Knowledge of IBM notebook computers

1. IBM ThinkPad's global R & D center in what country? Japan's Yamato Laboratory.
2. IBM's first ThinkPad 700C is available in what year? October 5, 1992.
3. Are the permanent collections of modern American Museum which model ThinkPad? ThinkPad 701C.
4. The history of the largest selling models ThinkPad what? ThinkPad 600 series, a total of two million units sold.
5. IBM tens of millions of units and twenty millionth ThinkPad units off the assembly line are what time? March 31, 2000, November 5, 2003.
6. March 18, 2003, IBM ThinkPad what type of machine has two Chinese climbers were brought to the world's highest peak Mount Everest? R40 and T40.
7. October 2003, the Chinese boarded the space Yang Liwei, the ThinkPad board space which year? What type? 1993, ThinkPad 750C.
8. IBM laptop why is it called ThinkPad? ThinkPad translated into Chinese as "the book will be thinking," this name is comes out of this, IBM ThinkPad notebook computer for a meeting called to discuss a long time, we all can not think of anything special, when a late colleague, the pad itself readily thrown into the big conference table pad drew a beautiful arc, a word on the cover - Think thing that catches everyone's eye, so the ThinkPad name was born.
9. ThinkPad product code "X, T, R" What is the meaning of each?
X-Extreme portability ultra-light, portable, faced little in the office of the ultra-mobile customers.
T-Thin and light for Travel performance and the perfect combination of portability, the face of the office in the office or anywhere advanced mobile customers.
R-Reliable, Affordable Mobility economic use, face the need for portable, easy to use and the right price to customers.
10. What is the internal modular design? ThinkPad, including screws, including reduction of unnecessary parts, all of the circuit card slot directly into the motherboard without the use of gold wire, so that disassembly and maintenance easier.
11. What is the IBM ThinkPad notebook keyboard waterproof? You must be very clear that the greatest enemy of electronic components, water, wet, IBM designed a new keyboard structure, so that you come across a small amount of liquid spilled the keyboard, you can ensure the liquid does not flow from the center and edge board machinery the maximum degree of assurance of the safety of your machine.
12. What is a TrackPoint? Refers to the center of the keyboard mouse control system - the touch bar, IBM ThinkPad notebook symbol, and now the TrackPoint addition to supporting the functions to move the cursor down the left mouse button press can achieve normal function of the click or double-click, can be described as "non-key the mouse. "
13. What is ThinkLight? This is IBM's unique design allows users to low-light environment can continue to use the ThinkPad, and will not affect the others. It can use shortcut keys Fn + PgUp key to open and close, the reality is very useful when using the.
14. IBM laptop computers with all the ThinkLight keyboard light up? In addition to IBM R40e notebook without a keyboard light, the other series X31 X40 T41 T42 R50 R51 R50e has a keyboard light design
15. IBM ThinkPad has a stable performance of the main reasons? Outstanding design the internal structure of the machine; a good cooling system; high-quality machine materials; stringent quality tests.
16. ThinkPad good cooling technology which is specifically expressed in several ways? Fast heat pipe; keyboard air convection; Intelligent Temperature CPU fan; metal heat conductor; port external radiation heat.
17. ThinkPad at design time using the least amount of screw type and what is the purpose? Use less screws designed to increase the stability of the machine; fewer parts, fewer screws, that is more concise; more conducive to manufacturing; more conducive to maintenance.
18. IBM laptop computer is now produced there is a serial (com) interfaces? Why? No, the serial control interface is industry, and now the PC mainly for household and commercial. IBM offers a port replicator and docking station to address these special needs of industrial control.
19. Why use two IBM ThinkPad laptop screen lock? Because laptop computers when the user inadvertently fall to the ground, if the laptop lid and then under the cover Shuaikai, LCD is very easy to shatter. The IBM design two screen lock, for maximum protection of the IBM ThinkPad notebook computer's LCD screen.
