
Chapter4.WorkingwithSystemUpdate
Thischapterprovidesinformationonworkingwithupdatepackages,usingSystemUpdate,anddownloading
theWebupgradeforSystemUpdate.
AboutSystemUpdate
WhenyousearchforupdatesusingSystemUpdate,therequestgoestoarepositoryortheLenovoHelp
Center,dependingonhowSystemUpdateisconfigured.Inresponse,SystemUpdateprovidesalistof
newcandidateupdates.ThenSystemUpdateverifieswhichofthecandidateupdatesareapplicabletothe
hardwareandsoftwareonyourcomputeranddisplaysalistofapplicableupdates.SystemUpdatewill
alsodisplayupdatepackagesinorderofseveritythatarerelatedtootherupdatepackages.Onceyou
selectupdatesofinterest,SystemUpdatedownloadstheupdatesfromtherepositoryortheLenovoHelp
Center,andthenprovidesaninstallationmethod.Iftwoormoreupdatepackagesarerelated,System
Updatedownloadsandinstallsallupdatepackages.
Designedtohelpyoukeepyoursystemup-to-date,SystemUpdateprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
•Getnewupdates
•Installdeferredupdates
•Scheduleupdates
Extrastab
AsafeatureofSystemUpdate,theExtrastabenablesyoutoeasilyidentifytheapplicablesoftware,
hardware,andsolutionofferingstohelpyoukeepyourentiresystemperformingtoitsfullcapacity.
SystemUpdateanalyzesyoursystem,andthenrecommendssolutionsthatcanbeusedtoenhanceyour
systemperformance.ExamplesofwhattheExtrastabmayrecommendinclude:
•Memoryupgrades
•Printerrecommendations
•Warrantyrecommendations
SystemUpdatebillboard
InvariouspanelsoftheSystemUpdateuserinterface,thereisalivefeedbillboardimageprovidedby
Lenovoforcustomerregistration.Ifyouclickthisimage,theregistrationprocesswillbegin.Ifyouregister,
youwillreceiveimportantinformationaboutyoursystemfromLenovo.Youcanturnthislivefeedoffby
clearingthevalueintheregistry.Formoreinformationonconfiguringthissettingwiththeregistry,theADM
file,orthestart.regfile,seeChapter3“Configurations”onpage15
.
Note:TheregistrationfunctionisavailabletousersinUnitedStatesonly.
Workingwithupdatepackages
Anupdatepackageismadebybundlingseveralfilestogether.Anupdatespackageconsistsofa
self-extractinginstallerprogram,anXMLdescriptorfilethatdefinestheupdate,oneormoreNLSreadme
files,anypackagelicensefile,andanyoptionaldetectionmodules.
Applicableupdatepackagesmustmatchthetripletofaclientcomputer.Atripletisthecombinationofthe
operatingsystem,machinetype(MT),andoperatingsystemlanguage.Anexampleofatripletvalueis:
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