ThinkVantage Active Protection System

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Software Name ThinkVantage Active Protection System

Support models ThinkPad X300

ThinkPad SL400
ThinkPad SL500

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 X60, X60s, X60 Tablet
ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
ThinkPad Reserve Edition

Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000

Refer to marketing materials to find out what
computer models support which Operating Systems.

Version 1.61

Issue date June 10, 2008


Note:
*1: Refer to the NOTES section.


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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.


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CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
Version 1.61

[Important updates]
Nothing.

[New functions or enhancements]
- Support for ThinkPad SL400, SL500.

[Problem fixes]
Nothing.


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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.


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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.


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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"


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UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS


Manual Uninstall

[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.


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VERSION INFORMATION

The following versions have been released to date.

Versions The contents
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1.61 19th release
1.54 18th release
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

<1.61>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad SL400, SL500.

<1.54>
- (New) Support for the new models with new microprocessors.
- (New) Support for ThinkPad X300 (added).

<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.


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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.

Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks,
trademarks or service marks of others.