20. Why is my IBM ThinkPad notebook computers sometimes do not turn the fan switch and sometimes it? IBM ThinkPad notebook computers because the use of the design industry-leading temperature-controlled fan, when the CPU temperature reaches a certain value only when the power of work, so that to achieve a good cooling effect, but also a good solution to the battery power consumption excessive use of shorter problems. jnibm back at 2007-03-30 10:40
21. IBM's one-touch open mean? IBM, after investigation, the user generally reflected in the open laptop screen cover, we often encounter the case of idle hands and not the same, so the new IBM T41 machine speed can be opened on the design of the device, but it is still consistent with the two a buckle closure design, the IBM ThinkPad notebook gives the user a simple to use at the same time still have to * security.
22. IBM's unique frame design mean? You must be very clear that a laptop is its most expensive part of the LCD, which occupies the entire machine 30% to 60% of the cost, but it is also a part of the most vulnerable, very easily broken, IBM designed a unique LCD with frame design, which makes when the laptop is under pressure or impact can spread to the bottom of the pressure change to the border, rather than bear the pressure will cause the LCD broken. Close the notebook computer, closely integrated with the base frame, even if accidentally dropped, it will not make it separate from the damage caused by the LCD.
23. Talk about the ThinkPad is the product of each system chassis material? R series is the high density of carbon fiber materials; X, T composite materials using titanium and magnesium alloy composite materials.
24. Talk about the advantages of IBM ThinkPad keyboards?
1) full-size keyboard;
2) The seven rows button layout;
3) shortcut keys and help key settings;
4) bond length 18.5mm-19mm;
5) The key to deep-1.8mm-2.5mm;
6) The ergonomically designed palm rest;
7) keyboard waterproof design;
8) Use the keyboard printing does not fade for many years;
9) A unique keypad lights ThinkLight;
10) facilitate the use of the UltraNav dual-pointing device;
11) Keyboard customers custom software Keyboard Customizer Utility supports a variety of personalized settings.
25. ThinkPad's BIOS to provide what kinds of password protection? What is the difference? ThinkPad's BIOS to provide power-on password (Power-on Password), hard disk password (Hard-disk Password), Super Password (Supervision Password) for the users.
26. IBM ThinkPad notebook computer can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen mean? Can improve the comfort of the user's eye is not easy fatigue (adjust the screen brightness according to ambient light.) LCD life may be extended, prolonged use of high-brightness LCD screen will shorten the life. Can be extended laptop battery life (LCD is the more cost laptop power equipment).
27. How to add Windows ThinkPad notebook keyboard shortcut? Through the Access IBM program group in the Keyboard Customizer Utility software to set a key, such as the left "ALT" key for the windows shortcut.
28. ThinkPad R50/R51, T41/T42 what criteria were used the optical drive? R50/R51-Ultrabay Enhanced; T41/T42-Ultrabay slim.
29. What is the UltraNav dual-pointing system? Why IBM ThinkPad notebook computers in the UltraNav dual-pointing system used? UltraNav dual-pointing system refers to the IBM ThinkPad notebook keyboard TrackPoint and TouchPad touchpad touch lever. Because the laptop since its birth, the most popular touch the mouse control system is both bar and touch pad. IBM ThinkPad then rolled into these two structures, the greatest degree of taking into account the user's habits and reduce the threshold for first-time users, IBM ThinkPad reflects the ease of use.
30. The highlight of the LCD screen notebook computer problem is how is it? We all know that the laptop LCD is very small by the hundreds of thousands of light-emitting body composition, in the industrial mass production, it is possible for individual damaged, causing the light does not emit light (dark) or color (blue , red, etc.), this is what we usually see the highlights.
Various manufacturers have specific provisions of the above, the size of the LCD there is a reasonable range of a few bright spots.
31. IBM ThinkPad notebook computer designed several TrackPoint Little Red Riding Hood? There are three types of classic hat, soft-brimmed hat, bubble cap. They are used for different user habits were designed.
32. I heard on IBM ThinkPad notebooks feature a magnifying glass, is not it? Yes, the main function is to enlarge the time to do partial screen presentation and design. It can shortcut Fn + space bar to activate.
33. IBM ThinkPad notebook why only black there is no other color? Sorry, this is indeed a feature of IBM brand, IBM, which is a brand of its own position, and after years of feedback on the user's visits to the result, black is the permanent representative of the meaning of a solemn, black is never out of date color in it!
