"Undock action" option is missing in Power Manager

I have:
- Lenovo ThinkPad X220
- Windows 7
- All updates from Microsoft and Lenovo are installed to this day 3.11.2011
In the Power Manager 3.64 under Global Power Settings I cannot see the "undock action" configuration option. I need to set Undock action to Standby or Hibernate
Note: the same (installation.exe) of Power manager 3.62 on my Lenovo ThinkPad R61 has undock action option by default.
Thanks in advance

hey tuna91,
that's a bit strange, could you uninstall the 3.64 version and then install version 3.62 which is located below and see if the option returns ?
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/8ru410ww.exe
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gboolean allowed;
gboolean ret;
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gpm_manager_allowed_hibernate (manager, &allowed, NULL);
@@ -1190,7 +1191,12 @@
gpm_screensaver_lock (manager->priv->screensaver);
- gpm_networkmanager_sleep ();
+ nm_sleep = gconf_client_get_bool (manager->priv->gconf_client,
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+ if (nm_sleep) {
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gboolean allowed;
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