ThinkPad Power Management Driver 1.51 and TV CSS 8.2

After installing ThinkPad Power Management Driver 1.51 I could no longer
open ThinkVantage Client Security System 8.2. Not from the ThinkVantage
Menu on my Start Menu, nor within Firefox on its Tools Menu.
This was a distinct PITA.
Bob Stockler
G41 - 2886-5TU - Mobile Pentium 4 532 - 3.06 Gh
2 Gb RAM - 80 Gb Toshiba 5400rpm HDD - Win XP Pro

Thanks for the suggestion!
Before posting i checked my procs and services, on which i always keep a tight watch - for performance/power and security reasons.
No big CPU/DRAM/IO consumer was visible; my CPU in 0.7GHz forced state totals under 5% utilization on average... and yet, the battery still drained 2-3x faster. Also my Wifi is always off, hard switched. Ditto BT and all other IO, except the 480GB mSata Crucial SSD.
No obvious change was visible, except some tiny new proceses launched by Lenovo Settings Dependency: Sierra wireless (?), mobile hotspot, AVmute cam/mike etc.
Eventually i killed and disabled most of the Lenovo Settings Dependency (except muteCam) amd reverted back to PWM 1.67.03. My battery life went back to 8 hrs, from the 3-4 before.
Unclear who the hogs are, but i suspect multiple culprits, most likely in the Lenovo Settings Dependency group. I'll test some more, since this group performs rather questionable in value functions to me (i'm only using the muteCam). Seems a candidate for removal.

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Nilst,
Issue has been escalated however currently pending the team to fix it. Will update once I have news from them.
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How to turn on the wi-fi on x121e without Thinkpad power management driver.

The onscreen function key features generally depend on that driver. The thing is on my netbook the driver causes USB devices to fail after a few hibernations. Anybody in the know? Thanks.

Power Manager is the only software to view wireless device setting.
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http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/8mu417ww.exe
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http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/8quj08us.exe
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Power Management Driver wont install in Windows 7

Hi All, I've been trying to get my blue Fn keys to work on my recently purchased SL500. Volume and screen brightness keys work (but no on-screen display), however Fn+F3 & F5 do nothing, as does the blue ThinkVantage button. Installed drivers via System Update, however every time I get the message "Package did not install - ThinkPad Power Management Driver for SL Series". Power Manager is installed and running but the driver is not listed under Program & Features. I'm guessing the lack of this driver is the problem. Anyone else seen this or have a fix ? Thanks.

Please visit: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds014985 but don't download the most current version (3.89.0100) at the top. If you look at the readme, you'll see that the SL500 is not included in the supported systems list.
Instead, scroll downwards to the version table and have a look at the readme for v3.88.0000. You'll see your machine in the supported list, so you could give that one a try, if you want.
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Power Management Driver wont install - SL500, Windows 7

Hi All, I've been trying to get my blue Fn keys to work on my recently purchased SL500. Volume and screen brightness keys work (but no on-screen display), however Fn+F3 & F5 do nothing, same with the blue ThinkVantage button. I've installed the drivers via System Update, however each time I get the message "Package did not install - ThinkPad Power Management Driver for SL Series". The version number is 1.44. Power Manager is installed and running but the driver is not listed under Program & Features. I'm guessing the lack of this driver is the problem. Anyone else seen this or have a fix ? Thanks.

Please visit: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds014985 but don't download the most current version (3.89.0100) at the top. If you look at the readme, you'll see that the SL500 is not included in the supported systems list.
Instead, scroll downwards to the version table and have a look at the readme for v3.88.0000. You'll see your machine in the supported list, so you could give that one a try, if you want.
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T61, WinXP SP2: Windows Power Options vs Thinkpad Power Manager (Standby/LID/etc)

My message is similar to this one:
http://forum.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=T_Series_Thinkpads&message.id=4885
but show clear source of problem.
So I start...
I have [brand new ] T61 with XP SP2 Russian, installed from R&R disks from Lenovo through Vista Downgrade deal.
1. I set Windows Power Management (W.P.M.) to:
- standby when closing lid
- asks for password after wake up from Anabiosis (standby or hibernate).
2. Close lid -- notebook go to standby; open lid -- notebook wakes up. Fine.
3. Close lid -- nothing to do. Open lid - notebook runned a usual, no standby preparations ;(
4. Go to ThinkPad Power Manager (TP.P.M.) (useful left-click from Big Green Gauge in taskbar) -- all settings looks fine: options, checkboxes etc.
5. Open W.P.M. -- all settings messed up with random values:
- "no action" on closing lid
- "asks for password" checkbox not checked (this field varies through few tests).
6. Setting up needed options in W.P.M. again, repeat steps 2..3..4 -- nothing changes: W.P.M. saves options for first close lid action, then options messed up.
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As I see, ThinkPad Power Manager builds on top of Windows Power Management and overwrites its options on some actions (power up/power down/close lid/etc) in unsmart way, turn off close lid action and bring *potentially security breach* by resetting option for asking password.
==================================
My other experience on close/open lid:
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- HP 6820s works fine with standard W.P.M.
- HP nx7010 works fine with standard W.P.M.
Software versions:
- ThinkPad Power Management Driver: 1.44
- ThinkPad Power Manager: 1.30b
- All the hotfixes listed in similar topics installed by R&R disks
==================================
I... am... VERY... DISAPPOINTED! (c) Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
Is there a way to fix this TP Power Management suite behaviour?
Should I reinstall some of components?
Can I throw out TP Power Management toys and use WinXP native Power Management, ot there will be some ghosts like "yellow undrivered question marks" in Device Manager?
Thank you.
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Message Edited by andyP on 04-22-2008 09:37 AM

