Chapter 5. Advanced Configuration; Installing A New Operating System; Installing The Windows 7 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkPad 11e 3rd Gen User Manual

Chapter 5. Advanced configuration

This chapter provides information to help you configure the computer.
This chapter contains the following topics:
• "Installing a new operating system" on page 55
• "Installing device drivers" on page 57
• "Using the ThinkPad Setup program" on page 57
• "Using system management" on page 70

Installing a new operating system

In some situations, you might need to install a new operating system. This topic provides instructions on
how to install a new operating system.

Installing the Windows 7 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.
Attention: The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your internal storage
drive, including the data that were stored in a hidden folder.
You can install only the 64-bit Windows 7 operating system on your computer. To install the Windows
7 operating system, do the following:
1. Copy all the subdirectories and files in the C:\SWTOOLS directory to a removable storage device.
• The supplement files for the Windows 7 operating system are in the C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES directory.
• The device drivers are in the C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS directory.
• The preinstalled programs are in the C:\SWTOOLS\APPS directory.
2. Start the ThinkPad Setup program. See "Using the ThinkPad Setup program" on page 57.
3. Select Startup ➙ Boot to display the Boot Priority Order submenu.
4. Select the drive that contains the operating system installation program, for example, USB HDD. Then
press Esc.
5. Select Startup ➙ UEFI/Legacy Boot ➙ UEFI Only.
6. Press the F10 key to exit the ThinkPad Setup program.
7. Insert the Windows 7 operating system installation DVD into the external optical drive, and restart the
computer.
Note: If you are starting the installation DVD image from an external USB device, do additional
configurations before you start.
8. Restore the C:\SWTOOLS directory that you backed up before installing the Windows 7 operating system.
9. Install the device drivers. See "Installing device drivers" on page 57.
10. Install the Windows 7 fix modules. You can find the Windows 7 fix modules in the C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
directory.
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