Installing the windows 7 operating system – Lenovo X230 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 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 DVD drive, and restart the computer.

7. Restore C:\SWTOOLS from the backup copy you made before starting the installation.

8. Install the Intel Chipset Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. To do this, run SETUP.exe in

C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF\infinst_autol.

9. Install device drivers. See “Installing device drivers” on page 107.

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.

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