I solved this trouble without Lenovo intervention:
- create clean WinXP Pro setup disk from R&R recovery diskset and install WinXP from it;
- install all the TP utilities & drivers manually, checking LID Close/LID open actions twice after each program;
- make full system backup (not R&R way) every 3..4 installed programs.
Entire process spend one week of my time.
Message Edited by abcdenis on 05-10-2008 03:51 AM

T61 Power Management Driver for Windows 7 - where?

I cannot find a released Power Management Driver for Windows 7 for the Thinkpad T61.
I see a version 1.60 but it does not include Windows 7 for the T61. And the only other one I have found is beta.
As an aside, do I even need the Power Management Driver if I'm not going to use Power Manager?

Right there in the T61 drivers and software dowload page: "Support -> Download Drivers and Software -> enter T61"
ThinkPad Power Management Driver
README for ThinkPad Power Management Driver
In the driver matrix, it's listed as for "ACPI Power Management" for Vista and lower - but is the same driver. The readme and download page include Win 7 if you dig a little deeper. Maybe that's what is causing the confustion.
[edit] Sorry, spoke too soon. I dug a little deeper. The readme doesn't list the T61 under WIn 7, only Vista. OTOH, the download page for the T61 lists that driver for Win 7. Anyone actually try it?
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Thinkpad yoga S1 Power Managment driver disabled

Hi,
I have since a few days my Power managment driver which doesn't recognize the battery any more.
I have checked in the Windows Device Manager, which says: "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)"
Do you know where does the problem come from?
Can it be related to a very recent Windows update I have made? (I'm on Windows 8.1)
Thanks in advance.
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Problem solved by reinstalling the driver.

G550 power management driver

Hi,
Somewhere in my travels I may have uninstalled the Lenovo power management driver, preferring to rely on Win7's own power facility. But now I think I need that driver in order to enable Bluetooth. A search of the Lenovo site brought up nothing for the G550.
I have the original broadcom 802.11 wireless adapter, and I set its Advanced property, bluetooth collaboration, to Enable. But there is no Bluetooth item in Control Panel, and Fn-F5 does nothing. I downloaded and tried Broadcom's Bluetooth Discovery utility, to no avail. Lenovo's ReadyComm says that no BT software is available.
So maybe the key to this is installing the Lenovo power management driver. Does anyone know where I can get it?
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Hi Paul,
Look for Lenovo Energy Management:- http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/ot/en/driversdownloads/drivers_list.aspx?categoryid=600154
Hope this helps.
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Thinkpad Power manager causing problems in Vista

Hi,
We have been having problems with the Thinkpad power manager (all versions that we've tried) on Vista with T400, T500, and T60 series laptops. These problems range from the program crashing to blue screens and reboots. If we remove the software and use Vista's built in power manager, the battery life gets cut in half but we do not have any problems. Has anyone else had these problems? Is there a way to reliably increase the battery life using Vista's built in power manager? If not, how can we get the thinkpad power manager working correctly?
Thank you,
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Hello Brandon,
please tell us which version of PM and OS 32 or 64 do you use.
That´ll help us to help you.
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Update Retriever - Error Downloading Power Management Driver

There is an error in Update Retriever, when I try to download the Lenovo Power Management Driver 1.67.00.02 (giku06ww).
The error message is:
1 update failed to be downloaded.
For me it looks like the XML file does not contain a valid CRC information for the file.

Found a workaround: (I am not sure, why the CRCs are incorrect. It is possible, that the current driver is compromised!)
download manually the files for the power management driver:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/giku06ww.exe
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/giku06ww.txt
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/giku06ww_2_.xml
There is an error in the XML file, the CRC sum and file size is not correct. calculate the SHA1 CRCs for the files and change the sizes:
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        <Name>giku06ww.exe</Name>
        <CRC>C9803CFF3B6A8A096AAED2737FB6D6FD3B63B5CA</CRC>
        <Size>1278493</Size>
      </File>
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        <CRC>80B709F72A4A9BDA3A0A98A31CD58EE188E412B9</CRC>
        <Size>32128</Size>
      </File>
the file should look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?pcdDescriptor version="0230"?>
<Package name="IBMPM_W8" id="giku06ww" version="1.67.00.02" hide="False">
<Title default="EN">
    <Desc id="EN">Lenovo Power Management Driver - XP [32]/Vista/7/8 [32,64]</Desc>
</Title>
<DetectVersion type="Registry">
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      <Key>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Management Driver</Key>
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<Severity type="3" />
<SeverityOverride type="2">
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<DiskSpaceNeeded>30000000</DiskSpaceNeeded>
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              <_Coreq name="BIOS_GDUJ">
                <Version>1.07.1.07^</Version>
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                <_Bios>
                  <Level>GDET0*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET1*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET2*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET30*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET31*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET32*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET33*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET34*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET35*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET36*</Level>
                </_Bios>
              </Not>
            </Or>
          </And>
        </Or>
      </Or>
    </And>
</Dependencies>
<Files>
    <Installer>
      <File>
        <Name>giku06ww.exe</Name>
        <CRC>C9803CFF3B6A8A096AAED2737FB6D6FD3B63B5CA</CRC>
        <Size>1278493</Size>
      </File>
    </Installer>
    <Readme default="EN">
      <File id="EN">
        <Name>giku06ww.txt</Name>
        <CRC>80B709F72A4A9BDA3A0A98A31CD58EE188E412B9</CRC>
        <Size>32128</Size>
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</Files>
</Package>
The update can be imported into update retriever manually and it must be assigned to systems (by default no machine types are assigned).

