Information Systems

ThinkPad Technology Guide

R60 Hardware

	Specifications
	Parts
	Enabling the Touchpad
	Using an External Mouse
	Battery Facts
	Conserving Battery Power
	Brightness Control

Specifications of the Lenovo ThinkPad R60

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 1.83 GHz
• 1 GB RAM memory
• 128 MB Video RAM ATI x1400
• 120 GB hard drive 5400 rpm
• DVDRW Dual Layer Optical Drive
• Ethernet PC card (internal)
• 56 Kbps V.90 modem (internal)
• 802.11 a/b/g Wireless card (internal) and Bluetooth
• 15" active matrix SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT
• 3 USB 2.0 ports

Parts Inventory

• IBM ThinkPad R60
• A/C adapter and power cord
• Modem cable (6’ flat telephone cord)
• Ethernet cable (10’ cable)

Enabling the Touchpad

• To activate the Touchpad pointing device, click theTrackpoint icon in the System tray and click Enable Touchpad.
• Once you have enabled the Touchpad, you can disable the Trackpoint by clicking Disable Trackpoint.

Using an External Mouse
The ThinkPad includes an integrated Trackpoint pointing device and a Touchpad, which function as a mouse. To use an external mouse with the ThinkPad, use a USB mouse. The ThinkPad does not have a PS/2 port, but with a USB-to-PS/2 adapter, the ThinkPad can also accommodate a PS/2 mouse. Please do not attempt to connect a PS/2 mouse directly to the ThinkPad, as damage will result.

Battery Facts

• The battery is under warranty for one year from Wake Forest’s date of purchase. If the battery fails after the first year, you may purchase a new battery, or use the ThinkPad on A/C power.
• Lithium-ion batteries have a limited number of life cycles. Each time the battery is used, it constitutes a life cycle.
• The battery is charging whenever the ThinkPad is plugged into A/C power, even if the ThinkPad is not turned on.
• The Lithium-ion battery should provide one to three hours of operation. Place the curser over the battery gauge in the system tray for estimate time of battery charge remaining.

Conserving Battery Power

• Adjust the display brightness control to the lowest comfortable level using the Fn key and the Home and End keys.
• Remove any CDs or DVDs from the CD-RW/DVD-RW drive when possible.
• Close any programs you are not using.
• If you are not using a wireless connection, turn off the wireless card radio by pressing Fn+F5, choosing the wireless  radio tab and clicking the turn off button.

Brightness control
To change the screen brightness, hold down the Fn key in the lower left corner of the keyboard and use the Home key to increase the brightness and the End key to decrease it.