User Manual
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration
Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoufurtherconfigurethecomputer:
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatyousetthesecuritychiptocorrectvalue:
•Windows7(32-bit)operatingsystem:TPM1.2
•Windows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode:TPM1.2
•Windows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode:TPM2.0
Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage61.
2.CopyallthesubfoldersandfilesatC:\SWTOOLStoaremovablestoragedevice.
•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareatC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES.
•ThedevicedriversareatC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS.
•ThepreinstalledprogramsareatC:\SWTOOLS\APPS.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.
ThenpressEsc.
6.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:
•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
Notes:
•Forcomputerswithanon-volatilememory(NVM)Expressdrive,youcaninstalltheWindows7
operatingsystemontothedriveonlyinUEFImode.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoualwaysselect
UEFIOnly.
•TPM2.0issupportedonlyontheWindows7(64-bit)operationsysteminUEFImode.Ifyouinstall
theWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,ensurethatyousetthesecuritychip
toTPM1.2.
7.PressF10tosavethesettingsandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
8.ConnectanexternalDVDdrivetothecomputer,inserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallation
DVDintothedrive,andthenrestartthecomputer.
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