Windows vs thinkpad power manager

hi,
as one can see, power adjustments can be made in 'thinkpad power manager' but also in windows itself (configurationmanagement) : what is preferrable ? since i and many others experience the fan noise problem ; and is it so that configuring in Windows AND in thinkpad PM gives a conflict ??

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For years the only Thinkvantage program I used was Hotkeys. I always used windows wireless, windows power manager and everything else windows. I always figured there would be conflicts between the different power managers just like you're wondering.
I started using Power Manager about a year ago and the more I use it, the better I like it. I do adjust my windows power settings to match my power manager settings because I still think that if the settings are too far apart there could still be conflicts. Make sure any power settings in the bios are changed to match. I haven't had any problems with xp, vista, 7 home premium, 7 professional or 7 ultimate. It's real easy to make power profiles and switch between them with power manager.
I still like windows 7 network manager better than access connections, but I think that is only because I haven't yet figured out all the aspects of access connections.
So, I guess I can say that I like Power Manager.
As far as fan noise goes, I assume you mean the noise when the fan runs fast. Laptops are getting faster and faster and people are opening many windows, watching 3 movies at once, a monitor and a tv going. That equates to heat. More heat faster fan. If the fan didn't run, the laptop would burn up. After 3 to 6 months the fan gets dust caked on it the intake for the fan gets stuff sucked up in it and the discharge vent gets stuff stuck on the back of it. No one wants to clean it. So the fan gets fast and the laptop gets hot.
TPfancontrol is a good way to control the fan and know what temps are in your machine. You can configure it how you want. It's been the standard fan control for thinkpads for a long time now, I wish I had something like it for my hp's.
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When comes N200 power manager driver for 7? Hotkeys not working without it.

Hello,
Will be there release for power manager driver for Windows 7?
I did install all drivers, could find under download for 7 and infact, without power manager driver hotkeys (sleep, hibernate) on N200 do not work.
Solved it with installing Vista power manager driver with compatibility mode and bingo, all keys started work and I'm able to sleep/hibernate my laptop.
Why isn't there driver for 7 if without it things do not fully function?

try these : 32 bit - 64 bit or try smart downloading

What power management driver for u530 64bit Windows 8.1?

Having a lot of issues with my new (refurbished) Lenovo u530. One issue is that I have an unknown device in device manager that appears to be related to my lack of a power management driver. The reason I have no power management driver is because lenovo offers none to download on the drivers page when I select windows 8.1.
The Windows 8 option lists as working with the u530, Z410, Z510, Z710.
http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-u-series-laptops/ideapad...
When I go to the support page for z410/z510 I see they have an 8.1 driver available, but u530 is not listed.
http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-z-series-laptops/ideapad...
Z710 also has no 8.1 driver available on the lenovo site.
I have found a reference out there that suggested this driver: http://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles/em8180214.exe but it's kind of out of nowhere and don't want to try it without somebody saying it's correct.

hi RegerREdhawk,
Thanks for Posting!
I would suggest using the same Windows 8 Power Management Software,
Lenvo Energy Management Driver for Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U530 Touch, Z410, Z510, Z710
Im pretty sure that the version for 8.1 will be released for this model.
Hope this helps
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X240 power management driver for Windows 8.1

Installed the power management driver for Win 8.1 I am using the registry to START and STOP my charging process with the following reg keys ( I am doing it this way since there is no Power Manager software):
ChargeStartControl
ChargeStartPercentage
ChargeStopControl
ChargeStopPercentage
Been using it for a while, I dont allow the battery to charge unless it is under 35% and I was stoping at 85%.
I tried changing the stop back to 100% and it will not change past 85%. I have rebooted, unistalled the driver, removed microsoft ACPI, replaced ACPI .. Nothing works. This was working about a month ago.
For the record, for whatever reason, removing the power management driver does not remove the reg keys ... I dont know why ...
Am I missing something or do I have a bad battery?

I will . Hope that Lenovo will do as needed. Anyone know a better way to be heard by Lenovo and get an answer for this issue?

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