ThinkPad T430 - Chapter 8. Advanced Configuration; Installing a New Operating System

Chapter8.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youalsomight
needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or
recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand
keepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage114
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage128
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid
statedriveorharddiskdrive:
•ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Notes:
•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Beforeyoubegin
Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youare
notrecommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis
designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSATAsolidstatedriveasa
bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.
Notes:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,notethefollowing:
–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7operatingsystem.
–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)usingthe64-bitversionoftheMicrosoft
WindowsInstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPad
Setup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsoperating
systemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,youwillseeanerror.
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
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