Installing The Thinkpad Monitor File For Windows 2000/Xp/Vista/7/8 On The Windows 7 Operating System; Installing Other Device Drivers And Software On The Windows 7 Operating System; Thinkpad Setup - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon User Manual

4. Click Next. If the device driver is already installed, click Cancel. Follow the instructions on the screen
until the installation is finished.
Installing the ThinkPad monitor file for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 on
the Windows 7 operating system
The ThinkPad monitor file for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 is in the following directory:
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR
Note: If you cannot find this directory on your hard disk drive or solid state drive, download the ThinkPad
monitor file for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 from the ThinkPad Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Note: Before you install this file, make sure that the correct video driver has been installed.
To install the correct video driver, do the following:
1. Right-click on the desktop, and click Personalize.
2. Click Display at the left.
3. Click Change display settings.
4. Click Advanced Settings.
5. Click the Monitor tab.
6. Click Properties.
7. Click the Driver tab.
8. Click Update Driver.
9. Select Browse my computer for driver software, and then click Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer.
10. Click Have Disk.
11. Specify path C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR to this monitor INF file. Then, click Open.
12. Click OK.
13. Confirm the correct display type, then click Next.
14. When installation completes, click Close.
15. Click Close to close the Display Properties window.
16. Click OK on the Monitor tab.
17. Click OK and close the Display Settings window.
Installing other device drivers and software on the Windows 7 operating
system
The device drivers are provided in the C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS directory on your hard disk drive. You will also
need to install program software, which is provided in the C:\SWTOOLS\APPS directory on your hard disk drive.
To do this, refer to the instructions in "Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers" on page 61.
Note: If you cannot find the Supplement files, device drivers, and program software you need on
your hard disk drive, or if you want to receive updates and the latest information about them, go to
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

ThinkPad Setup

Your computer comes with the ThinkPad Setup program to enable you to select various setup parameters.
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