Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 - Chapter 7. Advanced Configuration; Installing a New Operating System; Before You Begin

Chapter7.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,
youalsomightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFI
BIOS,orrecoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithproper
careandkeepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage101
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage103
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage105
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsystemonyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesand
ThinkPaddevicedriversforitatthesametime.
•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories
onyoursolid-statedriveorharddiskdrive:
–ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
–ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
–ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Note:Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/Drivers.
•IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/Driverstodownloadand
installthelatestdevicedrivers.
Note:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseofarecoveryprogram.
Beforeyoubegin
Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,youarenot
recommendedtousetheM.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisdesigned
anddevelopedforthe“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusetheM.2solid-statedriveasabootable
device,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•IfyouaregoingtoinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandlesinthe
C:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
–InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
–InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem
Notes:
–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem(64-bit)andtheWindows
8operatingsystem(64-bit).
–BesuretosetapreferredsettingfortheUEFI/LegacyBootoptioninThinkPadSetup.
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