Upgrading W500 to Windows 7

Next week I plan to upgrade my Vista W500 to Windows 7 (with a clean install from the upgrade discs I got via the upgrade program).  Are there any possible issues I should be aware of?  In particular I've heard about issues with the switchable graphics - are those solved (I use that feature all the time)?  I'd also be interested in any advice you feel is warranted.  Also, is there a way to make the ThinkVantage button on the keyboard do something?  Since the Productivity Center is discontinued I'd like to not have a useless button on the keyboard.  Thanks!

Hi
I wanted to do a clean install of my W500 (4063-2XG) with Windows 7.
Unfortunally I wasn't able to start the install process because the Windows 7 installation claimed a missing CD/DVD driver.
On the Lenovo "drivers & support" site no driver for the optical drive (DVD) is available and in the Vista driver's readme the Windows 7 support is excluded.
As far as I can rate the situation it seems that Windows 7 is not compatible with my W500 (with the optical drive).
Does anybody have a tipp or a compatible driver for me?
Thanks, Rinaldo

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