Installing The Windows 8 Or Windows 8.1 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkPad T540p User Manual

Note: After installing the operating system, do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the
ThinkPad Setup program. Otherwise the operating system will not start correctly.
When you install the Windows 7 operating system, you might need one of the following country or region
codes:
Country or region
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Japan

Installing the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.
Attention:
• The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your hard disk drive or solid-state
drive, including the data that were stored in a hidden folder.
• If your computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an M.2 solid-state drive, do not use the
M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable device. The M.2 solid-state drive is used for "cache" function and to
support the Intel Rapid Start Technology.
To install the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system, do the following:
1. Start the ThinkPad Setup program. See "Using the ThinkPad Setup program" on page 115.
2. Select Startup ➙ Boot to display the Boot Priority Order submenu.
3. Select the drive that contains the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system installation program,
for example USB HDD.
4. Press the F10 key to exit the ThinkPad Setup program.
5. Connect the drive that contains the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system installation program to
the computer, and restart the computer.
6. Install the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 fix modules. Go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base home page at
http://support.microsoft.com/. Type the number of the fix module in the search field, then click Search.
7. Install the registry patches, for example the Enabling Wake on LAN from Standby for ENERGY STAR
patch. To download and install the registry patches, go to the Lenovo Support Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
8. Install the device drivers. See "Installing device drivers" on page 115.
Note: After installing the operating system, do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the
ThinkPad Setup program. Otherwise, the operating system will not start correctly.
When you install the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system, you might need one of the following
country or region codes:
114
User Guide
Code
SC
DK
FI
FR
GR
IT
JP
Country or region
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan and Hong Kong
United States
Code
NL
NO
SP
SV
TC
US