Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 29)

maps as they are, create new maps based on the maps created by the Import
Wizard and modify the maps to meet your particular needs, or discard the maps
and create your own maps.
v If base maps and driver maps already exist in the service partition of a source
computer, you can import those maps. Maps exist in a service partition only if
the source computer contains a Smart Image that was deployed by the
ImageUltra Builder program.
v ImageUltra-developed modules contain applications and signed device drivers
that conform to Microsoft certification requirements, ensuring device-driver
compatibility.
v Importing ImageUltra-developed modules from the service partition of a new
Lenovo branded computer provides a streamlined path for creating
Ultra-Portable Images that can be used across the entire product line of Lenovo
branded computers.
Importing maps and modules from repositories, folders, and
CDs
In addition to importing from the service partition or HPA (as discussed in the
previous section), you also can use the Import Wizard from any ImageUltra
Builder console to import maps and modules from a folder, ImageUtra Builder
Distribution CD, ThinkCentre and ThinkPad Product Recovery CD, or a different
repository.
Note: You can order a set of ThinkCentre or ThinkPad Product Recovery CDs through
your local customer support center team. On many Lenovo branded
personal computers announced after 2003, you can create your own set of
ThinkCentre or ThinkPad Product Recovery CDs using the ThinkVantage
recovery tools.
v When importing from an ImageUltra Builder Distribution CD or a ThinkCentre and
ThinkPad Product Recovery CD, the Import Wizard provides a categorized view of
all the application modules, device-driver modules, filter modules, utility
modules, base maps, and driver maps that are available and enables you to
select all items in that category or select only those modules or maps that you
want to import. In most cases, the operating-system modules are in a container
and the entire container must be imported.
v When importing from a folder, the Import Wizard provides a categorized view
of all the operating-system modules, application modules, device-driver
modules, filter modules, utility modules, base maps, and driver maps that are
available and enables you to select all items in that category or select only those
modules or maps that you want to import.
v When importing from a different repository, you can choose to use either a
categorized view or a view of the entire repository as it is currently structured
and select only those maps or modules that you want to import.
Building a module
In addition to importing modules, you can create your own modules for operating
systems, applications, and device drivers. However, there are a few limitations:
v Application modules and device-driver modules are for use in Ultra-Portable
Images and Portable-Sysprep Images only; they cannot be used in conjunction
with Hardware-Specific Images. Hardware-Specific Images must have all
required applications and device drivers installed on the source computer before
the image is created.
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