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InstallingWindows7
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToinstallWindows7anditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartupmenu.
3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows732–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
5.PressF10.
6.ToinstallWindows7,inserttheDVDforWindows7intotheDVDdrive,andinstallWindows7fromthe
DVD.Thenrestartthecomputer,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
7.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage180
.
8.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage181.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindows7
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingtheWindows7UpdateModulePackage
TheWindows7UpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto
theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthex
moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
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