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IBM ThinkPad R32 2658 Notebook - Page 9 Questions & Answers
Why would my laptop speakers randomly start screeching like at a concert when someone turns on a microphone?
Usually means that your settings are set to broadcast (or listen to) your microphone... If the sound from your speakers is being picked up by your mic, and your speakers are outputting the sound from your mic, it will manifest itself as a lot of wailing.
either turn your speakers down, or disable the setting that makes you be able to hear whatever sound is coming from your microphone (it's a checkbox labled "listen to this device" in most modern windows sound configs)
some drivers have a echo reduction option, turning this on may also help
Unfreeze pc
hold power for 10 seconds to power off
remove battery
restart
VOLUME ICON DISSAPEARED
If using Windows 7:
1. Right click on the clock (next to where the volume icon used to be)
2. Choose Customize notification icons
3. Click on Turn system icons on or off
4. Make sure that next to the volume, ON is shown.
5. Click OK.
Now you should have your volume icon back. If you need any additional help, let me know.
Product registration
You can still buy a license (which gives you a legal license key) but consider that XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft in just a few months. That means that the security of the product will become much weaker from then on.
Network icon
Does your wireless internet still work on the laptop, despite the icon having disappeared?
Factory restore using command prompt?
Holding the F11 key at startup will bring you to the factory restore prompts for Lenovo PCs. The factory reset is driven from the ROM BIOS and not the command prompt.
IBM Thinkpad R60 - how to run in safe mode
When it is starting up at the Splash Screen(windows logo screen) hold the power button in to shut it off this should bring up the menu to open in safe mode. Might take a couple trys.
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