Lenovo System Update Solution (Deployment Guide) - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 4. Working with System Update
This chapter provides information on working with update packages, using the
System Update program, and the Web upgrade for System Update.
About System Update
When you search for updates using System Update, the request goes to a
repository or the Lenovo Help Center (depending on how System Update is
configured). In response, System Update provides a list of new candidate updates.
System Update then checks to determine which of the candidate updates are
applicable to the hardware and software on your computer and displays a list of
applicable updates. System Update will also display packages in order of severity
that are related to other packages. Once you select updates of interest, System
Update downloads the updates from the repository or from the Lenovo Help
Center, and then provides an installation method. If two or more packages are
related, System Update downloads and installs all packages.
Designed to help you keep your system up-to-date, System Update provides the
following functions:
v Get new updates
v Install deferred updates
v Schedule updates
Extras tab
As a feature of the System Update program, the Extras tab enables you to easily
identify the applicable software, hardware, and solution offerings to help you keep
your entire system performing to its fullest capacity.
System Update analyzes your system, and then recommends solutions that can be
used to enhance your system. Examples of what the Extras tab may recommend:
v Memory upgrades
v Printer recommendations
v Warranty recommendations
System Update billboard
On various panels of the System Update user interface is a live feed billboard
image provided by Lenovo for customer registration. If you click on this image, the
registration process will begin. If you register, you will receive important
information about your system from Lenovo. You can turn this live feed off by
clearing the value in the registry. For more information on configuring this setting
with the registry, the ADM file, or the start.reg file, see Chapter 3,
“Configurations,” on page 13.
Note: The registration function is available to users in United States only.
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