User's Manual

Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskoronthesolidstatedrive,

youmayalsoneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyourUEFIBIOS,or

recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand

keepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage175

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage180

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage183

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage199

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstalltheSupplementlesandThinkPad

devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid

statedriveorharddiskdrive:

•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Notes:

•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddisk,including

backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

•IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour

harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid

losinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printthesectionsyouwillbeusing.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:

–“Windows7”onpage176

–“WindowsVista”onpage177

–“WindowsXP”onpage178

Notes:IfyourcomputerisaWindowsVistaSP2orWindows7model,

–32-bitversionsofWindowsdonotsupportUEFIBIOSfeatures.Only64-bitversionsofWindowscan

takeadvantageofthefeaturesenabledby64-bitUEFIBIOS.

–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)using64-bitversionofMicrosoftWindows

InstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPadSetup.The

UEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsOSimagewasinstalled.Or,

youwillseeanerror.

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:

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