Installing rescue and recovery, Installation requirements, Requirements for ibm and lenovo computers – Lenovo ThinkPad R50p User Manual
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Installing
Rescue
and
Recovery
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
installation
package
was
developed
with
InstallShield
10.5
Premier
as
a
Basic
MSI
project.
InstallShield
Premier
10.5
uses
the
Windows
Installer
to
install
applications,
which
gives
administrators
many
capabilities
to
customize
installations,
such
as
setting
property
values
from
the
command
line.
This
chapter
describes
ways
to
use
and
execute
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
setup
package.
For
a
better
understanding,
read
the
entire
chapter
before
you
begin
to
install
this
package.
Note:
When
installing
this
package,
please
refer
to
the
Readme
file
that
is
posted
on
the
Lenovo
web
page
at:
The
Readme
file
contains
up-to-the-minute
information
on
software
versions,
supported
systems,
system
requirements,
and
other
considerations
to
help
you
with
the
installation
process.
Installation
requirements
This
section
addresses
system
requirements
for
installing
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
package
on
Think
branded
systems.
A
number
of
legacy
computers
from
IBM
®
can
support
Rescue
and
Recovery
provided
that
they
meet
the
requirements
specified.
For
best
results,
make
sure
that
you
have
the
latest
version
of
the
software
installed.
To
obtain
the
latest
version
of
Rescue
and
Recoveryand
information
about
IBM-branded
computers
that
support
Rescue
and
Recovery,
see
the
following
Lenovo
Web
site:
Requirements
for
IBM
and
Lenovo
computers
IBM-branded
and
Lenovo-branded
computers
must
meet
or
exceed
the
following
requirements
to
install
Rescue
and
Recovery:
v
Operating
system:
Windows
Vista,
Microsoft
Windows
XP
with
Service
Pack
1
or
Windows
2000
with
Service
Pack
3
or
greater.
v
Memory:
128
MB
for
Windows
2000
and
Windows
XP,
512
MB
for
Windows
Vista
–
In
shared
memory
configurations,
the
BIOS
setting
for
maximum
shared
memory
must
be
set
to
no
less
than
8
MB.
–
In
non-shared
memory
configurations,
120
MB
of
non-shared
memory.
Note:
If
a
computer
has
less
than
200
MB
of
non-shared
memory,
Rescue
and
Recovery
will
run;
however,
the
user
will
be
unable
to
start
more
than
one
application
in
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
environment.
v
Internet
Explorer
5.5
or
greater
must
be
installed.
v
2.4
GB
of
free
space
on
your
hard
drive.
v
VGA-compatible
video
that
supports
a
resolution
of
800
x
600
and
24-bit
color.
v
Supported
Ethernet
card.
v
User
must
have
administrative
privileges.
Requirements
for
installing
non-IBM
or
non-Lenovo
computers
Installation
on
non-IBM
or
non-Lenovo
computers
have
the
following
requirements:
Installation
requirements:
2.4
GB
of
free
hard
disk
space.
The
base
install
uses
930
MB.
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and
Recovery
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Guide