Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 - Installing the Windows 8 Operating System; Installing Device Drivers

Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToinstalltheWindows8operatingsystemanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.StartThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartup➙Boot.
3.ChangethebootpriorityordertobootyourcomputerfromthedrivethatcontainstheWindows
8operatingsysteminstaller.
4.PressFn+F10.
5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8operatingsysteminstallertoyourcomputer,and
restartthecomputer.
6.InstalltheIntelChipsetDriverforWindows832/864.
7.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage79.
InstallingtheWindows8xmodule
TodownloadandinstallaWindows8xmodule,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat
http://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthexmoduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclick
Search.
Installingdevicedrivers
Thedevicedriversareavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/Drivers.Clickyourcomputerproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyour
computer.
Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/Driversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donotdownload
themfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacardreader
Tousethe4-in-1mediacardreader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRealtekCardReaderDriverfrom
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0ontheWindows7operatingsystem
IfyourcomputersupportsUSB3.0,andyouhavereinstalledtheoperatingsystem,youneedtodownload
andinstalltheUSB3.0drivertousetheUSB3.0bydoingthefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Findyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.
2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverforthe32-bitor64-bitoperatingsystemandextractittoyourlocalhard
diskdrive.
3.Double-clicktheSetup.exeleintheC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\directory.
4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen
untiltheinstallationisnished.
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