Additional Uses For Neoware Ubiboot; Creating A Windows Installation That Can Run Unknown Hardware; Creating A Windows Installation That Can Run Heterogeneous Hardware; Hal Considerations - Neoware e140 - Thin Client User Manual

Additional Uses for Neoware UbiBoot

Creating a
Windows
Installation that can
Run Unknown
Hardware
Creating a
Windows
Installation that can
Run Heterogeneous
Hardware

HAL Considerations

Building a Virtual Hard Disk to Boot any PC or TC
Neoware UbiBoot enables you to create a Windows installation that
can be run on unknown hardware. This can then be used as a
hardware independent pre-installed and preconfigured Windows
installation (containing Windows System and applications). The
hardware will be detected and configured when Windows boots on
each different hardware.
In order to achieve this, run Neoware UbiBoot and then run Active
Cloner to dump the UbiBooted OS installation to an actual HDD.
Use this actual HDD to create the Windows installation that will be
able to boot unknown hardware. (For instance, use this HDD to
create an image ready to be deployed using a cloning tool.)
You can boot a Neoware UbiBooted system disk on each of the PC
hardware configurations being used so that Windows recognises
them and loads the required drivers. Then you can use this Windows
installation to build a master image for deployment with cloning
tools, or build a disk image for use with Neoware Image Manager or
CD/DVD-Boot systems.
HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) is the Windows component that
controls communications between the operating system and the
hardware. There are several types of
depends on the hardware Windows is installed on:
Standard PC HAL, Non-ACPI PIC (
•
MPS Uniprocessor PC HAL, Non-ACPI APIC UP (
•
)
APIC.DLL
MPS Multiprocessor PC HAL, Non-ACPI APIC MP
•
( )
HALMPS.DLL
HAL.DLL
HAL.DLL
Additional Uses for Neoware UbiBoot
file and the one used
)
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