Summary of Changes
	Notes
	Installation Instructions
	Uninstallation Instructions
	Determining which version is installed

Where:

• [Important] Important update
• (New) New function or enhancement
• (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 1.71

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad T410,T510, W510, X100e, Edge 13", Edge E30.

Version 1.70

• (New) Support for Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit platform.

Version 1.64

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad L410, L510, SL410, SL510.
• (New) The installation program has been changed to Inno Setup.

Version 1.63

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the system might cause system hang when the ReadyBoost feature was enabled on Windows Vista.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the second hard drive might not be recognized after hot-detaching and hot-attaching operation with using Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver.

Version 1.62

• (New) Support for ThinkPad W700ds (added).
• (New) Support RAID configured hard disk drive by Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver.

Version 1.61

• (New) Support for ThinkPad SL300, SL400, SL500
• (New) Support for ThinkPad R400, R500, T400, T500, W500, X200 (added).
• (New) Support for ThinkPad X301,W700 (added).
• (New) Support for ThinkPad X200s,X200 Tablet (added).

Version 1.54

• (New) Support for ThinkPad X300 (added).
• (New) Support for the models with new microprocessors.

Version 1.53

• (New) Support for the new system (ThinkPad R61i) and the complient of ATA8-ACS Rev4b Hard Disk drive.

Version 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.

Version 1.51

• (Fix) Fix the late-resume problem under the Windows Vista environment.

Version 1.50

• (New) Initial release for Windows Vista 64-bit.

Notes:

• (*1) Note for ThinkPad W700 and W700ds - RAID mode configuration
  • To enable ThinkVantage Active Protection System in RAID configuration, the following software is required:
    • BIOS Version 1.51 or higher
    • Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Version 8.6.0.1007 or higher
  • Update BIOS and Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver prior to install ThinkVantage Active Protection System if necessary.
  • For more detail for each software identification and updating, refer to release notes of BIOS and Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver

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.

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 directory 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 files]

5. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges.
6. Locate the directory 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. The file will begin to extract all the necessary files to the folder specified in the step 9.

[Installing files]

11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is selected 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.

Note: This is for system administrators' use only.

1. Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and extract the files.
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

1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges.
2. For Windows Vista with Classic Start menu, click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
   Otherwise, click Start, click Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Select ThinkVantage Active Protection System.
5. Click Change/Remove.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Finish.
8. Restart the system.

To check the version of software, please perform the following steps.

[Windows 7]

1. Start Windows 7.
2. For Windows 7 with Classic Start menu, click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
   Otherwise, click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Lenovo's Airbag Protection icon.
4. Click About tab on "ThinkVantage Active Protection System Properties".
5. Version information is shown in the Software Version: section.

[Windows Vista]

1. Start Windows Vista.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click ThinkVantage Active Protection icon.
4. Click Real-time Status tab on Hard Drive Active Protection System Properties.
5. Version information will appear under "Software Version:" section.