ThinkPad Yoga14 - Chapter 5. Advanced Configuration; Installing a New Operating System; Installing the Windows 7 Operating System

Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectfiles,data,andsettingsthatareonthestoragedrive,youalsomightneed
toinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,orrecover
preinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareandkeepit
intopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage61
•“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage61
•“InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage62
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage63
•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage63
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage74
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:
•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,includingthe
datathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
•IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,donotusethe
M.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisusedfor“cache”functionandto
supporttheIntelRapidStartTechnology.
ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.
•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage63.
3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:
•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.
6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.
7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage63.
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