Revision : 02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s(*1) ThinkPad T500 ThinkPad W500 ThinkPad W700(*1), W700ds(*1) ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet(*1) ThinkPad X300, X301 ThinkPad R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet ThinkPad Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t ThinkPad Reserve Edition Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit (*1) Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 8.9.2.1002 Support devices Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller *1: - ThinkPad W700, W700ds do not support the 32-bit version of Windows 7. - ThinkPad T400s multi-touch models and X200 Tablet do not support Windows 7 Home Basic edition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs the software (Storage driver) to enable the following devices. Device name in the Device Manager ------------------------------------------------- - Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which devices. If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 8.9.2.1002 [Important updates] - Added support for Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit. [New functions or enhancements] Nothing. [Problem fixes] Modified the "Notes" section.(removed affect models) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED [Windows Vista 32-bit/Windows 7 32-bit] 1. Right-click the Computer and click Properties. 2. Click Device Manager. 3. Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers or Storage controllers category. 4. Double-click either of the following devices; Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller. 5. Click Driver tab and the driver version is displayed. [Windows XP] 1. Right-click the My Computer and click Properties. 2. Click Hardware tab and click Device Manager button. 3. Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers or Storage controllers category. 4. Double-click either of the following devices; Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller. 5. Click Driver tab and the driver version is displayed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES A Blue Screen error will come up on the Windows preload when these models boot with "Compatible" mode instead of "AHCI" that is modified from the BIOS Setup/ Config/Serial SATA menu. This is caused by an absence of a compatible driver on the Windows preload. Stay "AHCI" mode when you boot Windows preload. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 5. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 6. Locate the folder 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. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9. 11. Uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to complete extraction. Delete the file saved in the step 4. Installing files 12. Click Start. 13. [Windows 7/Vista] Right-click Computer, and then click Properties. At the left pane, click Device Manager. [Windows XP] Right-click My Computer, click Properties, click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. 14. Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers or Storage controllers category. 15. Double-click either of the following devices. Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller Intel(R) ICH9M/M-E Family 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller - 2929 RAID Controller. 16. Click the Driver tab, then click Update Driver Software... 17. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 18. Click Browse..., then point to driver location specified in step 9. 19. Make sure the checkbox next to "Include subfolders" is checked and click [Windows XP] CLEAN INSTALL Before installing the operating system, install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver, as follows: Notes: - Be sure to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver before installing the operating system. Otherwise your computer will not respond; it will only display a blue screen. - In RAID mode, the following procedures is the ONLY procedure to install Windows XP successfully. 1. Attach a floppy disk drive to your computer. 2. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site and extract the driver to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM and copy the driver to a floppy disk. 3. Make sure that SATA AHCI or RAID is enabled; 3-1. Power off the computer. 3-2. Power on the computer. 3-3. Press the F1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility when the "ThinkPad" logo is seen on the screen. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 3-4. Select Config. 3-5. Select Serial ATA (SATA). 3-6. Make sure RAID* or AHCI is selected. (* ThinkPad W700/W700ds only) 3-7. Press the F3 key, and then press the F3 key to go back to main menu. 4. Make sure that Operating System can be installed from Windows XP CD; 4-1. Select Startup. 4-2. Select Boot. 4-3. In Boot Priority Order, set "ATAPI CD0:" to the top of the list, "1". 4-4. Press the F10 key to save the new setup, and then select Yes. The computer will restart. 5. Insert the Windows XP CD into the optical drive, and restart the computer. 6. To install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver first, press F6. 7. When prompted, select S for Specify Additional Device. 8. When prompted, insert the floppy disk that you created in step 2, and press Enter. 9. - If your system has Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, and press Enter. - If your system has Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller, and press Enter. - If your system has Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, select Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller, and press Enter. - If you selected RAID mode in ThinkPand W700/700ds, select Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/PCHM SATA RAID Controller. 