Recovering Or Installing Device Drivers - Lenovo 6136A1U User Manual

If an error message appears during the repair operation and the repair operation
cannot be completed, you might have a problem with the partition that contains
the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Use your rescue media to access the Rescue
and Recovery workspace. For information about creating and using rescue media,
see "Creating and using rescue media" on page 38.

Recovering or installing device drivers

Before you recover or install device drivers, make sure your operating system is
installed and you have the documentation and software media for the device.
Device drivers for factory-installed devices are located on the computer hard disk
drive (usually drive C) in the SWTOOLS\drivers folder. Other device drivers are
on the software media that come with individual devices.
The latest device drivers for factory-installed devices also are available on the
World Wide Web at:
http://www.lenovo.com/think/support
To reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the following:
1. Start your computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to display the directory structure of
3. Open the C:\SWTOOLS folder.
4. Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder are several subfolders
5. Open the appropriate device subfolder.
6. Use one of the following methods to reinstall the device driver:
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release the F11 key. You will also be able to access the Windows
environment after the repair operation finishes.
your hard disk drive.
that are named for various devices installed in your computer (for example,
AUDIO or VIDEO).
v In the device subfolder, look for a README.TXT or other file with the .txt
extension. This file might be named after the operating system, such as
WIN98.TXT. The TXT file has information on how to reinstall that device
driver.
v If the device subfolder contains a file with the .inf extension, you can use the
Add New Hardware program (located in the Windows Control Panel) to
reinstall the device driver. Not all device drivers can be reinstalled using this
program. In the Add New Hardware program, when prompted for the
device driver that you want to install, click Have Disk and Browse. Then
select the appropriate device driver file from the device subfolder.
v In the device subfolder, look for a SETUP.EXE file. Double-click SETUP.EXE
and follow the instructions on the screen.