Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name ThinkVantage Active Protection System Support models ThinkPad Mini10 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 1.71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs the software support for ThinkVantage Active Protection System. Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support 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 1.71 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Support for ThinkPad Mini10 [Problem fixes] Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED [Windows 7] 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. For the Classic Start menu, click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Lenovo's Airbag Protection icon. 3. Click the About tab on ThinkVantage Active Protection System Properties. 4. Version information is shown in the Software Version: section. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. Downloading file 1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click Save. 4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully. Extracting file 5. Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account. 6. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded. 7. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen. 9. In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse. 10. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9. Installing files 11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish. 12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer. Finally delete the file saved in the step 4. Unattended Install This is for system administrators' use only. 1. Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and extract the file. 2. In the step 11 of the Installing files section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation. 3. At the command line, execute setup.exe with the following options. -s -v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -s -v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Manual Uninstall [Windows 7] 1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account. 2. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program. 4. Select ThinkVantage Active Protection System, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version Rev. Issue Date ------- ---- ---------- 1.71 01 2010/07/09 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 <1.71> - (New) Initial release. - (New) Support for ThinkPad Mini10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIMITATIONS Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Active Protection System is a trademark of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windowsare registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.