Lenovo ThinkStation E31 - Chapter 10. Preventing Problems; Keeping Your Computer Current; Getting the Latest Device Drivers for Your Computer; Updating Your Operating System

Chapter10.Preventingproblems
Thischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputer
runningsmoothly.
Keepingyourcomputercurrent
Insomesituationsyoumaynditnecessarytohavethemostcurrentsoftwareprograms,devicedrivers,or
operatingsystem.Thissectionexplainshowtogetthelatestupdatesforyourcomputer.
Selectanyofthefollowingtopics:
•“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer”onpage91
•“Updatingyouroperatingsystem”onpage91
•“UsingSystemUpdate”onpage92
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer
Note:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice,includingthecontentsreferencedinthefollowingprocedure.
YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:
Attention:DonotdownloadupdateddevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.Thedevice
driversprovidedontheWindowsWebsitehavenotbeentestedbyLenovoandusingthemmightcause
unexpectedproblems.ObtainupdateddevicedriversfromLenovo.
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownload&Drivers.
3.Selectthemachinetypeofyourcomputerfromthemachinetypelist.
4.Clickthecategoryofdeviceforwhichyouneedthedevicedriver.
5.Clicktheappropriatedevicedriver.
6.Downloadandinstallthedevicedriver.
Updatingyouroperatingsystem
MicrosoftmakesupdatesavailableforthevariousWindowsoperatingsystemsthroughtheMicrosoft
WindowsUpdateWebsite.TheWebsiteautomaticallydetermineswhatWindowsupdatesareavailablefor
yourspeciccomputerandliststhoseupdatesonly.Updatescouldincludesecurityxes,newversionsof
Windowscomponents(suchasMediaPlayer),xestootherportionsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,
orenhancements.
Attention:DonotdownloadupdateddevicedriversfromtheWindowsWebsite.Thedevicedrivers
providedontheWindowsWebsitehavenotbeentestedbyLenovoandusingthemmightcauseunexpected
problems.ObtainupdateddevicedriversfromLenovo.See“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer”onpage91
formoreinformation.
ToaccesstheMicrosoftWindowsUpdatesite,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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