Tablet User Manual

Chapter7.Advancedconguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youmightalso

needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or

recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand

keepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage93

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage95

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage95

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstalltheSupplementlesandThinkPad

devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyour

harddiskdrive:

•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Notes:

•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including

backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

•IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour

harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertothe

ThinkPadWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid

losinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printtheinstructionsin“InstallingWindows7operatingsystem”onpage94.

Note:TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7operatingsystem.

IfyouwanttostarttheWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)usingtheinstallationDVDofa64-bitversion

oftheWindowsoperatingsystem,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPad

Setup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsOperatingsystem

imagewasinstalled.Otherwise,youwillseeanerror.

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:

Countryorregion:Code

•China:SC

•Denmark:DK

•Finland:FI

•France:FR