Recovering or installing device drivers, Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence, Recovering – Lenovo 8795 User Manual
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and
Recovery
workspace.
For
information
about
creating
and
using
rescue
media,
see
Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
Before
you
can
recover
or
install
device
drivers,
your
operating
system
must
be
installed
on
your
computer.
Make
sure
that
you
have
the
documentation
and
software
media
for
the
device.
Device
drivers
for
factory-installed
devices
are
located
on
the
computer
hard
disk
(usually
drive
C)
in
the
SWTOOLS\drivers
folder.
Other
device
drivers
are
on
the
software
media
that
come
with
individual
devices.
The
latest
device
drivers
for
factory-installed
devices
are
also
available
on
the
World
Wide
Web
at
http://www.lenovo.com/support/.
To
reinstall
a
device
driver
for
a
factory-installed
device,
do
the
following:
1.
Start
your
computer
and
operating
system.
2.
Use
Windows
Explorer
or
My
Computer
to
display
the
directory
structure
of
your
hard
disk.
3.
Open
the
C:\SWTOOLS
folder.
4.
Open
the
DRIVERS
folder.
Within
the
DRIVERS
folder
are
several
subfolders
that
are
named
for
various
devices
that
are
installed
in
your
computer
(for
example,
AUDIO
or
VIDEO).
5.
Open
the
appropriate
device
subfolder.
6.
Use
one
of
the
following
methods
to
reinstall
the
device
driver:
v
In
the
device
subfolder,
look
for
a
README.
TEXT
or
other
file
with
the
.TXT
extension.
This
file
might
be
named
after
the
operating
system,
such
as
WIN98.TXT.
The
text
file
has
information
on
how
to
reinstall
that
device
driver.
v
If
the
device
subfolder
contains
a
file
with
an
.INF
extension,
you
can
use
the
Add
New
Hardware
program
(located
in
the
Windows
Control
Panel)
to
reinstall
the
device
driver.
Not
all
device
drivers
can
be
reinstalled
using
this
program.
In
the
Add
New
Hardware
program,
when
prompted
for
the
device
driver
that
you
want
to
install,
click
Have
Disk
and
Browse
.
Then
select
the
appropriate
device
driver
file
from
the
device
subfolder.
v
In
the
device
subfolder,
look
for
a
SETUP.EXE
file.
Double-click
SETUP.EXE
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
Before
you
start
Rescue
and
Recovery
from
a
CD,
DVD,
USB
hard
disk
drive,
or
any
external
device,
you
must
first
change
the
startup
sequence
in
the
Setup
Utility.
To
view
or
change
the
startup
sequence,
do
the
following:
1.
With
the
computer
off,
repeatedly
press
and
release
F1;
then,
turn
on
the
computer.
2.
When
the
logo
screen
appears,
or
you
hear
a
series
of
beeps,
release
F1.
3.
If
you
are
prompted
for
a
password,
type
your
current
password.
4.
From
the
Setup
Utility
main
menu,
use
the
right-arrow
key
to
select
Startup
.
5.
Arrange
the
startup
sequence
to
meet
your
needs.
6.
Press
Esc
twice
to
go
to
the
Setup
Utility
exit
menu.
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