Lenovo ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.3 (Deployment Guide) - Manual (Page 67)

6. Boot from the Windows 7 installation disc again and proceed to the drive
selection menu.
7. Create Partition 1 with a 1GB size for the service partition.
8. Create Partition 2 for the operating system.
9. Format Partition 2 and leave Partition 1 unformatted.
10. Press Shift + F10 to access the command line.
11. Type diskpart, then press Enter.
12. Follow the commands below:
Note:
The commands are case sensitive.
a. Diskpart>sel disk 0
b. Diskpart>sel par 1
c. Diskpart>format fs=ntfs label="SYSTEM_DRV" quick
13. Install Windows 7 operating system on Partition 2.
14. When installation completes, log in to Windows.
15. Change the drive letter of the Partition 1 to S.
16. Activate Partition 1.
17. Copy C:\boot*.* to S:\, and restart the computer.
18. Boot from the Windows 7 installation DVD, and click Repair your computer
to repair the operating system.
19. Restart and log in to Windows.
When you complete the above procedure, the Service Partition will be created and
the RNR 4.3 and PDA files will be copied to the S drive instead of the virtual
Service Partition.
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