Windows 7 32bit, Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8 32bit, Windows 8 64bit, Windows Vista 32bit, Windows Vista 64bit, Windows XP
1.66.0.22
29 Apr 2013
With this package installed, Power Management Driver supports power management on Lenovo computers.
If the Power Management Driver program is already installed, 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 in systems of any languages.
*1: For ThinkPad 570E, i Series 1157: - If you eject the system from Port Replicator during system suspending, the suspended system might wake up. Power Management Driver provides a suspend service to make the system suspending as you wish. - Fn + F3/F12 key combination is not supported.
Supported Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, 8 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Summary of Changes
Where:
[Important] Important update
(New) New function or enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function
Version 1.66.0.22
(New) Added support for Thinkpad Edge E431,E531
(New) Added support for ThinkPad T431s, X230s.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad Helix.
(New) Added support for Lenovo M490s.
(New) Supported for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP operating systems.
Version 1.66.0.21
(New) Supported for all models. Improved ThinkPad Twist auto rotation function.
Version 1.66.0.17
(New) Supported for only ThinkPad Twist (Only MT:3347-2TU , MT:3347-4HU). Please use 1.66.0.14(geku06ww) for other models.
(Fix) Corrected the model name from ThinkPad S230u to ThinkPad Twist and ThinkPad S230u Twist in this Readme document.
(Fix) Fixed an issue that customers cannot get the latest version of Lenovo PM driver using Windows Update.
Version1.66.0.15
(New) Supported for all models.
-(Fix) Fixed an issue that during the first log-on, software keyboard cannot be displayed when user inputs network password in the Network Connection setting window. (ThinkPad S230u only)
Version1.66.0.14
(New) Supported for only ThinkPad S230u.
Version 1.66.0.7
(New) Initial release for the models except ThinkPad S230u.
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 Windows Explorer.
[Downloading file]
Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
In the window to choose Run or Save, click Save.
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]
Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account.
Locate the folder where the file was downloaded.
Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
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]
Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.
Finally delete the file saved in the step 4.
Silent Install
This is for system administrators' use only.
Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and extract the file.
In the step 11 of the Installing files section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
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
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
Hold down the Windows logo key and press X to open a menu at the lower-left area of the screen.
Select Programs and Features from the menu.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.
[Windows 7]
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.
[Windows Vista]
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Make sure "Control Panel Home" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.
[Windows XP]
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Select Add or Remove Programs.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver, and click Remove or Change/Remove.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.
[Windows 2000/Me/98 SE]
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account (Windows 2000).
Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel.
Select Add/Remove Programs.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver, and click the Add/Remove... button.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.
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 8]
Hold down the Windows logo key and press X to open a menu at the lower-left area of the screen.
Select Control Panel from the menu.
Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Click Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver.
Check the product version in the Details Pane.
[Windows 7]
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Click Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver.
Check the product version in the Details Pane.
[Windows Vista]
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Make sure "Control Panel Home" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Click Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver.
Check the product version in the Details Pane.
[Windows XP]
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Select Add or Remove Programs.
Select Lenovo Power Management Driver, then click "Click here for support information.".