Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 37)

Driver maps
Driver maps are for use with Ultra-Portable Images and Portable-Sysprep Images
only; driver maps are not used by Hardware-Specific Images. If you select a driver
map in conjunction with a base map that contains a Hardware-Specific Image, the
driver map is ignored during the installation of the Hardware-Specific Image.
The tree structure in a driver map enables you to define a multi-branch structure
containing device-driver modules. The use of menu items is optional. Menu items
in a driver map serve two purposes only:
v They enable a developer to annotate or label groups of device-driver modules.
v They enable a developer to assign filters to one or more device-driver modules.
Using filters is optional, but they might be useful if you create a driver map that
contains device-driver modules for multiple computer types. The filters provided
with the ImageUltra Builder program enable you to key off of the machine type,
machine type and model, hardware platform (desktop or mobile), and whether
or not a computer is an Lenovo branded computer.
Menu items in driver maps have no effect on the menus displayed at the target
computer.
Use the New Map Wizard to create a driver-map entry in the repository. Then
populate the tree structure with menu items, if desired. Finally, insert modules in
your tree structure and optionally assign filters to menu items. For detailed
information about constructing driver maps, see Chapter 6, “Map construction
overview,” on page 77.
The use of driver maps is optional if the target computer is an Lenovo branded
personal computer. If you do not select a driver map during the deployment of an
Ultra-Portable Image or a Portable-Sysprep Image, the installation process will use
the device-driver modules that are present in the target computer service partition
or HPA.
It is important to note that when a driver map is used with an Lenovo branded
personal computer, the driver map does not append the factory-installed
device-driver modules; it deletes all factory-installed device-driver modules and
replaces them with the device-driver modules defined in the map. Therefore:
v If you use a driver map with an Ultra-Portable Image, the driver map must
contain all device drivers required for the target computer.
v If you use a driver map with a Portable-Sysprep Image, the driver map must
contain all device drivers required to supplement those already contained in the
base operating-system module.
If you develop an Ultra-Portable Image for non-Lenovo branded computers, you
must include one or more driver maps to support all of the hardware
configurations on which this image will be installed.
Defining the deployment and installation method
After you create your base map, the Map Settings Wizard enables you to define the
type of network installation to use. You can choose:
v Direct-network installation: This method uses the network-staging folder to
control the installation. Modules are deployed and unpacked directly to the C
partition of the target computer.
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