Chapter6.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareonthesolidstatedrive,youalsomight
needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or
recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand
keepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage64
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage66
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage79
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyour
solidstatedrive:
•ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Notes:
•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyoursolidstatedrive,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
solidstatedrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Beforeyoubegin
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.
Note:IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)usingthe64-bitversionofthe
MicrosoftWindowsInstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettingin
ThinkPadSetup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsoperating
systemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,youwillseeanerror.
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
Countryorregion:Code
China:SC
Denmark:DK
Finland:FI
France:FR
Germany:GR
Italy:IT
Japan:JP
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