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ThinkVantage® System Update

Keep systems current

Intel® Centrino®
processor technology

System Update downloads updates for Lenovo software, drivers and BIOS from a Lenovo server directly over the Internet without requiring specific user knowledge.

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What's New!

Even easier to use for everyone
Active Directory Policy integration
IT interface to start an automatic search
Encrypted username/password access to Local Repository on a UNC share
Handles reboots
ThinkVantage Package Builder supports:

Package templates
XML packaging specification 2.29
Multiple application instances (allow properties to be copied between instances)

Go from complex to simple
With System Update, there are no more time consuming manual searches of Web sites to try to find the most current drivers and updates to help maximize system performance and minimize security risk.

ThinkPad® and ThinkCentre® clients are more stable, better performing and more secure with latest ThinkPad/ThinkCentre utilities, driver, firmware and BIOS updates.

In addition, another feature, Active Update for ThinkVantage Technologies, allows you to check for and install the latest updates from within other ThinkVantage Technologies applications. The System Update application must be installed in order to use the Active Update feature.

With System Update there is:

No additional software or infrastructure needed
No specially trained personnel needed to support it
Fast ROI with minimal investment
Ability for customer to custom load and distribute their own licensed 3rd party software and updates
Easier updates and reduced resource requirements compared to manual methods
Automatic downloads and installation of critical updates on a scheduled basis

Let the system work for you
System Update intelligently knows the status of your system. It can sort through available updates and select only the ones specifically needed by your system. It connects directly to Lenovo e-support to obtain drivers, utilities, BIOS and ThinkVantage Technologies software updates.

It provides a Microsoft® Windows® Update-like experience with automatic and manual modes.

In Automatic Scheduling mode it can be set to:

Prodvide notification only of available updates
Download updates and provide notification without installing
Proactively download and install updates

In Manual Download mode you can:

Download but defer installation of updates
Sort updates to be downloaded based on criticality
View a description of the items in a download package
Decline an update and never have it offered again

Download it now
System Update is available for download at no additional charge with the purchase of a ThinkPad notebook or ThinkCentre desktop.

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Lenovo recommends Windows Vista® Business for business computing.
Lenovo recommends Windows Vista® Home Premium for personal computing.

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