Lenovo THINKPAD L520 - Chapter 9. Preventing Problems; General Tips for Preventing Problems

1.InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.
2.InstallWindowsVistaServicePack1andcompletetheinstallation.
3.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.YoucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe
WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror
MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.
4.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
5.InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.See“InstallingIntelChipsetSupportfor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage137.
6.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingotherdevicedrivers”onpage137.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistryPatchforEnablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATAforWindowsVista
•RegistryPatchforWindowsVistaUSBS3PMEnablement
•RegistryPatchforChangingIDLEIRPtimingbyFPRDriverforWindowsVista
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUPonLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,refertothefollowingwebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingtheWindowsVistaUpdateModulePackage
TheWindowsVistaUpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\VISTA
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.
InstallingWindowsXP
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsXPServicePack3.BeforeyouinstalltheWindowsXPService
Pack3,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsXPServicePack2rst.
YoumustinstallIntelRapidStorageManagerDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Toinstallit,you
mayneedtoattachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveadiskettedrive,followtheprocedurebelow.
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