User Guide

Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.
Toinstallaxmodule,runtheEXEleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingWindowsVista
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsVistawiththeServicePack2.BeforeyouinstallWindowsVista
ServicePack2,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack1rst.
ToinstallWindowsVistaanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartupmenu.
3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista32–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
5.PressF10.
6.InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.
7.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsVistaServicePack1byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.
8.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.YoucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe
WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror
MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.
9.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage180
.
10.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage181.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistryPatchenablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATA
•RegistryPatchenablingUSBS3PowerManagement
•RegistrypatchtochangeIDLEIRPtimingbyFingerprintreader
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep
•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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