ThinkPad January 25, 2006 ThinkVantage Active Protection System (32-bit Version) Version 1.51 ====================================================================== What This Package Does ----------------------- This package provides the software support for the ThinkVantage Active Protection System under the Windows 2000/XP/Vista 32-bit platform. This release supports the following systems: - ThinkPad R50, R50p, R51, R52, R60 - ThinkPad T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p - ThinkPad T60, T60p - ThinkPad X40 *1, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet - ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61t, Z61p Note *1 ThinkPad X40 BIOS Version:1.13(1UET62WW) or higher and Embedded Controller Program:1.12(1UHT58WW) or higher are required to enable ThinkVantage Active Protection System. Please update BIOS and Embedded Controller Program if necessary. For more detail, please refer to release notes of BIOS and Embedded Controller Program. Support Operating Systems ------------------------- - Windows 2000 - Windows XP - Windows Vista 32-bit Released Versions ----------------- Version 1.00b - Initial release Version 1.01b - Problem fixes - Support for ThinkPad R50p, T41p (added) Version 1.20b - Add the new feature - Support for ThinkPad X40 (added) Version 1.21 - Problem fixes - Support for ThinkPad R51 (added) Version 1.22 - Problem fixes Version 1.23 - Problem fixes - Support for ThinkPad T42, T42p (added) Version 1.30b - 2nd HDD support - Support for ThinkPad T43, T43p, R52 (added) Version 1.31 - Problem fixes Version 1.32 - Support for ThinkPad X41 Tablet Version 1.33b - Support for ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t - Problem fixes Version 1.34 - Add the new feature Version 1.40 - Support for ThinkPad T60, T60p, X60, X60s, - Z61t, Z61m, Z61e, Z61p, R60 (added) Version 1.41 - Problem fixes - Support for ThinkPad X60 Tablet (added) Version 1.50 - Support for Windows Vista 32-bit platform Version 1.51 - Problem fixes Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Driver version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.00b> - (New) Initial release <1.01b> - (Fix) Improve "Auto-ignore feature". - (New) Support for ThinkPad R50p, T41p (added). <1.20b> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X40 (added). - (New) Support the new feature for adjusting the shock detection sensitivity. - (New) Enhance the prediction algorithm for the critical shock detection. - (New) Support the new feature for manually stopping the activity of Active Protection System during a specified length of time. <1.21> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the system is intermittently going to slow with using Battery MaxiMiser program. - (New) Support for ThinkPad R51. <1.22> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the APS task-tray icon appeares even if the tray-icon option is set to disabled. <1.23> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the system cannot resume from a hibernation state after the system is undocked from ThinkPad Dock II/ThinkPad Mini Dock. <1.30b> - (New) Support APS feature of 2nd HDD on Ultrabay Slim. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T43, T43p, R52 (added). <1.31> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the real-time status window of APS control panel was not correctly shown. - (New) Support for ThinkPad X41 (added). <1.32> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X41 Tablet. <1.33b> - (New) Support for ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t. - (Fix) Solve the problem that the application error is happened at the system shutdown. <1.34> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X41 Table. - (New) Add the feature that disables APS function while the user operates a PC with a pen device. <1.40> - (New) Support for ThinkPad T60, T60p, X60, X60s. - (New) Support for ThinkPad Z61t, Z61m, Z61e, Z61p R60 (added) - (New) Support AHCI mode of the hard disk controller. <1.41> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the system cannot enter into the hibernation state intermittently. - (New) Support for ThinkPad X60 Tablet (added) <1.50> - (New) Support for Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit platform <1.51> - (Fix) Fix the late-resume problem under the Windows Vista environment. Installation Instructions ------------------------- NOTE: - ThinkVantage System Update or Software Installer provides install/ (uninstall) wizard. - If you have ThinkVantage Productivity Center installed on your system, please update your Productivity Center to version 2.00 (or later) prior to install ThinkVantage Active Protection System. UNINSTALL FOR Windows 2000: 1. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Select ThinkVantage Active Protection System. (If the previous verion of this software is existed and you find "IBM Active Protection System" in the list, select "IBM Active Protection System". ) 5. Click Change/Remove. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Finish. 8. Restart the system. UNINSTALL FOR Windows XP/Vista: 1. Start Windows XP/Vista and logon with administrative privileges. 2. For Windows XP/Vista with Classic Start menu, click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Otherwise, click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. 4. Select ThinkVantage Active Protection System. (If the previous verion of this software is existed and you find "IBM Active Protection System" in the list, select "IBM Active Protection System". ) 5. Click Change/Remove. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Finish. 8. Restart the system. INSTALL FOR Windows 2000/XP/Vista: 1. Start Windows 2000/XP/Vista, and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, then click Run. 3. Click the Browse button. 4. Select the folder where ThinkVantage Active Protection System package is stored. 5. Select Setup.exe. 6. Click the Open button. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 10. Click Finish and restart the system. Determining which version is installed -------------------------------------- Windows 2000: 1. Start Windows 2000. 2. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the ThinkVantage Active Protection icon. 4. Click Real-time Status tab on ThinkVantage Active Protection System Properties. 5. Version information is shown in the Software Version: section. Windows XP/Vista: 1. Start Windows XP/Vista. 2. For Windows XP/Vista with Classic Start menu, click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Otherwise, click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the ThinkVantage Active Protection icon. 4. Click Real-time Status tab on ThinkVantage Active Protection System Properties. 5. Version information is shown in the Software Version: section. UNATTENDED INSTALL FOR Windows 2000/XP/Vista: This is for system administrators' use only. 1. Start Windows 2000/XP/Vista, and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 3. Click Start, then click Run. 4. Type [Program Path]\setup -s -v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" and click OK. [Program Path] is the full path name where you extracted the package in the step 2. Trademarks ---------- * ThinkPad is a registered trademark of Lenovo. * ThinkVantage is a trademark of Lenovo. * IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.