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    I orderd my T400 what should i do when i get it

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rock candy, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. rock candy

    rock candy Notebook Guru

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    i used to have an HP G60

    but i still skimmed over this battery topic

    Battery - http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=91846


    aside from that i dont exactly know what to do, mine has the ati 3470/intel 4500MHA how would the switchable graphics work

    also how do i make a backup or w/e its called of the OS so i could reformat and get rid of bloatware

    my HP had alot of it do lenovos have unnecessary things like this

    *** also i dont think its a 64bit OS, is there a way to find out before i get it also when i do the win 7 upgrade can i specify for 64bit
     
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    LDM91 Notebook Guru

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  3. antskip

    antskip Notebook Deity

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    1) Switchable graphics works only with Vista (also hopefully in upcoming Win7, when lenovo drivers are ready). It works in real time, from the battery icon in the taskbar.
    2) Create a "restore" DVDs/CD set. Unfortunately the restore disks also revert to a state including all the Lenovo Thinkvantage software and partitions, as well as the OS and the factory-versions of system-specific drivers...
    3) Clean out the Thinkvantage software and other Lenovo-pre-installed software you don't want to use
    4) Update your system using Thinkvantage update
    5) install your preferred programs (like office, firefox, antivirus, antispyware)
    6) Update your OS and Microsoft software (if any), though Microsoft Update service
    7) Perhaps create a separate partition for all data files - always safer than having them on the OS partition!
    8) Make an image of your operational copy of the OS and programs on an external HDD in case of disaster. I use Acronis.
    9) Decide on ongoing policy of creating/maintaining backups/mirror copies of your data file on an external HDD. I use the wonderful Synctoy 2.0 from Microsoft.
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52&displaylang=en.
     
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    koreo Notebook Consultant

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    Windsor Notebook Geek

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    Thanks you all for the above advices. I have a question on the 'Restore' disc. In about 2 months time we should be getting the Window 7 upgrade. So, in the event that we have to restore the system after the Window 7 upgrade, would we need to restore to Vista first and then upgrade it to Window 7? Or, the Window 7 upgrade would be good enough to allow a clean restore/setup by itself without going through the Vista step?
     
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