Lenovo T430, T430I, 23427YU, 2347G5U Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youalsomight

needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or

recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand

keepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage115

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage129

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad

devicedriversforitatthesametime.

•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories

ofyoursolidstate-driveorharddiskdrive:

–ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory .

–Thedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupport edareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

–ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOL S\APPSdirectory.

Note:Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedon

yourharddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

•IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthe

latestdevicedrivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,

includingbackupsorimagesthatwerestor edinahiddenfolderbyuseofarecoveryprogram.

Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youare

notrecommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis

designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSA TAsolidstatedriveasa

bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWT OOLS

directorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:

–“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage112

–“InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage113

Notes:

–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7andWindows8

operatingsystem.