Preparing source files for filter modules files, Setting, Attributes – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual

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b.

In

the

Silent

Install

Command

area,

type

the

command

that

is

to

be

used

to

start

the

utility

in

the

Command

field

and

any

associated

parameters

in

the

Parameters

field.

For

example,

your

command

might

be

CHKDSK.EXE

and

your

parameters

might

be

/F

.

13.

Click

the

Save

icon

in

the

Main

window

tool

bar;

then,

close

the

Device

Driver

window.

14.

To

build

a

utility

module,

see

“Building

a

new

module”

on

page

165.

Setting

the

attributes

based

on

an

existing

utility

module

To

set

the

attributes

for

a

new

utility

module

to

the

match

the

attributes

of

an

existing

utility

module,

do

the

following:

1.

Open

the

repository

where

you

want

the

new

utility

module

to

reside.

2.

If

your

repository

contains

folders,

navigate

to

the

folder

where

you

want

the

new

utility

module

to

reside.

3.

From

the

Main

Window

menu

bar,

click

Insert

and

then

click

Utility...

.

The

New

Module

Wizard

opens.

4.

Click

Next

.

5.

Verify

that

the

Utility

radio

button

is

selected,

and

then

click

Next

.

6.

In

the

Name

field,

type

a

name

that

you

want

to

use

to

identify

this

module.

Be

as

specific

as

possible.

This

name

will

be

the

name

that

appears

in

the

repository.

7.

Click

Next

.

8.

From

the

list

of

modules,

select

the

module

you

want

to

use

as

the

source

and

then

click

Next

.

9.

Click

Finish

.

The

New

Module

Wizard

closes

and

the

Utility

window

for

the

new

module

opens.

10.

Modify

any

attributes

that

need

to

be

changed.

Refer

to

the

ImageUltra

Builder

help

system

if

you

need

assistance.

11.

When

you

are

finished

modifying

the

attributes,

click

the

Save

icon

in

the

Main

window

tool

bar;

then,

close

the

Utility

window.

12.

Continue

with

“Building

a

new

module”

on

page

165.

Preparing

source

files

for

filter

modules

files

You

typically

use

filters

to

obtain

hardware-related

information

from

a

target

computer

to

determine

if

a

specific

module

or

set

of

modules

should

be

installed.

The

ImageUltra

Builder

program

provides

filters

that

check

the

machine

type,

machine

type

and

model,

computer

hardware

platform

(desktop

or

mobile),

and

whether

or

not

the

target

computer

is

a

Lenovo

branded

computer.

You

can

also

develop

your

own

filters

if

needed.

Filters

are

Win32-based

EXE,

BAT,

or

COM

programs

that

run

during

the

installation

process.

In

most

cases,

filters

query

the

target

computer

BIOS

for

information,

but

filters

can

query

any

installed

hardware

that

stores

identification

information

in

a

ROM

or

EEPROM

module.

For

example,

you

might

want

to

check

for

the

presence

of

a

PCI

modem

before

installing

a

modem-related

application.

The

filter

must

return

a

value

of

1

for

a

true

condition

and

a

value

of

0

for

a

false

condition.

A

true

condition

results

in

the

installation

of

the

modules

associated

with

that

filter.

Chapter

8.

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source

files

for

modules

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