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Hardware troubleshooting Problem The Fn+F12 key combination does not make the computer enter hibernation mode. Cause and action Enable hibernation mode as follows: For Windows 98: 1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration Program 2. Click Power Management. 3. Click the Hibernation tab. 4. Click the Enable hibernation... button. 5. Click the Create Now button. The computer cannot enter hibernation mode if you are using one of the IBM communication PC Cards. To enter hibernation mode, stop the communication program, and then remove the PC Card or disable the PC Card slot, using the Control Panel. For Windows NT: Note: You must format your hard disk with the FAT format system to use hibernation mode in Windows NT. If you format your hard disk with NTFS, the default format in Windows NT, you cannot use hibernation mode. 1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration Program. 2. Click Power Management. 3. Click Suspend/Resume Options. 4. Click Enable Hibernation. 5. Click OK. The computer cannot enter hibernation mode when you are using one of the IBM communication PC Cards. To enter hibernation mode, stop the communication program, and then remove the PC Card or disable the PC Card slot, using the Control Panel. LCD problems Problem The screen is blank. Cause and action Press Fn+Home to make the screen brighter. If you still have the problem, do the "Cause and action" for the next problem in this list. Chapter 3. Solving computer problems 25

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Hardware troubleshooting
Problem
Cause and action
The Fn
+
F12 key
combination does not
make the computer enter
hibernation mode.
Enable hibernation mode as follows:
For Windows 98:
1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration Program
2. Click
Power Management
.
3. Click the
Hibernation
tab.
4. Click the
Enable hibernation
... button.
5. Click the
Create Now
button.
The computer cannot enter hibernation mode if you are using one of the
IBM communication PC Cards.
To enter hibernation mode, stop the
communication program, and then remove the PC Card or disable the PC
Card slot, using the
Control Panel
.
For Windows NT:
Note:
You must format your hard disk with the FAT format system to use
hibernation mode in Windows NT.
If you format your hard disk
with NTFS, the default format in Windows NT, you cannot use
hibernation mode.
1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration Program.
2. Click
Power Management
.
3. Click
Suspend/Resume Options
.
4. Click
Enable Hibernation
.
5. Click
OK
.
The computer cannot enter hibernation mode when you are using one of
the IBM communication PC Cards.
To enter hibernation mode, stop the
communication program, and then remove the PC Card or disable the PC
Card slot, using the
Control Panel
.
LCD problems
Problem
Cause and action
The screen is blank.
Press Fn
+
Home to make the screen brighter.
If you still have the
problem, do the “Cause and action” for the next problem in this list.
Chapter 3.
Solving computer problems
25