Chapter8.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youalsomight
needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or
recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thistopicwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareandkeepit
intopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage114
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage127

Installinganewoperatingsystem

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

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.
Notes:
–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7operatingsystem.
–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)inWindows7usingthe64-bitversionof
theMicrosoftWindowsInstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsetting
inThinkPadSetup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindows
operatingsystemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,youwillseeanerror.
CAUTION:
IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youarenot
recommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis
designedanddevelopedforthe"cache"functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSA TAsolidstatedrive
asabootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
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