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Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectfiles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,
youalsomightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFI
BIOS,orrecoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithproper
careandkeepitintopworkingshape.
“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage101
“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage103
“ThinkPadSetup”onpage105
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsystemonyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementfilesand
ThinkPaddevicedriversforitatthesametime.
IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessaryfilesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories
onyoursolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive:
ThesupplementfilesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Note:Ifyoucannotfindthesupplementfiles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/Drivers.
IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/Driverstodownloadand
installthelatestdevicedrivers.
Note:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseofarecoveryprogram.
Beforeyoubegin
Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,youarenot
recommendedtousetheM.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisdesigned
anddevelopedforthecache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusetheM.2solid-statedriveasabootable
device,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
IfyouaregoingtoinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesinthe
C:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosingfilesduringtheinstallation.
Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem
Notes:
TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem(64-bit)andtheWindows
8operatingsystem(64-bit).
BesuretosetapreferredsettingfortheUEFI/LegacyBootoptioninThinkPadSetup.
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