34. IBM Fn key on the keyboard is for? It is a very powerful combination of function keys, for example:
Fn + F3: turn off the LCD screen display, StandBy mode (standby), move the mouse or press any key to lifting. Some models can not be closed by Fn + F3 screen
Fn + F4: the machine into a suspended state, Suspend mode (hang), all tasks are stopped and saved to memory, in addition to all devices other than memory is stopped, press the Fn key for one second to lift .
Fn + F5: Search wireless network
Fn + F7 to switch output status display (LCD, or external, or both shown), which is a cyclic process of transformation.
Fn + F12: Put the machine into sleep mode, Hibernate mode (Sleep), all of the tasks to be stopped and the memory and the current state is saved to the hard drive, the system shutdown.
Fn + PgUP: keyboard lights on or off
Fn + Home / End: increase / decrease screen brightness, a total of seven files.
35. Why should I use Fn + F3 LCD screen off? When you do not want to let other people see things on your screen, or want to make the battery last longer, you can select this feature.
36. So that the machine into a suspended state mean? When you temporarily leave the machine, but do not want to use off this approach, you are in order to save battery power, select suspend this feature, it will make all of the equipment does not have to open all closed. Such as LCD, hard disk, etc., but only the CPO supply to maintain power state, when the re-use, press the Fn key to wake up the next number.
37. Hibernate and suspend What is the difference? Suspend is a power saving mode, the system will drive the machine, monitors and other external devices to stop working, and CPU, the memory is still working, waiting for users to wake up, wake up again, need to press the Fn key on the keyboard several times. Dormancy is a more power saving mode, it will save the data in memory on the hard disk, so that CPU stops operating, when the re-use basis having switch button, the machine will return to your sleep state when the execution without having to re-start the Windows implementation of this complex process.
38. Adjust the brightness of the screen what is the point?
There are three points:
To protect the user's vision, when the ambient light is dark, a little brighter, ambient light, light, down a bit.
Allow a longer service life of the LCD, high brightness will shorten the life.
Make the machine more power saving, the use of longer, high-brightness will increase the use of power.
39. Why is it when you use the TrackPoint, TouchPad will be interference? You said it right, this is indeed the situation encountered by many users, IBM has provided the appropriate solutions, you click Start → Programs → Access IBM → UltraNav wizard can turn off the lower part of the TouchPad, this would resolve the situation.
40. Why do some ThinkPad notebook computer (for example, T41-GEC) does not support the intel Centrino mobile technology? Because they are not using intel's 802.11b wireless network card, intel Centrino mobile technology does not meet the three preconditions. (They use IBM's three-band 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN) jnibm back at 2007-03-30 10:40
41. Now many of the IBM ThinkPad machine with Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth mainly what applications? Bluetooth is a wireless protocol standard that allows Bluetooth-enabled devices within a radius of about 10M wireless connection and exchange data, such as mobile phones, PDA, notebook computers, printers and other Bluetooth-enabled handheld devices
42. IBM ThinkPad laptop's wireless antenna, LCD border then why design? Because you must be very clear that all of the wireless device antenna should be placed in the high-end, and as far as possible perpendicular to the ground. Such as mobile phones. So the wireless LAN IBM (802.11b) of the transmitting antenna on the LCD frame, the good fit of the above two points.
43. IBM ThinkPad notebook sound service system is reflected in there? IBM ThinkPad notebooks can do a lot of models have been a three-year parts warranty (conditional), one-year site service. All of this after-sales service provided by Blue Express. Blue Express not only has very good technical strength and perfect management, response ability, all over the country at the same time it also has one, two, three cities in the service network, you can simple analogy for the "as long as the railway can reach the place, Express high quality service will be blue. "
44. When the customer's ThinkPad notebooks ThinkCentre desktop computer or when the failure occurred, what ways you can get help?
1) to purchase the computer equipment dealers;
2) The purchase of the equipment, IBM ThinkPad experience center;
3) Hotline 800-810-1818;
4) IBM website [url] www.ibm.com / pc / cn [/ url];
5) Blue Inn [url] www.blue-estation.com [/ url]. jnibm back at 2007-03-30 10:41
45. IBM Embedded Security Subsystem can be used which certified equipment? Targus fingerprint device; sensor badge equipment; smart cards.
