Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 - Chapter 9. Preventing problems

Chapter8.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youmayalsoneedto
installanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFI,orrecoverpreinstalled
software.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareandkeepitintopworking
shape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage107
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage111
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage113
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstalltheSupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyour
harddiskdrive:
•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Notes:
•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddisk,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertothe
ThinkPadWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.
Beforeyoubegin
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printthesectionsyouwillbeusing.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
–“InstallingWindows7”onpage108
–“InstallingWindowsXP”onpage109
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,32-bitversionsofWindowsdonotsupportUEFIBIOS
features.Only64-bitversionsofWindowscantakeadvantageofthefeaturesenabledby64-bitUEFIBIOS.
IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)using64-bitversionofMicrosoftWindows
InstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPadSetup.The
UEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsOSimagewasinstalled.Or,you
willseeanerror.
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
Countryorregion:Code
•China:SC
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