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ThinkPad Power Management driver for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98 SE - ThinkPad
Applicable countries and regions
This package installs the software (Power Management Driver) for power management support for ThinkPad computers.

Supported Systems

Supported Operating Systems:
- Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows 98 SE

Note:
- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.
File details
Version: 1.55
Release Date: 2009/10/02
 File link     File size     File description
6hku07ww.exe     1,250,000     ThinkPad Power Management Driver

6hku07ww.txt     17,691     README for ThinkPad Power Management Driver

Additional information
Contents
Supported Systems
Summary of Changes
Installation Instructions
Uninstallation Instructions
Determining which Version is Installed

 

Supported Systems

Any of the following ThinkPad systems running on Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME or 98 SE with the following configurations:

[Windows 98 SE support]

  • G40
  • R30, R31
  • TransNote
    Note: Windows 98 APM mode is not supported.

[Windows ME ACPI support]

  • A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p
  • A30, A30p, A31, A31p
  • R30, R31, R32
  • S31
  • T20, T21, T22, T23
  • T30(*2)
  • X20, X21, X22, X23, X24
  • TransNote

[Windows 2000 ACPI support]

  • 570E, i Series 1157(*1)
  • A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22m, A22p, A22e
  • A30, A30p, A31, A31p
  • G40, G41, G50
  • R30, R31, R32
  • R40
  • R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52
  • R60, R60e, R61, R61i
  • S31
  • T20, T21, T22, T23
  • T30
  • T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p
  • T60, T60p, T61, T61p
  • X20, X21, X22, X23, X24
  • X30, X31, X32
  • X40, X41
  • X60, X60s, X61, X61s
  • Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
  • TransNote

[Windows XP ACPI support]

  • 570E, i Series 1157(*1)
  • A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p
  • A30, A30p, A31, A31p
  • G40, G41, G50
  • L410, L510
  • R30, R31, R32
  • R40, R40e
  • R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52
  • R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i
  • R400, R500
  • S31
  • T20, T21, T22, T23
  • T30
  • T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p
  • T60, T60p, T61, T61p
  • T400, T400s, T500
  • X20, X21, X22, X23, X24
  • X30, X31, X32
  • X40, X41, X41 Tablet
  • X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
  • X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X300, X301
  • Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
  • TransNote

[Windows Vista support]

  • G50
  • L410, L510
  • R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52, R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i
  • R400, R500
  • SL410, SL510
  • T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p
  • T60, T60p, T61, T61p
  • T400, T400s, T500
  • W500, W700, W700ds
  • X31, X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet
  • X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
  • X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X300, X301
  • Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t

[Windows 7 support]

  • ThinkPad L410/L510
  • ThinkPad R400
  • ThinkPad R500
  • ThinkPad SL410/SL510
  • ThinkPad T400/T400s(*3)
  • ThinkPad T500
  • ThinkPad W500
  • ThinkPad W700(*3)/W700ds(*3)
  • ThinkPad X200/X200s/X200 Tablet(*3)
  • ThinkPad X300/X301

Notes:

  • *1: For ThinkPad 570E, i Series 1157:
    • Suspend service after ejecting the system from Port Replicator while suspending.
    • Does not support Fn + F3/F12 keys
  • *2: Only the following T30 models support the Windows Me:
    • 2366/2367-x1x, x2x, x3x, x4x, x5x, A6x and A7x except for M1x, M2x, M3x, M4x and M5x.
  • *3: ThinkPad W700, W700ds support the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Professional edition only.
    • ThinkPad T400s multi-touch models and X200 Tablet do not support Windows 7 Home Basic edition.

 

Summary of Changes

Version 1.53 (Certified)

  • (New) Added support for Windows 7.

Click here for a complete list of changes fixed by this driver update.

 

Installation Instructions
Manual Install

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]

  1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges on the target computer.
  2. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded.
  3. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
  6. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in Extracting File Step 5.

[Installing files]

  1. Make sure the checkbox next to Install ..... now is checked and click Finish.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in Downloading File Step 4.

Unattended Install

Note: This is for system administrators' use only.

  1. Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and extract the file.
  2. In Step 1 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 -sms options. Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -s -sms
Uninstallation Instructions
Manual Uninstall

[Windows Vista, 7]

  1. Start Windows Vista 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 ThinkPad Power Management driver and select Uninstall.
  5. Click Continue.
[Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98 SE]
  1. Start Windows Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98 SEand logon with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel.
  3. Click Add/Remove Programs.
  4. Click ThinkPad Power Management driver, then click the Add/Remove... button.
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

 

Determining which Version is Installed
Method 1

If you have the original extracted files, find the DISKKU.VER file. You can see the version information using a text editor.

Method 2

[Windows Vista, 7]

  1. Start Windows Vista and logon with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start, click Control Panel, then click Programs.
  3. Under Programs and Features, click ThinkPad Power Management Driver.
  4. Select Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane.
  5. The product version will be displayed in the Details Pane.

[Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98 SE]

  1. Start Windows Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98 SE and logon with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel.
  3. Click Add/Remove Programs.
  4. Find ThinkPad Power Management Driver, then click Click here for support information. The software version is displayed.
Applicable countries and regions
Worldwide

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Document id:  MIGR-4GXPEG
Last modified:  2009-11-06
Copyright © 2009 IBM Corporation
Copyright © Lenovo 2009, all rights reserved
 
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