---------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name ThinkVantage Away Manager Support models ThinkPad R51e ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61 ThinkPad R61i (Machine types: 7732, 7742) ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p ThinkPad X40, X41 ThinkPad X60, X60s, X61, X61s ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t ThinkCentre A51, A52, A53, A55, A60 ThinkCentre M51, M52, M55, M55e, M55p ThinkCentre E50, E51 Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 2.0.8.0 Issue date August 28, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 2.0.8.0 [Important updates] - Removed support for Windows XP. (Use Maintenance Manager on Windows XP.) [New functions or enhancements] - Support for ThinkPad T61/T61p (added). - Support for ThinkPad R61 (added). - Support for ThinkPad X61/X61s (added). - Support for ThinkPad R61i (Machine types: 7732, 7742) (added). [Problem fixes] - Sometimes an error popup "AwaySch.exe is not responding" appears while shutting down the system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Nothing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. Installing files 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 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. Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\SETUP /S ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version The contents ------- ------------------- 2.0.8.0 11th. release 2.0.7.0 10th. release 2.0.6.0 9th. release 2.0.5.0 8th. release 2.0.4.0 7th. release 2.0.3.0 6th. release 2.0.2.0 5th. release 1.0.9.0 4th. release 1.0.7.0 3rd. release 1.0.6.0 2nd. release 1.0.5.0 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 <2.0.8.0> - [Important] Remove support for Windows XP. (Use Maintenance Manager on Windows XP.) - (Fix) Sometimes an error popup "AwaySch.exe is not responding" appears while shutting down the system. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T61/T61p (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad X61/X61s (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61i (Machine types: 7732, 7742) (added). <2.0.7.0> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X60 Tablet. - (Fix) Error popup appears upon uninstalling Away Manager on Korean and Chinese environment. <2.0.6.0> - (Fix) The ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery backup process requires too much time. <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/Z61p. - (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). - (New) Support for ThinkCentre E50/E51 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkCentre A51/M51 (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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * ThinkCentre, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Rescue and Recovery is a trademark of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Symantec and Norton AntiVirus are Symantec U.S. registered Trademarks. 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