Chapter7.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,
youalsomightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFI
BIOS,orrecoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithproper
careandkeepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage85
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage87
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage88
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage98
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid
statedriveorharddiskdrive:
•ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Notes:
•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram.
•Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Beforeyoubegin
Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youare
notrecommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis
designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSATAsolidstatedriveasa
bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.
Notes:
–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7operatingsystem.
–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)usingthe64-bitversionoftheMicrosoft
WindowsInstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPad
Setup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsoperating
systemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,youwillseeanerror.
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
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