Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 - Manual (Page 175)

Service
Partition
Virtual
Partition
Note: F11 goes to the virtual partition. There is no link that goes to the service partition. Restore to
Factory Contents link is present but it does not recognize a service partition in the front of the hard
disk drive. This scenario is not recommended as it will prevent you from ever using the service
partition again.
Installing images on a target computer after deployment
In a standard network installation (network-deployment with local installation) or an installation from
ImageUltra Distribution Media, the first boot cycle following the end of deployment starts the installation
process. The following sequence of events takes place during the installation process:
1. An installation menu is displayed on the screen of the target computer. The content and behavior of
this menu is controlled by the base map. The person performing the installation makes selections from
the menu. The installation program collects modules associated with the selected menu items until all
required modules are accumulated.
2. The accumulated operating-system modules and application modules are decompressed and copied to
the C partition.
3. The device-driver modules defined in the driver map are decompressed and copied to the appropriate
folder in the C partition.
4. Depending on the type of image you are installing, either a complete Windows setup or a continuance
of the configuration passes begins. If you are installing an Ultra-Portable Image, a full Windows setup
operation begins. If you are installing a Portable-Sysprep Image, a continuation of the configuration
passes begins.
Note: If you add user information to your base map, any prompts that you defined take place near
the beginning of setup. If you do not add user information to your base map, prompts for specific
user information occur in the normal progression of the setup process. Not taking advantage of
the user-information feature might necessitate that an installer be physically present at the target
computer longer. If you are installing an Ultra-Portable Image that uses a Vista or Windows 7 base
operating-system module, the partitioning and formatting of the drive is controlled by the primary
partitioning module. The operating-system installation and basic user settings are controlled by the
UNATTEND.XML module in Windows Vista or Windows 7, and the ImageUltra Windows Vista / Windows
7 Customizations module prepares the image for installing application modules.
5. Upon the successful completion of the operating-system setup, the setup process begins for each
application program that was deployed as a module. The installation order is determined by a
combination of the following:
• The hooks and slots defined in the Options tab of attributes associated with the module.
• The Install Order tab of the base-map Settings window.
6. When all applications have been installed, the installation process is complete. If you specified in the
base map that the service partition is to be deleted or resized, the operation will take place at this time.
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