Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 - Manual (Page 21)

Upon the successful completion of the mini-setup, any additional applications defined by the base map are
installed. The actual setup time for a complete image installation varies depending on the size and number
of application modules defined in your base map.
Portability of a Portable-Sysprep Image
Although Portable-Sysprep Images can be used with Lenovo branded and non-Lenovo branded computers
and provide increased portability by enabling additional device drivers and applications to be installed, there
are still hardware limitations. As a general rule, a Portable-Sysprep Image is for use on identical or similar
computers, and in many cases, the Portable-Sysprep Image is manufacturer unique.
There are various factors in determining what constitutes a similar computer:
• If you are deploying a Portable-Sysprep Image to a target computer that has the identical system board
(motherboard) as the source computer, the image will install and work successfully.
• If you are deploying a Portable-Sysprep Image to a target computer that has a different system board,
but the same core chip set as the source computer, there is a high probability that the image will install
and work successfully.
• If you are deploying a Portable-Sysprep Image to a target computer that has a different system board
and a different core chip set from the source computer, there is a low probability that the image will
install and work successfully.
Hardware-Specific Image
The least portable image is the Hardware-Specific Image. Hardware-Specific Images can be developed
for, deployed to, and installed on Lenovo branded and non-Lenovo branded computers, but each image
must be unique to a specific hardware and software configuration.
Anatomy of a Hardware-Specific Image
A Hardware-Specific Image is similar to a Portable-Sysprep Image, but it does not have the ability to
append itself with additional modules. It is essentially a “snapshot” of a source computer hard disk after
the Microsoft Sysprep program has been run. When deployed to a target computer, the Hardware-Specific
Image performs a limited hardware query, but the hardware it can support is limited to the device drivers
that were provided by the source computer. A Hardware-Specific Image requires that the source and target
computers contain the exact same hardware with little or no variations. It also requires that any variation in
applications be handled separately from the image-deployment process and image-installation process.
Portability of a Hardware-Specific Image
A Hardware-Specific Image is for use on identical computers. Hardware variations are limited to plug-in
devices and peripherals for which device drivers were provided on the source computer. No variation in
software content can be handled by the deployment process. If additional device drivers or application
programs are required by the target computer, they must be installed manually or through some other
software-deployment mechanism.
Summary of image types
The following table summarizes the characteristics associated with an Ultra-Portable Image:
Note: Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not have an Ultra-Portable Image. Only Windows XP has
Ultra-Portable Images.
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