ThinkPad X230 - Installing the Windows 8 Operating System; Installing Device Drivers

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.PressF10.
5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8operatingsysteminstallertoyourcomputer,and
restartthecomputer.
6.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8.
7.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage109.
InstallingtheWindows8xmodules
TodownloadandinstallaWindows8xmodule,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat
http://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthexmoduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclick
Search.
Installingdevicedrivers
Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Clickyourcomputerproduct
nametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.
Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donot
downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacardreader
Tousethe4-in-1mediacardreader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRicohMultiCardReaderDriver
fromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0ontheWindows7operatingsystem
IfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,itsupportsUSB3.0functions.Touse
theUSB3.0connectors,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driverafteryoureinstalledthe
Windows7operatingsystembydoingthefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Findyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.
2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverforthe32-bitor64-bitoperatingsystemandextractittoyourlocalhard
diskdrive.
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