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release the F11 key. You will also be able to access the Windows environment after the repair operation finishes. 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 your rescue media to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace. For information about creating and using rescue media, see "Creating and using rescue media" on page 24. Recovering or installing device drivers Before you recover or install device drivers, make sure your operating system is installed and you have 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. Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individual devices. The latest device drivers for factory-installed devices also are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.lenovo.com/think/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 drive. 3. Open the C:\SWTOOLS folder. 4. Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder are several subfolders that are named for various devices 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.TXT or other file with the TXT extension. This file might be named after the operating system, such as WIN98.TXT. The TXT 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. 26 User Guide

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release
the
F11
key.
You
will
also
be
able
to
access
the
Windows
environment
after
the
repair
operation
finishes.
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
your
rescue
media
to
access
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
For
information
about
creating
and
using
rescue
media,
see
“Creating
and
using
rescue
media”
on
page
24.
Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
Before
you
recover
or
install
device
drivers,
make
sure
your
operating
system
is
installed
and
you
have
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.
Other
device
drivers
are
on
the
software
media
that
come
with
individual
devices.
The
latest
device
drivers
for
factory-installed
devices
also
are
available
on
the
World
Wide
Web
at:
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
drive.
3.
Open
the
C:\SWTOOLS
folder.
4.
Open
the
DRIVERS
folder.
Within
the
DRIVERS
folder
are
several
subfolders
that
are
named
for
various
devices
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.TXT
or
other
file
with
the
TXT
extension.
This
file
might
be
named
after
the
operating
system,
such
as
WIN98.TXT.
The
TXT
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.
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User
Guide