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Notes:

• If you start the installation DVD image from an external USB device or if your computer has an NVM

Express drive installed, do additional configurations before you start. For more information, go to

http://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.

• If an NVM Express drive is installed, additional drivers also are required. For more information, go to

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.

9. Restore the folder at C:\SWTOOLS that you backed up.

10. Install the device drivers. See “Installing device drivers” on page 63.

11. Install the Windows 7 fix modules. You can find the Windows 7 fix modules at C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\. For

more information, go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base home page at

http://support.microsoft.com/.

12. Install the registry patches, for example, the Enabling Wake on LAN from Standby for ENERGY STAR

patch. To download and install the registry patches, go to the Lenovo Support Web site at

http://

www.lenovo.com/support

Note: After installing the operating system, do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the

ThinkPad Setup program. Otherwise the operating system will not start correctly.

When you install the Windows 7 operating system, you might need one of the following country or region

codes:

Country or region Code Country or region Code

China SC

Netherlands NL

Denmark DK Norway

Finland FI Spain SP

France FR

Sweden SV

Germany GR

Taiwan and Hong Kong

Italy IT

United States US

Japan JP

Installing the Windows 10 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.

Attention: The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your internal storage

drive, including the data that were stored in a hidden folder.

To install the Windows 10 operating system, do the following:

1. Ensure that you set the security chip to TPM 2.0. For more information, see “Setting the security chip”

on page 55.

2. Connect the drive that contains the operating system installation program to the computer.

3. Start the ThinkPad Setup program. See “Using the ThinkPad Setup program” on page 64.

4. Select Startup ➙ Boot to display the Boot Priority Order submenu.

5. Select the drive that contains the operating system installation program, for example, USB HDD. Then

press Esc.

6. Select Restart and ensure that OS Optimized Defaults is enabled. Then press F10 to save the settings

and exit the ThinkPad Setup program.

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