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Recovery CDs. The factory-installed service partition also provides a vehicle for
distributing modules associated with the preinstalled software that the
ImageUltra Builder program can import.
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As used by the factory-installed version of the ThinkVantage Rescue and
Recovery product, the service partition contains its own operating environment
(Windows PE) that runs independently of the Windows operating system on the
C partition, a set of tools to help diagnose problems, and a set of tools to help
you restore the contents of the hard disk to its factory-installed state or to one of
several backed-up states. The backup and restore functions are integrated into
the Rescue and Recovery product. Backup operations are from a Rescue and
Recovery utility that runs in the Windows environment only. Backup files can be
stored in a virtual partition located on the C drive, on an additional local drive,
on a CD or DVD, or on a network drive, but not in the physical service
partition. Restore or recovery operations can be run from either the Rescue and
Recovery utility that runs in the Windows environment, or the Rescue and
Recovery Workspace that runs from the physical partition. The factory-installed
recovery image is always stored in the physical service partition. The physical
service partition also contains modules associated with the preinstalled software
that the ImageUltra program can import.
Note:
The Rescue and Recovery product is a standard feature on many new
ThinkPad and ThinkCentre models. It is also available as a download for
some other ThinkPad and ThinkCentre models at:
and is available
as a retail product for non-Lenovo-branded computers. The
factory-installed version uses a physical service partition for the operating
environment and tools as described in this section. The user-installable
versions typically use a virtual partition located on the C drive for their
operating environment and tools.
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As used by the ImageUltra Builder program, the service partition is a storage area
for deployed Smart Images and for the tools required to perform the
image-installation process.
When a Smart Image is deployed to a target computer that has a
factory-installed Windows PE-based service partition, the Smart Image replaces
the factory-installed image files (modules) with its own maps and modules. All
other components are left intact.
When a Smart Image is deployed to a target computer that has a DOS-based
service partition, the ImageUltra Builder program replaces the entire DOS-based
service partition with its own Windows PE-based service partition and tools.
If a service partition does not exist on a target computer before a Smart Image is
deployed, the ImageUltra Builder program creates a Windows PE-based service
partition for Smart Images that are deployed through the standard
network-deployment process or from ImageUltra Distribution Discs. For Smart
Images that are deployed through a direct-network installation process, the
creation of a service partition is optional.
After a Smart Image has been deployed to the service partition and the image
installed to the primary partition, the ImageUltra Builder program can deal with
the Smart Image files in the service partition in one of three ways:
– Leave the entire Smart Image intact
– Delete all modules not used for the installed image
– Delete the entire Smart Image
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