Installing The Windows 7 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge L330 User Manual

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Installing the Windows 7 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.
To install the Windows 7 operating system and its related software on your computer, do the following:
1. Start the ThinkPad Setup.
2. Select Startup.
3. Select UEFI/Legacy Boot.
4. Do one of the following:
• If you want to install the Windows 7 32–bit operating system, select Legacy Only or Both.
• If you want to install the Windows 7 64–bit operating system in Legacy mode, select Legacy Only.
• If you want to install the Windows 7 64–bit operating system in UEFI mode, select UEFI Only.
5. Press F10.
6. Insert the Windows 7 operating system installation DVD into the external DVD drive, and restart the
computer.
7. RestoreC:\SWTOOLS from the backup copy you made before starting the installation.
8. For models with an Intel CPU, install the Intel Chipset Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 in the
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF directory.
For models with an AMD CPU, install the ThinkPad AMD SMBus Driver for Windows 7 and the ThinkPad
AMD SATA Controller Driver for Windows 7.
9. Install device drivers. See "Purchasing additional services" on page 95.
Installing the registry patches for Windows 7
Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support and install the following Registry Patches:
• Registry patch enabling Wake Up on LAN from Standby for Energy Star
• Fix for Issue of HDD with HD Detection
Installing the Windows 7 update module package
The Windows 7 Update Modules are in the following directory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.
The name of each subfolder is the number of a fix module. For information about each fix module, go to
the Microsoft Knowledge Base homepage at http://support.microsoft.com/, type the number of the fix
module you need in the search field, and click Search.
Note: The Web site address might change without notice. If the homepage is not displayed, search for it
from the Microsoft top page.
To install a fix module, run the EXE file in a subfolder and follow the instructions on the screen.
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