Lenovo ThinkPad 380E Setup Manual

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ThinkPad Windows 2000 application softwareMediamatics DVDExpress DVD Player upgrade for Windows 2000DVDExpress is a DVD player software application supported by Windows 2000 Professional.IBM has supplied this software with some Windows 98 systems with DVD drives. TheDVDExpress upgrade software is available to licensed users currently using a version forWindows 98. IBM will release an upgrade version only to those customers who already havethe application installed on Windows 98. This version of DVDExpress for Windows 2000 isstrictly an upgrade package. In order to install this upgrade on Windows 2000, you must firsthave a previous version of the DVDExpress installed on Windows 98, then upgrade toWindows 2000. After upgrading to Windows 2000, you will then be able to install theDVDExpress upgrade package.With this DVDExpress version, all DVD decoding is done by software. Getting the bestframe rate for playback requires a high CPU processor speed in order to process the MPEG-2packets for real-time decoding. For best results, use this application with a Pentium-II classprocessor (or later) with a minimum speed of 450 MHz or higher. Playback performancedepends on processor speed and system configuration. If a processor speed less than therecommend 450 MHz is used, expect decreased performance. Even with this processor speed,playing back DVDs requires almost 100% percent of the processor time. If any criticaltiming software is used concurrently with the DVDExpress software, response time will bedegraded noticeably.IBM has verified that the following ThinkPad models are capable of running the DVDExpressapplication under Windows 2000 at a processor speed less than 450 MHz without anynoticeable performance degradation:ThinkPad Model Processor Speed390X Celeron 400 MHz or greater570 Pentium -II 300 MHz or greater600E Pentium -II 300 MHz or greateri Series 2611 Celeron 366 MHz or greaterIf you notice a significant performance degradation while running the DVDExpressapplication, try adjusting the LCD screen color depth to a minimum of 256 colors and set thescreen area (resolution) to 800 by 600 pixels.Installing DVDExpress on your ThinkPad for Windows 20001. Verify that the DVD-ROM drive is inserted into your computer’s swappable bay slot. Ifthe DVD drive is not installed, install it before continuing2. Exit all windows programs before running the DVDExpress Setup program.3. Insert the System Solution CD into the DVD-ROM drive.4. Click: Start ? Run.5. Type in E:\Setup.EXE in the ‘Open’ field, where E is the drive letter designed for yourcomputer’s DVD-ROM drive.6. Press “Enter”.7. The DVDExpress Player installation program will start. Click [Next] in the Welcomescreen.8. The Software License Agreement window will open.Note: Before continuing with the installation, make certain you have read through andagree to all the terms of the license agreement.