3.SelectSerialATA(SA TA).
4.SelectCompatibility.
5.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer .SelectStartupmenu.
6.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
7.SelectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
8.PressF10.
9.InserttheinstallationCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,and
restartthecomputer.
10.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows
XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft
WindowsupdateWebsite.
11.VisittheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
12.DownloadIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverfromtheWebsite.
13.RunIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriver.Todothis,gotoC:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST\PREPARE,and
double-clickinstall.cmd.
14.Turnthecomputeroffandthenonagain.
15.StartThinkPadSetup.
16.SelectCong.
17.SelectSerialATA(SA TA).
18.SelectAHCI.
19.StartWindowsXP.TheWelcometotheFoundNewHardwareWizardappears.
20.SelectNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
21.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
22.SelectSearchforthebestdriverintheselocations.ThenselectIncludethislocationinthesearch:,
specifythepath,C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST,andclickNext.TheCompletingtheFoundNewHardware
Wizardappears.
23.ClickFinish.
24.WhentheSystemSettingsChangewindowappears,clickY es.Thecomputerrestarts.
25.RestoreC:\SWT OOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
26.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,runinnst_autol.exein
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF.
27.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryP atch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\P CMCIAPW\,
double-clickinstall.bat,andthenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.
28.Installdevicedrivers.TheyareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.
Youwillalsoneedtoinstallapplicationsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectoryon
yourharddiskdrive.T odothis,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers”onpage108.
Note:IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,devicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertothe
ThinkPadWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
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