Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 - Chapter 8. Preventing Problems; General Tips for Preventing Problems

InstallingtheWindows7xmodule
TheWindows7xmodulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto
theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthex
moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
Toinstallaxmodule,runtheEXEleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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”onpage103.
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,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRealtekCardReaderDriver.Goto
http://www.lenovo.com/Drivers.
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