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the readme file. 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. For best results, make sure that you have the latest version of the software installed. To obtain the latest version of the Rescue and Recovery program, go to the Lenovo Web site at http://support.lenovo.com. Click ThinkVantage and then click the Rescue and Recovery icon to locate the program. Requirements for Lenovo computers To install the Rescue and Recovery program, Lenovo-branded computers must meet or exceed the following requirements: • Operating system: Windows 7 • Microprocessor: supports the 64-bit architecture • Memory: 1 GB - 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 is required. Note: If a computer has less than 200 MB of non-shared memory, the Rescue and Recovery program will run; however, the user will be unable to start more than one application in the Rescue and Recovery environment. • Internet Explorer® 5.5 or later must be installed. • 5 GB of free space on your hard disk drive: 1 GB for the Rescue and Recovery program installation and 4 GB for the system cache. • VGA-compatible video that supports a resolution of 800 x 600 and 24-bit color. • Supported Ethernet card. • User must have administrative privileges. Installation components This section contains installation components of the Rescue and Recovery program. Administrative installation procedure The Windows Installer can perform an administrative installation of an application or product to a network for use by a workgroup or for customization. For the Rescue and Recovery installation package, an administrative installation unpacks the installation source files to a specified location. You can obtain the setup package from: http://support.lenovo.com To perform an administrative installation, run the setup package from the command line using the /a parameter: setup.exe /a An administrative installation presents a wizard that prompts the administrative user to specify the locations for unpacking the setup files. The default extract location is C:\. You can choose a new location which may include drives other than C:\. For example, other local drives or mapped network drives. You can also create new directories during this step. To run an administrative installation silently, you can set the public property TARGETDIR on the command line to specify the extract location. 4 Rescue and Recovery 4.5 Deployment Guide

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the readme file. 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. For best results, make sure that you have the latest version of the software
installed. To obtain the latest version of the Rescue and Recovery program, go to the Lenovo Web site at
ThinkVantage
and then click the
Rescue and Recovery
icon to locate
the program.
Requirements for Lenovo computers
To install the Rescue and Recovery program, Lenovo-branded computers must meet or exceed the following
requirements:
•
Operating system: Windows 7
•
Microprocessor: supports the 64–bit architecture
•
Memory: 1 GB
–
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 is required.
Note:
If a computer has less than 200 MB of non-shared memory, the Rescue and Recovery program
will run; however, the user will be unable to start more than one application in the Rescue and
Recovery environment.
•
Internet Explorer® 5.5 or later must be installed.
•
5 GB of free space on your hard disk drive: 1 GB for the Rescue and Recovery program installation and
4 GB for the system cache.
•
VGA-compatible video that supports a resolution of 800 x 600 and 24-bit color.
•
Supported Ethernet card.
•
User must have administrative privileges.
Installation components
This section contains installation components of the Rescue and Recovery program.
Administrative installation procedure
The Windows Installer can perform an administrative installation of an application or product to a network
for use by a workgroup or for customization. For the Rescue and Recovery installation package, an
administrative installation unpacks the installation source files to a specified location.
You can obtain the setup package from:
To perform an administrative installation, run the setup package from the command line using the
±D
parameter:
VHWXS²H[H ±D
An administrative installation presents a wizard that prompts the administrative user to specify the locations
for unpacking the setup files. The default extract location is C:\. You can choose a new location which may
include drives other than C:\. For example, other local drives or mapped network drives. You can also
create new directories during this step.
To run an administrative installation silently, you can set the public property TARGETDIR on the command
line to specify the extract location.
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