Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) for IBM
ThinkPad Notebooks Install & Upgrade Set up and Technical
Guide
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4
Supported Windows Me ThinkPad Models ........................................................................ 5
Before Installing or Upgrading to Windows Me................................................................. 7
“Preparation”....................................................................................................................... 8
“Update Computer”............................................................................................................. 9
Updating the ThinkPad system BIOS for Windows Me............................................ 9
Downloading Device Drivers for Post install or upgrade ........................................ 11
“Pre-Setup”........................................................................................................................ 14
Section 1: Creating the Startup Diskette (Clean Install)......................................... 14
Section 2: Uninstalling or upgrading the unsupported applications and device
drivers (Upgrade Install) ............................................................................................ 14
“Installing or Upgrading to Windows Me” ....................................................................... 18
Section 1: Installing Windows Me (Clean Install).................................................... 18
Section 2: Upgrading to Windows Me (Upgrade Install) ........................................ 20
“Post Setup” ...................................................................................................................... 22
Section1: Installing Device Drivers (Clean Install) .................................................. 22
To Install DVDExpress on your ThinkPad for Windows Me ............................. 23
Section 2: Installing and Upgrading Device Drivers (Upgrade Install) ................. 25
To upgrade Video (NeoMagic MagicMedia 128AV/256AV) to Windows Me
built-in driver (ThinkPad 240)............................................................................... 26
To upgrade Video (NeoMagic MagicGraph 128ZV+) to Windows Me built-in
driver (ThinkPad i Series 1400 2611-410/450/411/451) ....................................... 27
To upgrade Audio (Ess Solo1) to Windows Me built-in driver (ThinkPad
models 240, 390E, 390X, i Series 2611-412/452/472/512/552, i Series 2621, i
Series 2651) .............................................................................................................. 27
To upgrade Audio (Crystal SoundFusion) to Windows Me built-in driver
(ThinkPad models 570, 570E, 600X, A20m, A20p and T20) ............................... 27
To upgrade Audio (Crystal SoundFusion) to Windows Me built-in driver
(ThinkPad models 600 and 600E).......................................................................... 28
General Technical Information ......................................................................................... 29
Docking Station/Port Replicator support for supported ThinkPad models.......... 29
Tips for docking station support on ThinkPad models 570 and 570E:.............. 30
Tips for docking station support on ThinkPad models 600, 600E and 600X:... 31
Tips for docking station support on ThinkPad models A20m, A20p, T20 and
X20:........................................................................................................................... 31
Hot and Warm swapping support for supported ThinkPad models...................... 31
UltraBay FX device swapping with ThinkPad models 390, 390E and 390X:.... 31
UltraslimBay device swapping with ThinkPad models 570 and 570E:.............. 32
UltraslimBay device swapping with ThinkPad models 600, 600E and 600X: ... 32
Ultrabay 2000 device swapping with ThinkPad T20:.......................................... 32
Ultrabay 2000 device and UltraBase X2 swapping with ThinkPad X20: .......... 32
Ultrabay 2000 device swapping with ThinkPad models A20m and A20p:........ 33
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