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To solve the problems discussed in this section, you need to use the ThinkPad Configuration program. To start the ThinkPad Configuration program, find the ThinkPad icon on the taskbar; then double-click the icon. Note: You can also open the ThinkPad Configuration program as follows: 1. Click Start. 2. Move the cursor to Programs and ThinkPad; then click ThinkPad Configuration. For more information on how to start the ThinkPad Configuration program User's Reference. My screen keeps blanking when I do not want it to. How can I stop this? You can disable any system timers, such as the LCD turnoff timer or the system standby timer, with the ThinkPad Configuration program. 1 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program. 2 Click the Power Management button; then click the Power Schemes tab. You can disable the system timers by selecting never rather than a specific time. How can I use my infrared port as a communication port? If the infrared port is disabled, you must enable it before you can use it again. To enable your infrared port, do as follows: 1 Save your work and quit any program you are using. 2 Start the ThinkPad Configuration program. 3 Click the Infrared button. 4 Select Enable from the Infrared list box. A "Warning" might appear that the hardware resource is being used by another communication device. 76 IBM ThinkPad 570 Online Book

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To solve the problems discussed in this section, you need to use the
ThinkPad Configuration program.
To start the ThinkPad
Configuration program, find the ThinkPad icon on the taskbar; then
double-click the icon.
Note:
You can also open the ThinkPad Configuration program as
follows:
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Move the cursor to
Programs
and
ThinkPad
; then click
ThinkPad Configuration
.
For more information on how to start the ThinkPad Configuration
program
User's Reference
.
My screen keeps blanking when I do not want it to.
How can I
stop this?
You can disable any system timers, such as the LCD turnoff
timer or the system standby timer, with the ThinkPad
Configuration program.
1
Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2
Click the
Power Management
button; then click the
Power Schemes
tab.
You can disable the system timers by selecting
never
rather than a specific time.
How can I use my infrared port as a communication port?
If the infrared port is disabled, you must enable it before you
can use it again.
To enable your infrared port, do as
follows:
1
Save your work and quit any program you are using.
2
Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
3
Click the
Infrared
button.
4
Select
Enable
from the
Infrared
list box.
A “Warning” might appear that the hardware resource
is being used by another communication device.
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IBM ThinkPad 570 Online Book