Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name EasyEject Utility Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s ThinkPad T500 ThinkPad W500 ThinkPad W700, W700ds ThinkPad X200,X200s,X200 Tablet ThinkPad X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet ThinkPad X300,X301 ThinkPad SL300 ThinkPad SL400 ThinkPad SL500 ThinkPad A20m,A20p,A21e,A21m,A21p,A22e,A22m,A22p ThinkPad A30,A30p,A31,A31p ThinkPad G40,G41 ThinkPad R32 ThinkPad R40,R40e ThinkPad R50,R50e,R50p,R51,R51e,R52 ThinkPad R60,R60e,R61,R61e,R61i ThinkPad T20,T21,T22,T23 ThinkPad T30 ThinkPad T40,T40p,T41,T41p,T42,T42p,T43,T43p ThinkPad T60,T60p,T61,T61p ThinkPad X20,X21,X22,X23,X24 ThinkPad X30,X31,X32 ThinkPad X40,X41,X41 Tablet ThinkPad X60,X60s,X60 Tablet ThinkPad X61,X61s,X61 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m,Z60t,Z61e,Z61m,Z61p,Z61t ThinkPad Reserve Edition ThinkPad TransNote Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 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 2.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs the EasyEject Utility software. 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 2.39 [Important updates] - End of support for Windows 2000. Use Version 2.38(7ZU204WW) for Windows 2000. [New functions or enhancements] - Added support for ThinkPad ThinkPad X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet. [Problem fixes] - Fixed an issue where the window of "Choose EasyEject Action" might appear behind other windows when Fn+F9 key was pushed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED 1. Start EasyEject Utility. The main screen will be displayed. 2. Select 'About EasyEject...' system menu. The version 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. - From Version 1.30, package structure was re-organized. If you already installed "Utility package" for each operating system, uninstall it first before you install this package. Then you need to install the following packages as well: - ThinkPad Configuration package - ThinkPad Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features package - ThinkPad Presentation Director - From Version 2.00, default installation folder name and modules to be completely uninstalled were changed. If you already installed previous version, you need to update all the following packages as well: - ThinkPad Configuration package - ThinkPad Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features package - ThinkPad Presentation Director - If you install a newer version after uninstalling the previous version, reboot the system after uninstallation. 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 Save. 4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save. 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 an administrator account. 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. Installing files 11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked 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. Unattended Install This is for system administrators' use only. 1. Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and extract the file. 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 -S -SMS options. Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -S -SMS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Manual Uninstall [Windows Vista] Uninstallation is supported by "Uninstall a program" of Programs and Features in the Control Panel. You have to logon with the user ID authorized as an administrator. [Windows XP] Uninstallation is supported by Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. You have to logon with the user ID authorized as an administrator. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version Rev. Issue Date ------- ---- --------------- 2.39 01 2010/04/02 2.38 02 2009/06/11 2.38 01 2008/11/18 2.37 23th release 2.36 22th release 2.34 21th release 2.33 20th release 2.32 19th release 2.31 18th release 2.30 17th release 2.23 16th release 2.22a 15th release 2.22 14th release 2.21 13th release 2.20b 12th release 2.20a 11th release 2.20 10th release 2.11 9th release 2.10 8th release 2.04 7th release 2.03 6th release 2.02a 5th release 2.02 4th release 2.01 3rd release 2.00 2nd release 1.30 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 <2.39> - [Important] End of support for Windows 2000. Use Version 2.38(7ZU204WW) for Windows 2000. - (New) Added support for ThinkPad ThinkPad X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet. - (Fix) Fixed an issue where the window of "Choose EasyEject Action" might appear behind other windows when Fn+F9 key was pushed. <2.38> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s. <2.38> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad W700ds. - (Fix) Fixed an issue that Fn+F9 function key did not work with the version 2.37 of this software on Japanese Windows Vista 64-bit. <2.37> - (New) Support new OS: Windows XP 64-bit. - (Fix) All user interface dialogs do not use the same language with the one Operating System used. <2.36> - (New) Support for ThinkPad SL300,SL400,SL500. - (New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad W700,X301 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad X200s,X200 Tablet (added). <2.34> - (New) Improve response time. <2.33> - (New) Support for drive letter(s) for additional device(s). <2.32> - (Fix) When the optical drive is removed from Ultrabay, a wrong drive letter is displayed for USB-FDD. <2.31> - (New) Support for drive letter(s) for USB Mass Storage device(s). <2.30> - (New) Support for Microsoft Windows Vista. - (New) Support for ThinkVantage Productivity Center version 2.00 or above. Note: ThinkVantage Productivity Center Version 2.00 or above is required if your system already has the Productivity Center package. <2.23> - (Fix) An instruction for undocking is wrong for some UltraBase devices. <2.22a> - (New) Support for Korian and Chinese native languages. <2.22> - (Fix) Fn+F9 Settings do not work. - (Fix) Fn+F9 screen may not open correctly on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. (These problems occur on version 2.20 or later.) <2.21> - (Fix) Header bitmap of Fn+F9 screen does not change by Productivity Center setting. <2.20b> - (New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <2.20a> - (New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. <2.20> - (New) New docking stations and port replicators for ThinkPad Z60t/Z60m are supported. - (New) Header bitmap is changed. - (New) Fn+F9 screen design is changed. - (New) A menu for Productivity Center is supported. <2.11> - (New) X4 Dock is supported. - (Fix) Devices attached to a system are not displayed on Fn+F9 screen when Mini Dock is attached. <2.10> - (New) Supported world wide common package. - (New) Improved Fn+F9 screen response time. - (New) Improved the instruction screen for undocking response time. <2.04> - (New) An instruction screen for undocking is supported. <2.03> - (New) X4 UltraBase is supported. <2.02a> - (Fix) Some devices attached to the system are stopped when Eject ThinkPad PC from Mini Dock item is selected in Fn+F9 screen. <2.02> - (New) Run EasyEject Actions Again button is supported, which is useful when stopping a device failed. - (New) A menu for stopping individual devices is supported on Fn+F9 screen. - (New) Stopping new devices is supported by the tray icon. - (Fix) EasyEject actions does not work when a status window is already opened. - (Fix) X3 UltraBase ejection may fail. <2.01> - (New) Changed Fn+F9 screen design to be consistent among all Fn+Fx screens. - (New) Eject ThinkPad PC from Mini Dock menu in Fn+F9 screen supports all types of FDD. - (Fix) Fn+F9 may not work correctly when command prompt is opened. <2.00> - (New) Support for uninstallation of all modules. - (New) Removed unnecessary driver installation. - (New) Changed default installation folder name. - (New) Current tray icon's status is kept in overwrite installation. - (New) Support for Fn+F9 key. - (New) Support for an option to close EasyEject status window automatically. - (Fix) Undocking takes longer time on Windows XP. <1.30> - (New) Package structure has been re-organized. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. 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