Revision : 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name Presentation Director Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s ThinkPad T500 ThinkPad W500 ThinkPad W700, W700ds ThinkPad L410 ThinkPad L510 ThinkPad SL410 ThinkPad SL510 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Microsoft Windows 2000 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 4.32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES Presentation Director is a display configuration utility for your ThinkPad computer that enables you to create, manage, and use presentation and display schemes. You can access these schemes through an on-screen display menu that is shown when you press the Fn + F7 key combination on your keyboard (Fn+F7 on-screen function). If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. For additional required packages, refer to "NOTES" section. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 4.31 and 4.32 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Added support for ThinkPad USB Port Replicator with Digital Video. - Added support for ThinkPad L410,L510,SL410,SL510. [Problem fixes] Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED [Windows Vista] 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2. Click "Uninstall a program" link of Programs icon. You will see "Unistall or change a program window". 3. Select Presentation Director. 4. Click "Organize" menu, click "Layout", then select "Details Pane" ("Details Pane" might be already selected). You will see the version information on the pane below. 5. Close "Uninstall or change a program window". [Windows XP/2000] 1. For Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. For Windows 2000, click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3. Click Presentation Director, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 4. Click 'Click here for support information' link. You will see the version information on the screen. 5. Close Add/Remove Programs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES - Before installing Presentation Director, it is required to install "Lenovo System Interface Driver" and an appropriate display driver for the target system. Refer to the README file of each software package for installing these software packages. - Lenovo System Interface Driver It is required to install "Lenovo System Interface Driver" to use Windows Vista. - Display Driver It is required to install an appropriate display driver for the target system which is provided by Lenovo. Presentation Director doesn't work with any inbox display driver in OS. - To enable Fn+F7 on-screen key function, it is also required to install the following packages: - Power Management Driver for Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 98 SE - Hotkey Features for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 version 2.00 or later - Presentation Director doesn't support remote desktop environment and remote assistance environment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Note: - 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. Manual Install 1. Start Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Double-click the driver package to extract it to your hard drive. The default location is C:\DRIVERS\W2K\PDIRECT. 3. For Windows Vista, click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, then click Run... For Windows XP and 2000, click Start, then click Run... 4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the package in step 2, and click OK. Example: C:\DRIVERS\W2K\PDIRECT\SETUP.EXE 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Unattended Install This is for system administrators' use only. - Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and expand the files. - At the command line, execute SETUP.EXE with the -S -SMS options. Example: C:\DRIVERS\W2K\PDIRECT\SETUP -S -SMS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Manual Uninstall [Windows Vista] 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Click "Uninstall a program" link of Programs icon. You will see "Uninstall or change a program window." 4. Click Presentation Director, then click Uninstall/Change. 5. Click Continue from the User Account Control. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the computer. [Windows XP/2000] 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. Windows XP: Click Start, then click Control Panel. Windows 2000: Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. Click Presentation Director, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 5. Select Remove or OK, then click Next or OK. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version Rev. Issue Date ------- ---- --------------- 4.32 02 2009/09/11 4.32 01 2009/08/07 4.31 01 2009/07/15 4.30a 01 2009/06/11 4.30 01 2009/05/15 4.20 01 2008/12/05 4.11 2nd release 4.10 Initial release Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README document and is not related to software version. There is no need to upgrade this software when the revision number changes. 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 <4.32> - (Fix) Added version 4.31 information. <4.32> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad USB Port Replicator with Digital Video. <4.31> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad L410,L510,SL410,SL510. <4.30a> - (Fix) Fixed an issue where some texts were misaligned or truncated on Traditional Chinese and Danish systems. <4.30> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s. - (New) Added support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500. <4.20> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad W700ds. <4.11> - (Fix) DVI and DisplayPort monitors are mislabeled as "Digital Monitor 1" and "Digital Monitor 2" in some locations in the user interface. - (Fix) Extended desktop schemes extend to the right regardless of the position setting when the scheme includes the DVI monitor as the primary display and the DisplayPort monitor as the secondary display. <4.10> - (New) Initial release for ThinkPad W700. - (New) Output to two digital displays simultaneously. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Microsoft, PowerPoint, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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