Lenovo 415711U - THINKSTATION S20 TWR W3520 2.8G User Manual

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Using a recovery repair disketteThis 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 completes without any error, you will be able to accessthe Rescue and Recovery workspace by repeatedly pressing the F11 key whileyou restart your computer. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, releasethe F11 key. You will also be able to access the Windows environment after therepair operation completes.2. If an error message appears during the repair operation and the repairoperation cannot be completed, you might have a problem with the partitionthat contains the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Use a rescue medium toaccess the Rescue and Recovery workspace. For information about creating andusing rescue media, see “Creating and using rescue media” on page 43.Installing or reinstalling device driversBefore installing or reinstalling device drivers, make sure that you have apreinstalled operating system and the documentation and software media for thedevice.Device drivers for factory-installed devices are located on the computer hard diskdrive (usually drive C:) in the SWTOOLS\DRIVERS folder. The latest devicedrivers for factory-installed devices are also available at http://www.lenovo.com/support. Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individualdevices.To install or reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do thefollowing:1. Turn on the computer.2. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to display the directory structure ofyour hard disk drive.3. Go to the C:\SWTOOLS directory.4. Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder, there are severalsubfolders named for various devices installed in your computer, such asAUDIO 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 .txtextension. This file might be named after the operating system, such asWIN98.txt. The TXT file contains information about how to install the devicedriver. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.v If the device subfolder contains a file with the .inf extension and you want toinstall the device driver using the INF file, click Start → Help and Support toenter the Windows Help and Support information system for the detailedinformation about how to install the device driver.Chapter 9. Recovery information 45