Chapter8.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youalsomight
needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or
recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thistopicwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareandkeepit
intopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage115
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage129
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.
•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories
ofyoursolidstate-driveorharddiskdrive:
–ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory .
–Thedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupport edareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
–ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOL S\APPSdirectory.
Note:Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedon
yourharddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.
•IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthe
latestdevicedrivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,
includingbackupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
Beforeyoubegin
Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youare
notrecommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis
designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSA TAsolidstatedriveasa
bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWT OOLS
directorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
–“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage112
–“InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage113
Notes:
–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem(64-bit)andtheWindows8
operatingsystem(64-bit).EnsurethattheUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPadSetupissettoyour
preferencetobootthedesiredoperatingsystem.
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