Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 - Manual (Page 23)

Table 3. Characteristics of a Hardware-Specific Image
Description Advantages Disadvantages
• Setup is run once at a source computer
• Applications and drivers are part of the
base image
• Sysprep can be run to clean out user
information
• Initial setup at the target machine
is typically 10 minutes or less
• 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
• One image per hardware
platform
• Image is for use on identical
computers only
• Unique image must be created
for each set of applications, or
applications must be added
manually after installation.
• No portability
Chapter 1 . ImageUltra Builder capabilities 9