Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingWindowsVista
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsVistawithServicePack2.BeforeyouinstallWindowsVistaService
Pack2,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack1rst.
ToinstallWindowsVistaanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartupmenu.
3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista32bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
5.P ressF10.
6.Installdevicedrivers.TheyareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.
Youwillalsoneedtoinstallapplicationsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectoryon
yourharddiskdrive.Todothis,r efertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers”onpage68.
Note:IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,devicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.
7.Complet etheinstallationofWindowsVistaServicePack1byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.
8.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.YoucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe
WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror
MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.
9.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage105.
10.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage106.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistryPatchenablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATA
•RegistryPatchenablingUSBS3PowerManagement
•RegistrypatchenablingW akeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Chapter8.Advancedconguration101