Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name Power Manager Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s ThinkPad T500 ThinkPad W500 ThinkPad W700, W700ds ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet ThinkPad X300, X301 ThinkPad L410 ThinkPad L510 ThinkPad SL300 ThinkPad SL400, SL400c, SL410 ThinkPad SL500, SL500c, SL510 ThinkPad R51e, R52 ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i ThinkPad T43, T43p ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p ThinkPad X32 ThinkPad X40, X41, X41 Tablet ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60 Tablet ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t ThinkPad Reserve Edition Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 1.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs Power Manager utility programs. 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 1.64 [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] Nothing. [Problem fixes] - Fixed an issue where the brightness control didn't work correctly. - Fixed an issue where the Switchable Graphics menu could be selected even if the additional display driver was not installed. Note: This function supports ThinkPad computers with switchable graphics hardware. Rebooting the computer is required to switch Graphics processors on the Windows XP-based computer. The additional display driver may be needed. Refer to the following link for more detail information. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-71875 - Fixed an issue where Power Manager power schemes did not work correctly after hiding a battery gauge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED 1. Start Power Manager. The main screen will be displayed. 2. Click '?' mark at the top right of the main screen, and select the 'About Power Manager...' . The version will be displayed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES - To install this package, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and up should be installed before installation. The .NET Framework can be obtained from the following web site. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/default.aspx - This package supports Windows XP only. Get and install "Power Manager version 1.51a" for Windows 2000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 the Save button. 4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. 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 administrative privileges. 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 /s option. Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup /s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Manual Uninstall 1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Click Add or Remove programs. 4. Click ThinkPad Power Manager driver, then click the Add/Remove... button. 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 ------- ---- --------------- 1.64 01 2009/11/09 1.63 01 2009/10/02 1.62a 01 2009/09/11 1.61 01 2009/09/08 1.60 01 2009/06/11 1.54 01 2009/04/13 1.52 02 2009/03/18 1.52 01 2009/01/26 1.51a 01 2008/12/02 1.51 01 2008/11/18 1.48 27th release 1.47 26th release 1.45 25th release 1.43 24th release 1.41 23th release 1.40 22th release 1.30 21th release 1.22 20th release 1.19 19th release 1.18 18th release 1.17 17th release 1.16 16th release 1.15 15th release 1.14 14th release 1.13c 13th release 1.13b 12th release 1.13a 11th release 1.13 10th release 1.12 9th release 1.11 8th release 1.10b 7th release 1.10a 6th release 1.10 5th release 1.01 4th release 1.00b 3rd release 1.00a 2nd release 1.00 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 <1.64> -(Fix) Fixed an issue where the brightness control didn't work correctly. -(Fix) Fixed an issue where the Switchable Graphics menu could be selected even if the additional display driver was not installed. Note: This function supports ThinkPad computers with switchable graphics hardware. Rebooting the computer is required to switch Graphics processors on the Windows XP-based computer. The additional display driver may be needed. Refer to the following link for more detail information. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-71875 -(Fix) Fixed an issue where Power Manager power schemes did not work correctly after hiding a battery gauge. <1.63> -(Fix) Powr Manager plan doesn't work after hide battery gauge. <1.62a> -(New) Added support for ThinkPad L410,L510,SL410,SL510. -(New) The installation program has been changed to Inno Setup. -(Fix) Fixed memory usage issue. -(Fix) Improved boot performance. <1.61> -(New) Added support for 3 years warranty battery. -(Fix) Fixed an issue in upgrade installation. <1.60> -(New) Added the new function to show power consumption information when using the AC adapter. Note: This function supports ThinkPad T400s and follow-on computers only. -(New) Improved application launch performance. -(New) Enhanced the "Always On USB" function to charge some models of iPod and BlackBerry. Note: This function supports ThinkPad T400s and follow-on computers with specific USB port(s) only. Note: This function does not warrant all models of iPod and BlackBerry. -(New) Updated the battery gauge design. -(New) Added a Power Manager icon in Control Panel. -(New) Added the new feature, "Disable WiMax radios", in Battery Stretch. -(New) Added the new feature of 'Switchable Graphics'. Note: This function supports ThinkPad computers with switchable graphics hardware. Sytem restart is required to switch Graphics processors on systems running Windows XP. Additional video driver may be required. Find additional information here: H&T on switchable graphics for WinXP link http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-71875 -(Fix) Fixed an issue where the CPU usage became high. <1.54> -(Fix) Fixed an issue that the CPU could not enter C5/C6 power management state when Battery Gauge was enabled. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that the Power Manager Gauge gave out. <1.52> - [Important] End of support for Windows 2000. Note: For Windows 2000 users, use the version 1.51a. <1.52> -(New) Adds the new feature, 'Use Energy Saving Wallpaper', in Battery Stretch. -(New) Makes changes to some parts of user interface. -(New) Changes that the display brightness increases and decreases immediately while operating the slider control. -(Fix) Fixed an issue where changes in a power scheme were applied even if the Apply button was not clicked. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that did not restore settings when a power scheme was changed and then the Cancel button was clicked. -(Fix) Fixed an issue where the Battery Maintenance... button was not displayed if PeakShift was installed. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that could not disable the "Beep when power state changes" setting in Global Power Settings. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that took long to display the Power Manager Gauge in the task bar when the "Show Power Manager Gauge in task bar" setting was once disabled and then enabled. