Lenovo ThinkPad R61i - Manual (Page 14)

Installing Rescue and Recovery
The Rescue and Recovery installation package was developed with InstallShield
10.5 Premier as a Basic MSI project. InstallShield Premier 10.5 uses the Windows
Installer to install applications, which gives administrators many capabilities to
customize installations, such as setting property values from the command line.
This chapter describes ways to use and run the Rescue and Recovery setup
package. For a better understanding, read the entire chapter before you begin to
install this package.
Note: When installing this package, refer to the readme file that is posted on the
Lenovo Web page at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-
4Q2QAKThe Readme file contains up-to-the-minute information on software
versions, supported systems, system requirements, and other considerations to help
you with the installation process.
Installation requirements
This section addresses system requirements for installing the Rescue and Recovery
package on Think branded systems. A number of legacy computers from IBM
® can
support Rescue and Recovery provided that they meet the requirements specified.
For best results, make sure that you have the latest version of the software
installed. To obtain the latest version of Rescue and Recoveryand information
about IBM-branded computers that support Rescue and Recovery, see the
following Lenovo Web site:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage
Requirements for IBM and Lenovo computers
IBM-branded and Lenovo-branded computers must meet or exceed the following
requirements to install Rescue and Recovery:
v
Operating system: Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1
or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or greater.
v Memory: 128 MB for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, 512 MB for Windows
Vista
– In shared memory configurations, the BIOS setting for maximum shared
memory must be set to no less than 8 MB.
– In non-shared memory configurations, 120 MB of non-shared memory.
Note: If a computer has less than 200 MB of non-shared memory, Rescue and
Recovery will run; however, the user will be unable to start more than one
application in the Rescue and Recovery environment.
v Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater must be installed.
v 2.4 GB of free space on your hard drive.
Note: If you are installing Rescue and Recovery on the service partition, see
“Scenario 3 - Installing on Type 12 service partition” on page 80 for more
information on installation requirements.
v VGA-compatible video that supports a resolution of 800 x 600 and 24-bit color.
v Supported Ethernet card.
v User must have administrative privileges.
Requirements for installing non-IBM or non-Lenovo computers
Installation on non-IBM or non-Lenovo computers have the following
requirements:
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