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TP 390E - Considerations for Windows 98

Applicable to: World-Wide

Below is a list of considerations when running Windows 98 on your ThinkPad 390E

• If Windows 98 is reinstalled using the Windows 98 retail package and not the recovery CD, recorded sounds will not be played back correctly. To avoid this, open the Modem Properties in Device Manager, select configuration 0001, and assign I/O range 3e8h-3efh, and select IRQ4. Then restart the system.
• When docked to Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet, the modem and com port cannot be used simultaneously without manually assigning resource to the com port. Visit the ThinkPad Web site for details: http://www.pc.ibm.com/thinkpad
• Some PC cards currently working on Windows 95 may not be fully functional when operating under Windows 98 on these machines. For the latest status visit the ThinkPad Web site.
• To use the zoom video feature, you must obtain a card with explicit Windows 98 support from the supplier.
• If the warm swap driver is installed, the SMART feature of LDCM does not work. If you need the SMART feature of LDCM, uninstall the warm swap driver using Uninstall.
• When clicking on System Information -> Adapter Information in Netfininty 5.20.1 under Windows 98, an additional EISA Bus information will be displayed along with the standard PCI Device Bus. Ignore the information displayed by the EISA Bus as there is no functional problem.
• When clicking on System Information -> Model and Processor Information in Netfinity 5.20.1 under Windows 98, the additional items Boot State, Power Supply State, and Thermal State are displayed with Unknown given for each of them. Ignore these additional items as there is no functional problem.
• When attempting to skip to another chapter in the DVD movie Bean, garbage appears on the screen for about 0.5 seconds and then disappears automatically.
• When using the Fast Forward (FF) or Fast Backward (FB) buttons in the DVDExpress application, the screen image does not display all the scenes after about 5 sec. To correct this symptom, stop the FF or FB to play the movie normally and then press the FF or FB buttons again.
• While playing a DVD movie to the TV, pressing the FN+F8 keys to expand the screen will cause the TV image to flicker. To prevent this symptom from occurring, press the FN+F8 keys prior to starting the DVD movie.
• While playing some DVD titles in Wide Screen mode and it has a Root menu (not all DVD movies have this mode), garbage will appear on the screen for about 1 second and then automatically disappear. Not all wide screen movies with a Root menu experience this symptom.
• While displaying the DVD title, a 1 pixel line appears around the DVD movie window.
• After repeating the procedure Play DVD movie -> Stop DVD movie -> Eject DVD movie, in excess of 5 times, the system may hang if the warm swap driver is installed. To recover from this symptom, power off and the on the computer. To prevent this symptom from occurring, uninstall the warm swap driver.
• After pausing a DVD movie and then entering suspend or hibernation mode with the warm swap driver installed, the system may not resume from suspend mode or the system may hang while entering hibernation mode. To recover from this symptom, power off and then on the computer. To prevent this symptom from occurring, uninstall the warm swap driver.
• If one repeatedly plays and then stops a DVD movie, the system may hang if the warm swap driver is installed. To recover from this symptom, power off and then on the computer. To prevent this symptom from occurring, uninstall the warm swap driver.
• When an external mouse is attached to the ThinkPad, the TrackPoint is automatically disabled.
  

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	Hint Category	Windows 98
	Date Created	12-03-99
	Last Updated	18-03-99
	Revision Date	17-03-2000
	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPad 390
	Machine Type	2626
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