Owner's manual

thereadmele.TheReadmelecontainsup-to-the-minuteinformationonsoftwareversions,supported
systems,systemrequirements,andotherconsiderationstohelpyouwiththeinstallationprocess.
Installationrequirements
ThissectionaddressessystemrequirementsforinstallingtheRescueandRecoverypackageon
Thinkbrandedsystems.Forbestresults,makesurethatyouhavethelatestversionofthesoftware
installed.ToobtainthelatestversionoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram,gototheLenovoWebsiteat
http://support.lenovo.com.ClickThinkVantageandthenclicktheRescueandRecoveryicontolocate
theprogram.
RequirementsforLenovocomputers
ToinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogram,Lenovo-brandedcomputersmustmeetorexceedthefollowing
requirements:
Operatingsystem:Windows7
Microprocessor:supportsthe64–bitarchitecture
Memory:1GB
Insharedmemorycongurations,theBIOSsettingformaximumsharedmemorymustbesettono
lessthan8MB.
Innon-sharedmemorycongurations,120MBofnon-sharedmemoryisrequired.
Note:Ifacomputerhaslessthan200MBofnon-sharedmemory,theRescueandRecoveryprogram
willrun;however,theuserwillbeunabletostartmorethanoneapplicationintheRescueand
Recoveryenvironment.
InternetExplorer®5.5orlatermustbeinstalled.
5GBoffreespaceonyourharddiskdrive:1GBfortheRescueandRecoveryprograminstallationand
4GBforthesystemcache.
VGA-compatiblevideothatsupportsaresolutionof800x600and24-bitcolor.
SupportedEthernetcard.
Usermusthaveadministrativeprivileges.
Installationcomponents
ThissectioncontainsinstallationcomponentsoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
Administrativeinstallationprocedure
TheWindowsInstallercanperformanadministrativeinstallationofanapplicationorproducttoanetwork
forusebyaworkgrouporforcustomization.FortheRescueandRecoveryinstallationpackage,an
administrativeinstallationunpackstheinstallationsourcelestoaspeciedlocation.
Youcanobtainthesetuppackagefrom:
http://support.lenovo.com
Toperformanadministrativeinstallation,runthesetuppackagefromthecommandlineusingthe/a
parameter:
setup.exe/a
Anadministrativeinstallationpresentsawizardthatpromptstheadministrativeusertospecifythelocations
forunpackingthesetuples.ThedefaultextractlocationisC:\.Y oucanchooseanewlocationwhichmay
includedrivesotherthanC:\.Forexample,otherlocaldrivesormappednetworkdrives.Youcanalso
createnewdirectoriesduringthisstep.
Torunanadministrativeinstallationsilently,youcansetthepublicpropertyTARGETDIRonthecommand
linetospecifytheextractlocation.
4RescueandRecovery4.5DeploymentGuide