the Fn key and function key combinations and their corresponding functions. The Fn key works independently from the operating system. The operating system obtains status through the system management interface to control the system. Fn + F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Description Reserved Fuel-Gauge display on or off Standby mode invocation Suspend mode invocation Reserved Reserved Switching between the LCD and an external monitor Reserved Reserved Reserved Switching the power management mode (High Performance, Automatic, and Customized) Hibernation invocation ThinkPad 560X (2640-60x, 70x) 55

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Running a Low-Level Format
Do the following to format the hard disk.
Attention:
Make sure the drive address to be formatted is
correct.
This procedure erases all information on the disk.
1.
Power off the computer.
2.
Insert the
ThinkPad hardware maintenance
diskette Ver 1.40
or later into diskette drive
A
and
power on the computer.
3.
Select
Format the hard disk
from the main menu.
4.
Select the drive from the menu.
5.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Maintenance Diskette Download
The maintenance diskette is not available from the parts
center, but you can download it from the IBM Internet web
site.
The web site address is as follows:
Fn Key Combinations
The following table shows the
Fn
key and function key
combinations and their corresponding functions.
The
Fn
key works independently from the operating
system.
The operating system obtains status through the
system management interface to control the system.
Fn
+
Description
F1
Reserved
F2
Fuel-Gauge display on or off
F3
Standby mode invocation
F4
Suspend mode invocation
F5
Reserved
F6
Reserved
F7
Switching between the LCD and an external
monitor
F8
Reserved
F9
Reserved
F10
Reserved
F11
Switching the power management mode
(High Performance, Automatic, and
Customized)
F12
Hibernation invocation
ThinkPad 560X
(2640-60x, 70x)
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