Twitter Updates for 2008-10-02
- Seems the Dell E series Latitudes use shiny Intel ethernet chipsets, rendering my existing Windows Deployment Server boot image useless… #
- Updated the MDT 2008 distribution share with the E series drivers. Now need to rebuild the Boot WIM and then add that to WDS so I can deploy #
- Magic, it works! Now feeding this E6400 with XP Pro SP3…
# - XP Pro SP3 goes on the Dell E6400 very nicely! Just remember to install Dell System Software after a fresh deployment for full functionality #
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jared wetmore said,
6 October, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Phil,
I have the E6400 series, and having a bear of a time getting it to work with MDT. Have used MDT to deploy, xp, vista, and server os. I ahve added the new nic drivers, and chipset drivers to the system. so luck.
did you have to do anyhting speical to get it operational ? thanks in advance.
JAred Wetmore
Phil Wiffen said,
6 October, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Hey Jared
Off the top of my head – here’s what I did:
- Added the NIC drivers to MDT
- Right clicked on the “MEDIA” Deployment Point in MDT, then clicked Update
- Waited an age…
- Once it finished, I checked in the MEDIA location on the HDD (C:\Media\ for me) and copied the updated WIM file to the WDS server, then imported it as a boot image.
Hope that helps, and give me a shout if it doesn’t!