Jan Tanis

Today I struggled installing Windows 2008 R2 on my new Lenovo W510, so for the record; These are the drivers you need:

• Hotkey Features Integration for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), XP (32-bit, 64-bit) and 2000 - ThinkPad
• Fingerprint Software 5.9.3 for Windows 7 (64-bit) - ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation
• Intel AMT 6.0 - Management Engine Interface and Serial Over LAN driver (SOL) Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), XP - ThinkPad
• Conexant Audio Software for Windows 7, Vista and XP - ThinkPad T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T510, T510i, W510, W701, W701ds, X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet
• Intel Wireless LAN (bg, abg, abgn) for Windows 7 - ThinkPad
• Ricoh Multi Card Reader Driver for Windows 7, Vista - ThinkPad T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T510, T510i, W510, W701 and W701ds
• NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows 7 64-bit - ThinkPad T410, T410i, T510, T510i, W510, W701, W701ds
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver Windows 7 (64-bit), Vista (64-bit) and XP (64-bit) - ThinkPad T410, T510, W510, W701, W701ds, X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet
• UltraNav driver for Windows 7 (64-bit), Vista (64-bit) and XP (64-bit) - ThinkPad
• USB 3.0 Driver for Windows 7, Vista and XP - ThinkPad W510, W701, W701ds
• Power Manager for Windows 7 and Vista - ThinkPad
• ThinkPad Power Management driver for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98 SE - ThinkPad

Installation instructions can be found here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/archive/2010/02/10/install-windows-server-2008-r2-on-a-lenovo-thinkpad-w510.aspx

The only think I didn't get to work is Bluetooth although there is something about it on http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/how-to-enable-bluetooth-in-windows-server-2008-64bit-standard-edition/

To use my W510 with Win 2008 as desktop replacement I configured it this way:

FEATURES:

• .NET Framework 3.5.1 features
• Desktop Experience
• Wireless LAN Service
• Windows Biometric Framework

ROLES:

• Hyper V

Don't forget to:

• Turn off IE Enhanced Security Configuration and the Shutdown Reason dialog!
• Enable Wireless Zero Config service
• Start Audio Service and set startup to Automatic