---------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name ThinkVantage Away Manager Supported models ThinkPad R51e ThinkPad R60, R60e ThinkPad T60, T60p ThinkPad X40, X41 ThinkPad X41 Tablet ThinkPad X60, X60s ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61t ThinkCentre A52 ThinkCentre M52 ThinkCentre S52 Operating Systems Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional) Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Windows 2000 Version 2.0.5.0 Issue date April 24, 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES The package provides an autonomic feature that utilizes the unused computing power on your system to perform a variety of maintenance tasks. You can select the tasks you want the Away Manager to perform, and configure it to keep these tasks up-to-date without affecting the system performance when you are using the computer. Performing these maintenance tasks on a regular basis helps to ensure that your computer operates at peak performance. The Away Manager tasks improve performance by increasing your available hard drive space, making more memory space available, increasing processing speed, and checking for viruses. The tasks available through the Away Manager program include: - Symantec AntiVirus scan - Norton AntiVirus scan - Disk Defragment operation - Disk Cleanup operation - Disk Backup operation - ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery backup operation The Away Manager program enables you to run tasks in whisper mode, which automatically limits the resources used to run the selected maintenance tasks based upon the level of resources you designate for the Away Manager and the current level of available resources on the computer. The whisper mode feature maximizes the performance of the selected tasks while working to minimize the impact on the performance of other applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE [Important updates] None [New functions or enhancements] Add a flag to allow/disallow non-administrators to modify the Away Manager settings in the INI file. [Problem fixes] None ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED 1. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), then select ThinkVantage, and click Away Manager to start Away Manager program. 2. Click the About tab. The version information about Away Manager and its driver will be displayed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. There are following ways for installation. (A) Automatic install with Software Installer (B) Manual install (C) Unattended install (A) Automatic Install with Software Installer Use Software Installer version 3.01.0503 or higher. Software Installer will check both installed program in your ThinkPad and our Web site. Then download and update the program automatically if a newer version is available. Refer to the ThinkPad Software Installer package for details. (B) Manual Install Refer to the Manual Install section. (C) Unattended Install Refer to the Unattended Install section. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. [Released Versions] Versions The contents -------- ------------------------------------------------------- 2.0.5.0 8th. A new feature 2.0.4.0 7th. A new feature and a problem fix 2.0.3.0 6th. A new feature 2.0.2.0 5th. New features and support for new models 1.0.9.0 4th. release A problem fix and support for new models 1.0.7.0 3rd. release Support for new models 1.0.6.0 2nd. release Support for a new model and a problem fix 1.0.5.0 Initial release [Summary of Changes] Where: < > Version [Important] Important Update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <2.0.5.0> - (New) Add a flag to allow/disallow non-administrators to modify the Away Manager settings to the INI file. <2.0.4.0> - (New) Add support for ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery version 3.1. - (Fix) Short cut of Away Manager remains under Start->Program Files ->ThinkVantage even after uninstalling it. <2.0.3.0> - (New) Change GUI for Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish and Danish. <2.0.2.0> - (New) Add support for ThinkPad R60/R60e. - (New) Add support for ThinkPad Z61e/Z61m/Z61t. - (New) Add scheduler function. - (New) Add an option to lock the computer when the task is executed. - (New) Add support for Symantec AntiVirus Full Scan. - (New) Change GUI for English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish. <1.0.9.0> - (Fix) If the AWAY Manager's process is forced to terminate (e.g. by going into suspend mode) while the tasks available through the Away Manager program are running, the tasks may not run after that. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T60/T60p (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad X60/X60s (added). <1.0.7.0> - (New) Support for ThinkCentre A52/M52/S52. <1.0.6.0> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X41 Tablet. - (Fix) Logon name with Multi-Byte Character Set (MBCS) was not supported. <1.0.5.0> - (New) (Initial release) Support for ThinkPad R51e, Z60m, Z60t. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUAL INSTALL This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Explorer. Downloading files 1. Click once on the underlined file name with the left mouse button. Once this is done, a pop-up window will appear. 2. In this pop-up window, choose (using the left mouse button) 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 without your assistance. 3. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully. 4. After being downloaded, the file will need to be extracted. Extracting files 5. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded. 6. Locate the file that was just downloaded and double click it using the left mouse button. 7. The file will begin to extract in the directory where the downloaded file is located. Install 8. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 9. Open an Explorer and locate the directory where the files were extracted. 10. Double-click SETUP file. 11. Follow the instructions on the screen. 12. Restart the computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNATTENDED INSTALL Note: This is for system administrators' use only. - Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and expand the files. - At the command line, execute SETUP.EXE with the /S option. (For example) [Path where the files were extracted]\SETUP /S ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALL 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. (On Windows XP) Click Start, then click Control Panel. (On the others) Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. Select Away Manager, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * ThinkCentre and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Rescue and Recovery, and ThinkVantage are trademarks of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Symantec and Norton AntiVirus are Symantec U.S. registered Trademarks. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.