Update The Device Driver - Lenovo IdeaCentre A540-24ICB Hardware Maintenance Manual

Create a recovery USB drive
Attention: The creation process deletes anything stored on the USB drive. To avoid data loss, make a
backup copy of all the data that you want to keep.
1. Ensure that your computer is connected to ac power.
2. Prepare a USB drive with at least 16 GB of storage capacity. The actual USB capacity required depends
on the size of the recovery image.
3. Connect the prepared USB drive to the computer.
4. Type recovery in the search box. Then, click Create a recovery drive.
5. Click Yes in the User Account Control window to allow the Recovery Media Creator program to start.
6. In the Recovery Drive window, follow the on-screen instructions to create a recovery USB drive.
Use the recovery USB drive
If you cannot start your computer, go to
problem by yourself. If you still cannot start your computer, use the recovery USB drive to recover your
computer.
1. Ensure that your computer is connected to ac power.
2. Connect the recovery USB drive to the computer.
3. Turn on or restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F12. The Boot Menu window
opens.
4. Select the recovery USB drive as the boot device.
5. Click Troubleshoot to display optional recovery solutions.
6. Select a recovery solution as desired. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

Update the device driver

Attention: Reinstalling device drivers will change the current configuration of the computer.
You should download the latest driver for a component when you notice poor performance from that
component or when you added a component. This action might eliminate the driver as the potential cause of
a problem. Download and install the latest driver by one of the following methods:
• From Lenovo Vantage:
1. Open the Start menu and click Lenovo Vantage.
2. Click System Update. In the Lenovo System Update section, click Check For Updates. The
available update packages are displayed and categorized by critical, recommended, or optional.
3. Select the update packages you want and click Install selected. The update packages will be
downloaded and installed automatically.
• From the Lenovo Support Web site:
Go to
https://support.lenovo.com
instructions to download and install necessary drivers and software.
• From Windows Update:
Note: The device drivers provided by Windows Update might not be tested by Lenovo. It is
recommended that you get device drivers from Lenovo.
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Settings ➙ Update & Security ➙ Windows Update.
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/supportphonelist
and select the entry for your computer. Then, follow the on-screen
first to try to solve the
.
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