---------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name ThinkVantage Active Protection System Support models ThinkPad R50,R50p,R51,R52 ThinkPad R60,R61,R61e,R61i ThinkPad T41,T41p,T42,T42p,T43,T43p ThinkPad T60,T60p,T61,T61p ThinkPad X40(*1),X41,X41 Tablet ThinkPad Reserve Edition ThinkPad X60,X60s,X60 Tablet,X61,X61s,X61 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m,Z60t,Z61e,Z61m,Z61p,Z61t (Note) *1: Refer to the NOTES section. Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Refer to marketing materials to find out what ThinkPad models support which Operating Systems. Version 1.53 Issue date October 9, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs the software support for ThinkVantage Active Protection System. Refer to marketing materials to find out what ThinkPad models support the Active Protection System. If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.53 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Support for the new system (ThinkPad R61i) and the complient of ATA8-ACS Rev4b Hard Disk drive. [Problem fixes] Nothing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED [Windows Vista/XP] 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. [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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES *1: Note for ThinkPad X40 The BIOS, version 1.13 (1UET62WW) or higher, and Embedded Controller Program, version 1.12 (1UHT58WW) or higher, are required to enable ThinkVantage Active Protection System. Update BIOS and Embedded Controller Program if necessary. For more detail, refer to release notes of BIOS and Embedded Controller Program. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Notes: - If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section. - If you have ThinkVantage Productivity Center installed on your system, update your Productivity Center to version 2.00 (or later) prior to install ThinkVantage Active Protection System. Manual Install 1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Double-click the driver package to extract it onto the hard drive. The default extraction path is C:\DRIVERS\WIN\HPROTECT. 3. For Windows XP, 2000, click Start, then click Run. For Windows Vista 32-bit, click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, then click Run. 4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the package in the step 2, and click OK. Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\HPROTECT\SETUP.EXE 5. Click Next. 6. Click Next. 7. Click Finish and restart the system. Unattended Install This is for system administrators' use only. 1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Double-click the driver package to extract it onto the hard drive. The default extraction path is C:\DRIVERS\WIN\HPROTECT. 3. For Windows XP, 2000, click Start, then click Run. For Windows Vista 32-bit, click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, then click Run. 4. Specify SETUP.EXE -s -v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" with the full path name where you extracted the package in the step 2, and click OK. Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\HPROTECT\SETUP.EXE -s -v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS [Windows Vista] 1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, click Control Panel then click Programs. 3. Under Programs and Features, click Uninstall a program. 4. Right-click ThinkVantage Active Protection System, (a previous version of this software may be listed as IBM Active Protection System) and select Uninstall. 5. Click Continue. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. [Windows XP, 2000] 1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. Select ThinkVantage Active Protection System. (A previous version of this software may be listed as IBM Active Protection System) 5. Click Change/Remove. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Finish. 8. Restart the system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version The contents ------- ----------------------------------------------- 1.53 17th. release 1.52 16th. release 1.51 15th. release 1.50 14th. release, Support for Windows Vista 32-bit 1.41 13th. release 1.40 12th. release 1.34 11th. release 1.33b 10th. release 1.32 9th. release 1.31 8th. release 1.30b 7th. release 1.23 6th. release 1.22 5th. release 1.21 4th. release 1.20b 3rd. release 1.01b 2nd. release 1.00b Initial release To check the version of software, refer to the Determining which version is installed section. Summary of Changes Where: < > Version number [Important] Important update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.53> - (New) Support for the new system (ThinkPad R61i) and the complient of ATA8-ACS Rev4b Hard Disk drive. <1.52> - (New) Support to modify the pen delay time in the APS Control Panel. - (Fix) Yellow bangs appear on the disk drive and USB memory devices in the Device Manager. <1.51> - (Fix) Late resume problem. <1.50> - (New) Support for Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit platform <1.41> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the system cannot enter into the hibernation state intermittently. - (New) Support for ThinkPad X60 Tablet (added) <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. <1.34> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X41 Table. - (New) Add the feature that disables APS function while the user operates a PC with a pen device. <1.33b> - (New) Support for ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t. - (Fix) Solve the problem that the application error is happened at the system shutdown. <1.32> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X41 Tablet. <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). <1.30b> - (New) Support APS feature of 2nd HDD on Ultrabay Slim. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T43, T43p, R52 (added). <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. <1.22> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the APS task-tray icon appeares even if the tray-icon option is set to disabled. <1.21> - (Fix) Solve the problem that the system is intermittently going to slow with using Battery MaxiMiser program. - (New) Support for ThinkPad R51. <1.20b> - (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. <1.01b> - (Fix) Improve "Auto-ignore feature". - (New) Support for ThinkPad R50p, T41p (added). <1.00b> - (New) Initial release ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Active Protection System is a trademark of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. 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