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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 Lenovo 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 Fn+F10.
6. Insert the Windows 7 operating system installation DVD into the DVD drive, and restart the computer.
7. Restore C:\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. To do this,
run the infinst_autol.exe file in the C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF directory.
9. Install device drivers. See "Installing other drivers and software" na página 74.
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.
Nota: 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.
Nota: If you remove the hard disk drive from the computer with a single-core processor and install it on a
computer with a dual-core processor, you can get access to the hard disk drive. The opposite, however, is
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.
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