Thinkpads Forum

Hi all I have just purchased a second hand Lenover x61s thinkpad and while I have it up and running with windows 7 I'm having trouble understanding the Keyboard layout. I was wondering if the was anyway I can find instructions on using the thinkpad. I've looked on google and have a copy of the maintenance pdf but that doesn't help
regards harry

Check pages 45-46 in that HMM.

Here's the setup guide as well

harry37 wrote:I'm having trouble understanding the Keyboard layout.

Do you mean the usage of the function buttons (with the small blue pictograms on them), or the physical layout of the keyboard itself?

Your profile says that you're in the UK, and there are a number of different keyboard standards used in Europe. QWERTY, QWERTZ, and AZERTY are the three most common (the names are taken from the first six letters at the top left of the keyboard).

If you purchased a Thinkpad using an unfamiliar keyboard layout you could purchase a replacement keyboard that is setup in the format you are used to, or if you are proficient in touchtyping you could always use software to remap the keys themselves.

Hi smokestack I have a qwerty keyboard. It's the blue marked keys I'm not sure about, how do you bring them into play. The computer goes to sleep but I cannot wake it up again, I just get a black screen any suggestions?

The keys that have the blue writing are function keys.

If you look at your keyboard, next to the lower right CTRL key should be a blue labeled key with the letters FN on it.

Push that key in conjunction with another key that has blue writing and wonderful, magickal, stupendous and amazing things will happen. Your hair will grow back, the economy will recover and world peace will be attainable.

Ok well, maybe not all that, but you can use it to switch the wifi on and off. Or adjust your screen brightness, or select an external display if you have one attached.

As far as the machine sleeping. It's tired. It's had hard day translating binary to language. Let it rest. But if you really want to put it back to work, pushing the power button for a second should do the trick.

Thanks everybody for your answers
Harry

Temetka wrote:But if you really want to put it back to work, pushing the power button for a second should do the trick.

Ah, I believe the recommended process to wake a system from sleep mode is the press the Fn key for a second. If you press the power button and it doesn't work, the urge would be to hold it down longer. That could lead to a power down and you'd lose whatever information was in memory at the time.

rkawakami wrote:

Temetka wrote:But if you really want to put it back to work, pushing the power button for a second should do the trick.

Ah, I believe the recommended process to wake a system from sleep mode is the press the Fn key for a second. If you press the power button and it doesn't work, the urge would be to hold it down longer. That could lead to a power down and you'd lose whatever information was in memory at the time.

Technically you are correct.

That being said I always just hit hit the power button once.