Lenovo 20AA000MUS, T431s manual Installing the Windows 8 operating system, Select Startup Boot

Models: 20AA T431s 20AA000MUS 20AA000BUS

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The name of each subfolder is the number of a fix module. For information about each fix module, go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base homepage at http://support.microsoft.com, type the number of the fix module you need in the search field, and click Search.

To install a fix module, run the EXE file in a subfolder and follow the instructions on the screen.

Note: If you remove the hard disk drive from the computer with a single-core processor and install it on a computer with a dual-core processor, you can get access to the hard disk drive. The opposite, however, is not true: If you remove the hard disk drive from a computer with a dual-core processor and install it on a computer with a single-core processor, you cannot get access to the hard disk drive.

Installing the Windows 8 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.

To install the Windows 8 operating system and its related software on your computer, do the following:

1.Start ThinkPad Setup.

2.Select Startup Boot.

3.Change the boot priority order to boot your computer from the drive that contains the Windows 8 operating system installer.

4.Press F10.

5.Connect the drive that contains the Windows 8 operating system installer to your computer, and restart the computer.

6.Install the Intel Chipset Support for Windows 832/864.

7.Install device drivers. See “Installing device drivers” on page 91.

Installing the Windows 8 fix modules

To download and install a Windows 8 fix modules, go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base homepage at http://support.microsoft.com/, type the number of the fix module you need in the search field, and click Search.

Installing device drivers

The device drivers are available at http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers. Click your computer product name to view all the device drivers for your computer.

Attention: Always go to http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers for the latest device drivers. Do not download them from the Windows Update Web site.

Installing the driver for the 4-in-1 media card reader

To use the 4-in-1 media card reader, you need to download and install the Realtek Card Reader Driver from the Lenovo Support Web site at:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Installing the driver for USB 3.0 (for Windows 7)

If your computer supports USB 3.0, and you have reinstalled the operating system, you need to download and install the USB 3.0 driver to use the USB 3.0 by doing the following:

1.Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.Click Drivers & Software. Find your model and display the driver link for USB devices.

3.Download the USB 3.0 driver for the 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

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Lenovo 20AA000MUS, T431s manual Installing the Windows 8 operating system, Installing the driver for USB 3.0 for Windows

20AA, T431s, 20AA000MUS, 20AA000BUS specifications

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