10. To continue the installation, press Enter again. Leave the floppy disk in the drive until the next reboot; the software may need to be copied from the floppy disk again when the files are copied during setup. 14. Follow the instruction to complete the Operating System installation. If you do not have a floppy disk drive, you can install Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver by the following alternative procedure (applicable to other SATA settings except RAID): NOTE: If you select AHCI for Serial ATA (SATA) in the BIOS Setup Utility before installing Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver, your computer will not respond; it will only display a blue screen. 1. Power off the computer. 2. Power on the computer. 3. Press the F1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility when the "ThinkPad" logo is seen on the screen. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 4. Select Config. 5. Select Serial ATA (SATA). 6. Select Compatibility. 7. Press the F10 key to save the new setup, and then select Yes. 8. Restart the computer. 9. Install Windows XP and Service Pack 2. 10. Download Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver from the Web site and extract the driver to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM. 11. Go to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM\PREPARE, and double-click install.cmd. 12. Power off and on the computer. 13. Press the F1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility when the "ThinkPad" logo is seen on the screen. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password. 14. Select Config. 15. Select Serial ATA (SATA). 16. Select AHCI. 17. Press the F10 key to save the new setup, and then select Yes. The computer will reboot and Windows XP will start. 19. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard appears. Click No, not this time, and then click Next. 20. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next. 21. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. Then select Include this location in the search:, specify the path, C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM, and click Next. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears. 22. Click Finish. 23. When the System Settings Change window appears, click Yes. The computer restarts. [Windows XP] UPDATE INSTALL 1. Start Windows XP. 2. Click Start and Control Panel. 3. Click Performance and Maintenance and System. 4. Click Hardware tab. 5. Click Device Manager button. 6. Click the + mark to expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers or Storage controllers category. 7. Right-click either of the following devices and then and click Properties; Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/M SATA RAID Controller. 8. Click Driver tab. 9. Click Update Driver button. 10. Select No, not this time and click Next. 11. Select Install from a list or specific location. 12. Click Next button. 13. Select Search for the best driver in these locations and Include this location in the search. 14. Click Browse button. 15. Locate the driver folder and click OK button. 16. Click Next button. The driver installation starts. 17. Click Finish button when the installation completes. 18. Click Close button. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version Rev. Issue Date ---------- ---- ---------- 8.9.2.1002 02 2009/12/07 8.9.2.1002 01 2009/10/02 8.8.0.1009 02 2009/06/11 8.8.0.1009 01 2009/03/27 8.6.3.1004 01 2008/12/09 8.6.0.1007 7th release 8.2.4.1005 6th release 8.2.0.1001 5th release 7.8.0.1012 4th release 7.0.0.1020 3rd release 5.5.2.1003 2nd release 5.5.0.1035 Initial release Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README document and is not related to software version. There is no need to upgrade this software when the revision number changes. 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 <8.9.2.1002> - (Fix) Modified "Notes" section.(removed affect models) <8.9.2.1002> - [Important] Added support for Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit. <8.8.0.1009> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s. <8.8.0.1009> - (New) Resumed support for ThinkPad X301. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that might not resume normal operation from hibernation state. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that might distort audible sound while the computer was docking/undocking to/from the Docking Station. <8.6.3.1004> - [Important] Dropped support for ThinkPad X301. - (New) Support for ThinkPad W700ds. - (Fix) Blue screen error comes up during idle. <8.6.0.1007> - (New) Device Driver Functionality Enhancement. <8.2.4.1005> - (New) Support for ThinkPad W700,X301. - (New) Device Driver Functionality Enhancement. - (New) Support for ThinkPad X200 Tablet,X200s (added). <8.2.0.1001> - (New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200. - (Fix) The system sometimes freezes during the check disk. <7.8.0.1012> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X300. - (New) End of support for Windows 2000. <7.0.0.1020> - (New) Support for Windows Vista 32-bit. - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61,R61e. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T61,T61p. - (New) Support for ThinkPad X61,X61s,X61 Tablet. - (New) Support for ThinkPad Reserve Edition. <5.5.2.1003> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X60 Tablet. <5.5.0.1035> - (New) Initial release. Support for: ThinkPad R60,R60e,R61i ThinkPad T60,T60p ThinkPad X60,X60s ThinkPad Z61e,Z61m,Z61p,Z61t. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. * Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.