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Using a recovery repair diskette, Installing or reinstalling device drivers, AUDIO or VIDEO.

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2. Follow the instructions on the Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54483 3. After the recovery repair diskette is created, take out the diskette from the diskette drive and label it Recovery Repair Diskette. Then, store it in a safe place for future use. Using a recovery repair diskette This section provides instructions on how to use a recovery repair diskette. To use the recovery repair diskette you created, do the following: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Insert the recovery repair diskette into the diskette drive. 3. Turn on the computer and follow the instructions on the screen. Notes: 1. If the repair operation finishes without any error, you will be able to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace by repeatedly pressing the F11 key while you restart your computer. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, release the F11 key. You will also be able to access the Windows environment after the repair operation finishes. 2. If an error message appears during the repair operation and the repair operation cannot be completed, you might have a problem with the partition that contains the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Use a rescue medium to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace. For information about creating and using rescue media, see "Creating and using rescue media" on page 33. Installing or reinstalling device drivers Before installing or reinstalling device drivers, make sure that you have a preinstalled operating system and the documentation and software media for the device. Device drivers for factory-installed devices are located on the computer hard disk drive (usually drive C:) in the SWTOOLS\DRIVERS folder. The latest device drivers for factory-installed devices are also available at http://www.lenovo.com/ support. Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individual devices. To install or reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the following: 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to display the directory structure of your hard disk drive. 3. Go to the C:\SWTOOLS directory. 4. Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder, there are several subfolders named for various devices installed in your computer, such as AUDIO or VIDEO. 5. Open the appropriate device subfolder. 6. Do one of the following: v In the device subfolder, look for a README.txt file or a file with the .txt extension. This file might be named after the operating system, such as Chapter 3. Recovery information 35

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2.
Follow the instructions on the Web site at:
3.
After the recovery repair diskette is created, take out the diskette from the
diskette drive and label it
Recovery Repair Diskette
. Then, store it in a safe place
for future use.
Using a recovery repair diskette
This section provides instructions on how to use a recovery repair diskette.
To use the recovery repair diskette you created, do the following:
1.
Turn off the computer.
2.
Insert the recovery repair diskette into the diskette drive.
3.
Turn on the computer and follow the instructions on the screen.
Notes:
1.
If the repair operation finishes without any error, you will be able to access the
Rescue and Recovery workspace by repeatedly pressing the F11 key while you
restart your computer. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, release the
F11 key. You will also be able to access the Windows environment after the
repair operation finishes.
2.
If an error message appears during the repair operation and the repair
operation cannot be completed, you might have a problem with the partition
that contains the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Use a rescue medium to
access the Rescue and Recovery workspace. For information about creating and
using rescue media, see “Creating and using rescue media” on page 33.
Installing or reinstalling device drivers
Before installing or reinstalling device drivers, make sure that you have a
preinstalled operating system and the documentation and software media for the
device.
Device drivers for factory-installed devices are located on the computer hard disk
drive (usually drive C:) in the SWTOOLS\DRIVERS folder. The latest device
drivers for factory-installed devices are also available at http://www.lenovo.com/
support. Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individual
devices.
To install or reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the
following:
1.
Turn on the computer.
2.
Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to display the directory structure of
your hard disk drive.
3.
Go to the C:\SWTOOLS directory.
4.
Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder, there are several
subfolders named for various devices installed in your computer, such as
AUDIO or VIDEO.
5.
Open the appropriate device subfolder.
6.
Do one of the following:
v
In the device subfolder, look for a README.txt file or a file with the .txt
extension. This file might be named after the operating system, such as
Chapter 3. Recovery information
35