46. What is the IBM Embedded Security Subsystem? IBM Embedded Security Subsystem hardware and software of two parts, namely, the security chip embedded in the motherboard and downloaded from the IBM Web site security software. ThinkPad integrates a unique embedded security chip, from the hardware level to solve security problems. Security chip is implanted in the main board inside, used to store and run the data and programs dedicated to the protection of passwords and related information. IBM Embedded Security Subsystem to help users of the file and folder encryption, secure login and admin password, and can help customers implement e-mail encryption, to enhance wireless encryption.
47. IBM ThinkPad notebook security is reflected in there? Many models of IBM ThinkPad notebooks notebook motherboard has built-in security chip, users can download from the IBM web site the appropriate support software (for free) installed on it, it can achieve both soft and hard, make each other's strengths, so that notebook wireless environment, whether in the application or in intranet environment can be realized on the files, folders, settings, perfect protection. Meanwhile, IBM ThinkPad notebook pre-installed at the factory to a data backup and recovery software (RRU), an important hard drive data so that users get the maximum degree of proper protection.
48. What drives the dynamic protection system referred to as? What is the full name? APS, Active Protection System.
49. Which IBM software random network environment can configure different settings, save, and switch at any time? IBM Access Connections.
50. My IBM ThinkPad notebook computer is the frequency of PM 1.6G, how the machine point of view of the frequency of PM 800M is it? IBM ThinkPad notebook computers because the use of the intel CPU contains a new technology called intel StepSpeed technology, it will follow the use of laptop computers work environment to set the CPU frequency when on battery power when using a lower frequency, so that can reduce CPU power consumption, extending battery life.
51. IBM keyboard on the "Access IBM" button is for? When the notebook has just opened, IBM icon appears, press the "Access IBM" button to enter Bios. Bios setting changes and recovery systems. When the notebook open mind into the windows, press the "Access IBM" key to enter the "Access IBM" application, which is equivalent to a very detailed instructions, enables users to learn more about the structure of IBM ThinkPad notebooks, the use of methods, how to upgrade and so on.
52. Why IBM ThinkPad notebook computers in actual use, and to promote the use of time can not achieve? Because users have many different habits, the use of the environment, use, and of color pages and other data in the case of an industry standard measurement results, and adjust the screen if the user is very bright, in dealing with large data, the hard disk non-stop work, for a long time typing using the keyboard, etc., may lead to the use of time is short.
53. IBM ThinkPad notebook hard disk shock mean? You must be very clear that there is a price for the hardware and your own valuable data is priceless, then, IBM laptop hard drive in the design of the shock air cushion below the hard disk and motherboard design of the interface is also a spring buffer device, which will enable your notebook by the violent collision in the case of the hardware still does not ensure the greatest degree of damage.
54. IBM ThinkPad notebook ease of use is reflected in there?
IBM ThinkPad notebook pre-installed at the factory to a lot of very practical, simple tools. For example:
Access IBM (takes you to a host of information and tools)
Battery MaxiMiser Wizard (management of the battery device)
EasyEject Utility (turn off the connected equipment to prepare for demolition)
IBM Access connections (easy to switch connection settings)
Presentation Director (adjusted video equipment (including projector) settings)
ThinkPad Configuration (or Change Windows detects the device's location)
ThinkPad Software installer (or change the software installation)
UltraNav Wizard (random pointing device settings)
IBM Rapid Restore Ultra (fast backup and recovery software)
55. IBM ThinkPad notebook advantage of wireless solutions is reflected in there? IBM ThinkPad notebook models have been built many of the wireless card antenna (inside the border of the LCD screen), while even without the wireless card (802.11b) and Bluetooth technology (BlueTooth) models can also be very easily upgraded to has a wireless card (802.11b) and Bluetooth technology (BlueTooth) models. On the other hand, IBM ThinkPad notebook models can do a lot of 5-9 hours of standby time (some models require accessory support). Application of the wireless environment, users can be more at ease now, easier.