Lenovo 2344BMU Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youalsomight

needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or

recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand

keepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage109

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage111

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage112

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage126

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad

devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid

statedriveorharddiskdrive:

•Thesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupport edareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory .

•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Notes:

•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsyst emdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including

backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

•Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour

harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youare

notrecommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis

designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSA TAsolidstatedriveasa

bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid

losinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.

Notes:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,notethefollowing:

–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7operatingsystem.

–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)usingthe64-bitversionoftheMicrosoft

WindowsInstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPad

Setup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsoperating

systemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,youwillseeanerror.

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing: