IBM ThinkPad March 11, 1999 ThinkPad 600E, 770X, 770Z - V.90 Upgrade for internal ACP Modem for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Version 1.50WW ====================================================================== What This Program Does ----------------------- This software program updates your ThinkPad's internal ACP Modem code to the latest ACP V.90 Modem code. This program is only for systems using Windows 95/98/NT 4.0. Note: ACP Modems updated to version 1.50WW, under certain telephone line conditions and V.90 server modem combinations, may not show improvement in performance or connectivity compared to prior ACP Modem V.90 releases. The files V90PAPER.RTF and V90FAQ.RTF provided on the IBM ThinkPad support site contain answers to many common questions about V.90 technology (connect speeds, line conditions, etc.). Actual connection speed depends on many factors and is often less than the maximum possible. This program is designed to update the ThinkPad ACP Modem in the following areas: - The percentage of V.90 connections vs. V.34 connections. - General performance for some low connect speed V.90 connections. - Connectivity for telephone line conditions that are non-V.90 capable. Note: A digital discontinuity (i.e., more than one analog to digital conversion between the client and the ISP/server modem) forces all V.90 modems to fallback to a V.34 connection. - Connectivity for difficult telephone line conditions and V.90 server modem combinations - Enhanced dial-tone detection capabilities on PBX's in the U.S. This update program also includes support for the countries listed below under "Supported Countries". This upgrade program also supersedes the equivalent function to Modem Country Update Diskette Version 2.1 (P/N:27L8659). The following ThinkPad models are supported. - ThinkPad 600E - ThinkPad 770X - ThinkPad 770Z Released Versions ----------------- Version 1.50WW Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Upgrade version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.00> - (New) Release 1.00 <1.00WW> - (New) Release 1.00WW - Add V.90 support for countries listed below under "Supported Countries" <1.50WW> - (New) Release 1.50WW Areas affected by this update: - The percentage of V.90 connections vs. V.34 connections. - General performance for some low connect speed V.90 connections. - Connectivity for telephone line conditions that are non-V.90 capable. Note: A digital discontinuity (i.e., more than one analog to digital conversion between the client and the ISP/server modem) forces all V.90 modems to fallback to a V.34 connection. - Connectivity for difficult telephone line conditions and V.90 server modem combinations - Enhanced dial-tone detection capabilities on PBX's in the U.S. - Quick Tests application now displays the version of V.90 software installed Installation Guide ------------------ NOTE: This driver will automatically extract to your hard drive. It will only extract under Windows 95 and Windows 98. The extraction process will NOT work with any other operating system. 1. Determine whether your machine is a 600E or 770X or 770Z which has an internal ACP modem. If not, this code is not appropriate for your machine. 2. If the code is appropriate, determine your current level of ACP modem code by running the ACP modem Quick Tests utility. To run this program, go to the Windows Start menu on the machine you wish to upgrade, click on Programs, ThinkPad Modem, Quick Tests. This will start the Quick Tests application. In the upper right corner, you will see ThinkPad Modem x.xx (where x.xx is the release) and Build yy. These numbers will match one of the following: - Release 2.50 Build 20 or 21 - Release 2.51 Build 06 or above 3. If you determine you have one of the above levels, you are now ready to apply the V.90 upgrade code. If you determine that you do not have one of the above levels of modem software, you must first update your machine to the latest level of ACP modem code. To download these drivers, link to the following URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/DSHY-3ZBVUV.html Follow the install directions on that web page to install the base software. When you have completed that step, please return here to complete the V.90 update. These drivers must be installed on your machine prior to installing this V.90 upgrade. 4. Download ACP90W32.EXE from the IBM Web site and remember where you downloaded this file to. 5. Run ACP90W32.EXE from the location you saved the file to in the previous step and it will start the extraction wizard. a. Click Next at the "TP 600E, 770X, 770Z -V.90 upgrade for internal ACP Modem for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0" window. b. If you agree to all the terms stated in the license agreement for Non-Warranted Programs, click NEXT. c. Extract the files to the default destination path: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\MODEM and click on FINISH. d. At the "specified output folder does not exist, create it" window, click YES. e. It will extract the files, then start the Installation Wizard. If you wish to continue the installation, click on YES. If you wish to install the modem at a different time, click NO. To install the modem at a later time, click on START -> RUN and type in "C:\DRIVERS\WIN\MODEM\MODEMV90.EXE" f. If you clicked YES, the installation of the V.90 drivers will continue. When you are prompted to restart your computer, close all other applications on your machine, and click FINISH to restart your system. When the system restarts, it will redetect all the modem components. NOTE: The extraction wizard will leave both ACP90W32.EXE and MODEMV90.EXE on your system. If you need the hard disk space, you can delete either of the two files. If you delete both files, you will need to download ACP90W32.EXE to reinstall the V.90 update. NOTE: To uninstall the V.90 update, follow the instructions for uninstalling and reinstalling the ACP modem drivers. Supported Countries -------------------- - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Brazil - Canada - China - Cyprus <--- Not available for 770X/770Z - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Hong Kong - Indonesia - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Korea (South) - Luxembourg - Malaysia - Mexico - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Pakistan - Philippines - Saudi Arabia - Singapore - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Taiwan - Thailand - United Kingdom - USA - Vietnam Trademarks ---------- IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.