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System Support Disks

Document ID: DSHY-46FRPA

TP 770X/Z - DVDExpress - MPEG Features IV for Windows 98

Applicable to: World-Wide


P/N
IIV706WW

Description
The accompanying MPEG Features can enable or update the MPEG function in the ThinkPad system.

The following models are supported:
- ThinkPad 770X, 770Z

NOTE: This drivers should only be used if you are using Mediamatics DVDExpress application to play DVD movies. If you are using the SoftDVD application to play DVD movies, DO NOT install this drivers.

P/N
IIV706WW

Name & Size (bytes)
mptpcw98.exe : 417913
mptpcw98.txt : 3474

WWW URL(s)
ftp://ftp.infania.net/pccbbs/mobiles/mptpcw98.exe
ftp://ftp.infania.net/pccbbs/mobiles/mptpcw98.txt

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Disk Release Date:

30-03-99

Disk Version/Release:

1.02

Additional Information:

NOTE: This driver will now automatically extract to your hard drive. It will only extract under Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT. The extraction process will NOT work with any other operating system.

NOTE:
This drivers should only be used if you are using Mediamatics DVDExpress application to play DVD movies. If you are using the SoftDVD application to play DVD movies, DO NOT install this drivers. Follow this link for SoftDVD MPEG Driver:


Installation Guide
Note:
+ Use this driver only for the ThinkPad 770X, 770Z.
+ Before installing, make sure that you have installed the following software in the computer:
- Video Features IV for Windows 95/98
- Audio Features for Windows 95/98
- DVDExpress Video Player for Windows 95/98 (If the MPEG drivers are installed before the DVD Video Player, you will experience poor DVD playback performance. To fix, reinstall MPEG driver.)

1. Make sure that your system has the DVD and Enhanced Video Adapter installed in the system.
2. Start Windows 98.
3. Extract the drivers onto the hard disk.
4. Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
5. Open System, and click on the Device Manager tab.
6. If you are installing this program for the first time, double-click on Other devices and then PCI Multimedia Device. Otherwise, double-click on Sound, video and game controllers, and IBM DVD decoder card.
7. Click on the Driver tab.
8. Click on Update Driver...
9. Click on Next.
10. Select the "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want" radio button, and click on Next.
11. If the device being installed is listed as a PCI multimedia device, select Sound, video and game controllers. Specify a location by pressing Have Disk...
12. Specify the directory where the driver files are extracted.
Default path is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\MPEG
Then click on the 'OK' button. A device list appears.
13. Select IBM DVD decoder card, and click on Next.
14. Click on Next again in the window that shows the full path to DVD.inf. The computer starts to install the MPEG driver. Follow the instructions on the screen.
15. After completing the installation, click on Finish, Close, and OK to close the Device Manager window.
16. Restart the system.

Summary of Changes
v1.00
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 770X.

v1.01
- (Fix) Compatibility problems with some titles.
- (Fix) Problems after Fast Forward or Fast Rewind

v1.02
- (Fix) Menu color corruption problem.
- (Fix) Audio noise at the beginning of some movie titles.

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Disk Category

Enhanced Video, Windows 98

Date Created

29-03-99

Last Updated

02-04-99

Revision Date

02-04-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 770X, ThinkPad 770Z

Machine Type

9549, 9544

Model

Various

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