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– Be sure to set a preferred setting for the UEFI/Legacy Boot option in ThinkPad Setup.
– After installing the new operation system, you should not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting
in ThinkPad Setup. The UEFI/Legacy Boot setting must be the same as it was when the Windows
operating system image was installed. Otherwise, the new operating system will not boot properly.
– Before you upgrade your operating system from Windows 7 to Windows 8, or downgrade your
operating system from Windows 8 to Windows 7, you need to update your UEFI BIOS to the
version that ts the operating system you are going to install. To update your UEFI BIOS, go to
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers and follow the instructions on the screen.
For the country or region code required in the installation, use one of the following:
Country or region: Code
China: SC
Denmark: DK
Finland: FI
France: FR
Germany: GR
Italy: IT
Japan: JP
Netherlands: NL
Norway: NO
Spain: SP
Sweden: SV
Taiwan and Hong Kong: TC
United States: US
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 Boot.
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\innst_autol.
9. Install ThinkPad AMD SMBus Driver for Windows 7 and ThinkPad AMD SATA Controller Driver for
Windows 7.
10. Install device drivers. See “Installing device drivers” on page 113.
Installing the registry patches for Windows 7
Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support and install the following registry patches:
112 User Guide