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that created an unnecessary file under the root directory in the C drive. -(Fix) Fixed an issue where the "Closing the lid" setting was changed to "No action" when the setting was set to "Puts the computer is Hibernate" and then the computer resumed normal operation from hibernation state. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that displayed an error message when a link for battery information was clicked in the battery tab. -(Fix) Fixed an issue that did not apply the "Lower display brightness" setting after a power scheme was created. <1.51a> -(New) Support for Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian languages. <1.51> -(New) Support for ThinkPad W700ds. -(New) User interface was changed, and two setting modes of Basic Mode and Advanced Mode were added. -(New) Added new feature of 'Slider-based Power Management' in Basic Mode. -(New) Added new feature of 'InstantResume'. -(New) Added new feature to force suspend if lid close suspend fails. Note: This function is not provided in the following ThinkPad computers. -ThinkPad SL300,SL400,SL400c,SL500,SL500c -(Fix) 'Dynamic Brightness Control' returns to the default value by upgrade installation. <1.48> -(Fix) The wrong message about battery is displayed. <1.47> -(Fix) Some battery information is garbled. -(Fix) Fn+F3 action does not work while screen is locked. -(Fix) Does not enter the standby when the power button or Fn+F4 key is pressed. -(Fix) An unnecessary file is created in My Documents folder. <1.45> -(New) Support for ThinkPad X200s,X200 Tablet. -(Fix) (ThinkPad W700 only) If "Enable Battery Stretch" and then "Decrease video color quality" options are enabled in Battery Stretch function, the video color quality does not become normal after resuming from standby or hibernation state on Windows XP. -(Fix) Event ID 4354 appears as a warning on event viewer. <1.43> -(New) Support for ThinkPad W700,X301. -(New) Updated default value of Dynamic Brightness Control. -(Fix) Corrected broken Web link. -(Fix) Corrected Blu-ray playback performance problem. <1.41> -(New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200. -(New) Added new feature of 'Beep if the specified action fails'. Note: This function is not provided in the following ThinkPad computers. -ThinkPad SL300,SL400,SL400c,SL500,SL500c. -(New) Added new feature of 'Reduce noise dynamically'. Note: This function is not provided in the following ThinkPad computers. -ThinkPad G50,R51e,R52,R60,R60e,R61,R61e,T43,T43p,T60,T60p,T61,T61p,X32, X40,X41,X41 Tablet,X60,X60s,X60 Tablet,X61,X61s,X61 Tablet,X300, Z60m,Z60t,Z61e,Z61m,Z61p,Z61t -(New) Added new feature of 'Active Directory support'. <1.40> -(New) Support for ThinkPad SL300,SL400,SL400c,SL500,SL500c. -(New) Updated predefined power scheme. -(New) Added new feature of 'Dynamic Brightness Control'. -(New) Added new feature of 'Decrease video color quality' in Battery Stretch. <1.30> -(New) Support for ThinkPad X300. -(New) Added new feature of 'Advanced Settings for Lid Closed Action'. -(New) Added new feature of 'Automatic Optical Drive Power Off'. <1.22> -(New) Updated predefined power scheme. -(New) Added video playback power scheme. <1.19> -(Fix) Power Manager fails to update when Active Protection System is updated simultaneously by System Update. -(Fix) Lower Display Brightness function does not work. <1.18> -(Fix) Intermittent system hang during startup. <1.17> -(New) Store battery charge threshold respectively for each batteries. -(New) Added registry option to hide all entry points to internet. -(Fix) Long installation time when both Power Manager and Access Connections are installed simultaneously. <1.16> -(New) Added new feature of enabling/disabling 'CPU Deeper Sleep'. Note: This function is not provided in the following ThinkPad computers. ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, R60e, T43, T43p, T60, T60p ThinkPad X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t -(Fix) Updated battery error messages. -(Fix) Corrected inaccurate 'Effect of settings' graph. -(Fix) Corrected inaccurate LCD refresh rate control feature. -(Fix) Corrected wireless radio setting of Battery Stretch in Windows 2000. <1.15> -(New) Added new feature of 'Battery Stretch'. Note: This function is not provided in the following ThinkPad computers. ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, R60e, T43, T43p, T60, T60p ThinkPad X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t -(New) Added new feature of 'Always On USB'. Note: This function is not provided in the following ThinkPad computers. ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, R60e, T43, T43p, T60, T60p ThinkPad X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t <1.14> -(New) Support for new battery related messages. -(New) Support for ThinkVantage Productivity Center version 2.00 or above. Note: ThinkVantage Productivity Center Version 2.00 or above is required if your system already has the Productivity Center package. <1.13c> -(Fix) A button on the main window is corrupted in the Hebrew OS. <1.13b> -(New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <1.13a> -(New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. <1.13> -(New) Support for a wattage item for battery information. <1.12> -(New) For machines which support Fn+F3 new screen, Power off display menu and Fn+F3 settings are newly supported. <1.11> -(New) New battery related messages are supported. <1.10b> -(New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <1.10a> -(New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. <1.10> -(New) Condition for periodical messages is changed. -(New) Header bitmap is changed. -(New) Fn+F3 new function and new screen is supported. Note: In order for Fn+F3 new screen to work, ThinkPad Power Management Driver Version 1.31 or later and ThinkPad Hotkey Features Version 1.20.0508 or later are required. -(New) A menu for Productivity Center is supported. <1.01> -(Fix) CPU speed setting for a power scheme does not work. -(Fix) Selection items for lower display brightness of a power scheme for AC are not correct. -(Fix) Battery Maintenance screen is not displayed correctly when two batteries are installed. -(Fix) Charge stop level is not reset when both start and stop levels need to be done. -(Fix) Charge threshold settings are not kept after hibernation wakeup. -(Fix) Some conditions for resetting automatic charge thresholds are not correct. -(Fix) Periodical messages about charge capacity are not displayed in correct conditions. -(Fix) Language parameter of URL for periodicall messages about charge capacity is not correct. -(Fix) Wrong periodical messages are displayed when two batteries are installed. <1.00b> -(New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <1.00a> -(New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. <1.00> -(New) Initial release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Apple and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. * BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research In Motion Limited. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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