Portability of a portable-sysprep image, Hardware-specific image, Anatomy of a hardware-specific image – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual
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defined
in
the
driver
map
are
copied
to
the
C
drive
and
made
available
to
the
mini-setup.
The
mini-setup
prompts
for
specific
user
information
and
performs
a
limited
hardware
query.
Although
the
mini-setup
makes
allowances
for
minor
variations
in
the
hardware
(such
as
audio,
video,
and
so
on),
it
does
not
deal
effectively
with
different
core
chipsets.
Because
a
Portable-Sysprep
Image
does
not
have
to
go
through
a
complete
Windows
setup,
the
Windows
setup
time
is
typically
reduced
to
10
minutes
or
less.
The
ImageUltra
Builder
program
enables
you
to
predefine
default
user
settings
or
implement
a
process
that
prompts
the
person
installing
the
image
to
provide
all
necessary
user
settings
near
the
beginning
of
the
installation
process.
These
settings
are
stored
and
provided
to
the
mini-setup
program
when
needed.
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:
v
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.
v
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.
v
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.
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