Lenovo THINKPAD L520 - Installing Windows 7; Installing Windows Vista

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InstallingWindows7
ToinstallWindows7anditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.InserttheDVDforWindows7intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthecomputer.Followtheinstallinstructions
onthescreen.
2.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
3.InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.See“InstallingIntelChipsetSupportfor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage137
.
4.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingotherdevicedrivers”onpage137.
InstallingRegistryPatchforWindows7
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatch:
•RegistryPatchforenablingWOLonEnergyStarV4fromS3
ToinstalltheRegistryPatch,refertothefollowingwebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingtheWindows7UpdateModulePackage
TheWindows7UpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,visitthe
MicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthexmodule
youneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.
Toinstallaxmodule,runthe.exeleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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:
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