Installing Windows Xp - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 User Manual

not true: If you remove the hard disk drive from a computer with a dual-core processor and install it on a
computer with a single-core processor, you cannot get access to the hard disk drive.

Installing Windows XP

Before you start, print these instructions.
Note: Your computer supports Windows XP with Service Pack 3. Before you install the Windows XP Service
Pack 3, make sure you install the Windows XP Service Pack 2 first.
Note:
To make sure that graphics works normally on Windows XP, change the ThinkPad Setup setting before
installing Windows XP.
1. Start the ThinkPad Setup.
2. Select Config.
3. Select Display.
4. Select Integrated Graphics for Graphics Device.
5. Select Enable for OS Detection for Switchable Graphics.
6. Press F10 to save the change.
You must install Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver before installing the operating system. To install it, you
may need to attach a diskette drive to your computer. If you have a diskette drive, follow the procedure below.
Before installing the operating system, install Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver, as follows:
Note: Be sure to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver before installing the operating system.
Otherwise your computer will not respond; it will only display a blue screen.
1. Attach a diskette drive to your computer.
2. Copy Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver from C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\IRST to a diskette.
3. To make sure that SATA AHCI is enabled, start the ThinkPad Setup.
4. Select Config.
5. Select Serial ATA (SATA).
6. Select AHCI.
7. Change the startup sequence of your computer. Following the instructions on the Startup menu in the
ThinkPad Setup, set the CD-ROM drive to start first.
8. Press F10.
9. Insert the CD for Windows XP integrated with Service Pack 2 into the CD or DVD drive.
10. To install a third-party SCSI driver first, press F6.
11. When prompted, select S for Specify Additional Device.
12. When prompted, insert the diskette that you created in step 2, and press Enter.
13. Scroll the list of drivers.Select Intel Mobile Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller , and press Enter.
14. To continue the installation, press Enter again. Leave the diskette in the drive until the next reboot; the
software may need to be copied from the diskette again when the files are copied during setup.
15. Complete the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 by following OS installing instructions.
16. Install Windows XP Service Pack 3. You can install the Windows XP Service Pack 3 using the Windows
XP Service Pack 3 Installation CD or download it from either Microsoft Download Center or Microsoft
Windows update Web site.
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