T61/p: Clean Windows XP install guide - for advanced users, even if you don't have installation CD

This guide is for ADVANCED users - you should know what a driver is, and where to find it on the Lenovos website, so I won't post links to every driver specifically. The one that you may not find there is the UAA HD Audio driver, so google it, lol. Or try searching it on Lenovos site. Also, a newer version of the Intel drivers may be available on the Intels site rather than the Lenovos site.

all you will need from your hard drive is the i386 folder and the SWTOOLS folder, so don't loose those - like burn a DVD with them for example.

if you have XP installation CD, you may skip 1. and/or 2.

this guide installs only a minimum of the thinkvantage mess that comes with the laptop. Some you may skip from the guide (like the ultranav utility), or some you can add too (there's the magnifier driver for when you press FN+space but I don't like it; or the power manager that gives you the bettary icon on the system tray)

if you have the turbo memory, there's a driver at the Lenovos website that you'll need to install to properly disable that function under XP (it works for Vista only)

if you have other hardware such as webcamera or card reader, look for those drivers too on the Lenovos driver page (I don't have those)

give some reps if this helps you, as it took me 3 days (an year ago) to figure it out as you see it


*********** G U I D E *********** by me

Note: Download all drivers needed first, then you can run them one by one so that they extract into the C:\DRIVERS folder to be ready for installation

Note: pay attention to where each driver installs in the C:\DRIVERS folder

Note: look for setup.exe when installing different drivers, unless otherwise specified

Note: every time when asked in Windows to automatically search and install drivers for "Found New Hardware", always click CANCEL !




Install the following in the same order:



- Enter BIOS and turn AHCI off !!

1. Windows XP - make CD and install (windows will not be able to start normally)

http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml

2. In SAFE mode, install 883517us.exe (find it in the SWTOOLS folder)

- reboot; Windows will start in normal mode

3. Intel Chipset Support

- reboot

4. Intel Matrix Storage Manager

- run \PREPARE\install.cmd

- reboot; enter BIOS and turn AHCI on

- on Found New Hardware, click CANCEL

- open Device Manager -> IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers -> update PCI device from a specific location -> \IMSM

- reboot

5. UAA HD Audio

- on Found New Hardware, click CANCEL

6. ACPI

- reboot

- on Found New Hardware, click CANCEL

7. Trusted Platform Module

- open Device Manager -> Other devices -> update unknown device from a specific location -> \TPM

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the following installation order does not matter
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8. UltraNav Driver

- reboot

- on Found New Hardware, click CANCEL

9. UltraNav Utility (for Fn+F8) - you may skip this if you don't like it, or you can uninstall it later from control panel

- reboot

- on Found New Hardware, click CANCEL

10. SoundMAX

- reboot

11. Modem

- it will install Digital Line Detect as well

12. LAN (Ethernet)

- open Device Manager -> Other devices -> update Ethernet Controller from a specific location -> \PRO1000\Win32

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the following may differ depending on the installed hardware
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13. Wireless

- run \WLANINT2\XP\Apps\x32\iProInst.exe

- it will install 2 things:

Wireless LAN adapter driver

Intel PROSet\Wireless

- reboot

14. Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate

- double click the Bluetooth icon on the system tray -> this will install drivers for various bluetooth devices

15. Video

- reboot

- turn the blue color down to 42%, lol

16. Monitor

- open Device Manager -> Monitors -> update Plug and Play Monitor from a specific location -> \MONITOR

17. FingerPrint

- reboot

- enroll finger prints, lol

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the following are useful utilities
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18. Hotkey (for Fn+F5)

- install On Screen Display only

- reboot

19. EasyEject (for Fn+F9)

- reboot

20. ThinkVantage Active Protection (for HDD protection)

- reboot

21. Sonic Multimedia Center for Think Offerings

- run \SWTOOLS\APPS\MMCfTO\SETUP.CMD

- reboot

- uninstall Sonic DLA from Control Panel (gives problems with other CD/DVD programs)

- reboot

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the following is antivirus and firewall
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- AVG free

- Zone Alarm

- Direct X

- Windows Service Pack 3

- connect to Internet for final updates

- defragment .. if you want

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done; install whatever other software you use
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Extras: search the web
- tpfancontrol - controls the fan speed (useful when overclocking the GPU)
- rivatuner - overclocks the GPU
- search for thinkvantage button on here - there's a zip file with two files inside that can program the button to do whatever you like. Mine does "log off" at the moment