New Hardware Drivers

[Robl123]

Hi,
We have a working deployment system here using SMS 2003 with the OSD pack
and BDD version 3.0.

This is succesfully deploying Windows XP SP2 to our HP dc7700 estate. We
have now been told that we will be using Dell PC's from the new year and I
need to get the current image working with the Dell.

I have tried the image to see what happens and once PXE booted it starts to
run the ZTI scripts. Unfrotunately it fails when trying to partition and
format the hard disk. (Only to be expected really!!) So I now need to add
the storage drivers for hte Dell to the image. (I still need to use the
image for the HP's too!)

Is there a way I can add these drivers to the current image without having
to re-create a new base image in the Dell PC?

Is there a way to make the ZTI process inject the new drivers for this new PC?

Any help appreciated as I have basically inherited this from another person
who no longer works here!!!

Cheers,

Rob.

[unknown]

It's the boot image (WinPE 2005) that does the partioning and the
format, so you need to add the storage drivers to your WinPE image.

If XP needs it (later in the process) you need to add the Dell storage
drivers to your reference image (e.g. rebuild it) as well.

Check these articles:

A Geeks guide to storage drivers (Windows XP and Windows PE 2005)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/18/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Sample Storage Drivers and Sysprep.inf for Windows XP builds (MDT
2008)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/76/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup / Deployment
http://www.deployvista.com


On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:43:02 -0800, Robl123

Post by Robl123
Hi,
We have a working deployment system here using SMS 2003 with the OSD pack
and BDD version 3.0.
This is succesfully deploying Windows XP SP2 to our HP dc7700 estate. We
have now been told that we will be using Dell PC's from the new year and I
need to get the current image working with the Dell.
I have tried the image to see what happens and once PXE booted it starts to
run the ZTI scripts. Unfrotunately it fails when trying to partition and
format the hard disk. (Only to be expected really!!) So I now need to add
the storage drivers for hte Dell to the image. (I still need to use the
image for the HP's too!)
Is there a way I can add these drivers to the current image without having
to re-create a new base image in the Dell PC?
Is there a way to make the ZTI process inject the new drivers for this new PC?
Any help appreciated as I have basically inherited this from another person
who no longer works here!!!
Cheers,
Rob.

[Robl123]

Many thanks for the quick response Johan.

I will check the articles out and get on with it!! :-)

Thnaks again.

Rob

Post by unknown
It's the boot image (WinPE 2005) that does the partioning and the
format, so you need to add the storage drivers to your WinPE image.
If XP needs it (later in the process) you need to add the Dell storage
drivers to your reference image (e.g. rebuild it) as well.
A Geeks guide to storage drivers (Windows XP and Windows PE 2005)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/18/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Sample Storage Drivers and Sysprep.inf for Windows XP builds (MDT
2008)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/76/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Regards
Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup / Deployment
http://www.deployvista.com
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:43:02 -0800, Robl123

Post by Robl123
Hi,
We have a working deployment system here using SMS 2003 with the OSD pack
and BDD version 3.0.
This is succesfully deploying Windows XP SP2 to our HP dc7700 estate. We
have now been told that we will be using Dell PC's from the new year and I
need to get the current image working with the Dell.
I have tried the image to see what happens and once PXE booted it starts to
run the ZTI scripts. Unfrotunately it fails when trying to partition and
format the hard disk. (Only to be expected really!!) So I now need to add
the storage drivers for hte Dell to the image. (I still need to use the
image for the HP's too!)
Is there a way I can add these drivers to the current image without having
to re-create a new base image in the Dell PC?
Is there a way to make the ZTI process inject the new drivers for this new PC?
Any help appreciated as I have basically inherited this from another person
who no longer works here!!!
Cheers,
Rob.

[ron]

Rob, Johan's guidance works like a charm! I used to to install XP on a DELL
system and it works regardless if the SATA operation is ATA, AHCI, or IRRT.

Post by Robl123
Many thanks for the quick response Johan.
I will check the articles out and get on with it!! :-)
Thnaks again.
Rob

Post by unknown
It's the boot image (WinPE 2005) that does the partioning and the
format, so you need to add the storage drivers to your WinPE image.
If XP needs it (later in the process) you need to add the Dell storage
drivers to your reference image (e.g. rebuild it) as well.
A Geeks guide to storage drivers (Windows XP and Windows PE 2005)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/18/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Sample Storage Drivers and Sysprep.inf for Windows XP builds (MDT
2008)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/76/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Regards
Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup / Deployment
http://www.deployvista.com
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:43:02 -0800, Robl123

Post by Robl123
Hi,
We have a working deployment system here using SMS 2003 with the OSD pack
and BDD version 3.0.
This is succesfully deploying Windows XP SP2 to our HP dc7700 estate.
We
have now been told that we will be using Dell PC's from the new year and I
need to get the current image working with the Dell.
I have tried the image to see what happens and once PXE booted it starts to
run the ZTI scripts. Unfrotunately it fails when trying to partition and
format the hard disk. (Only to be expected really!!) So I now need to add
the storage drivers for hte Dell to the image. (I still need to use the
image for the HP's too!)
Is there a way I can add these drivers to the current image without having
to re-create a new base image in the Dell PC?
Is there a way to make the ZTI process inject the new drivers for this new PC?
Any help appreciated as I have basically inherited this from another person
who no longer works here!!!
Cheers,
Rob.

[Robl123]

Hi Ron,

Thanks for that.

It's good to have a solution that works.

Cheers,

Rob

Post by ron
Rob, Johan's guidance works like a charm! I used to to install XP on a DELL
system and it works regardless if the SATA operation is ATA, AHCI, or IRRT.

Post by Robl123
Many thanks for the quick response Johan.
I will check the articles out and get on with it!! :-)
Thnaks again.
Rob

Post by unknown
It's the boot image (WinPE 2005) that does the partioning and the
format, so you need to add the storage drivers to your WinPE image.
If XP needs it (later in the process) you need to add the Dell storage
drivers to your reference image (e.g. rebuild it) as well.
A Geeks guide to storage drivers (Windows XP and Windows PE 2005)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/18/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Sample Storage Drivers and Sysprep.inf for Windows XP builds (MDT
2008)
http://www.deployvista.com/Blog/tabid/36/EntryID/76/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Regards
Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup / Deployment
http://www.deployvista.com
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:43:02 -0800, Robl123

Post by Robl123
Hi,
We have a working deployment system here using SMS 2003 with the OSD pack
and BDD version 3.0.
This is succesfully deploying Windows XP SP2 to our HP dc7700 estate.
We
have now been told that we will be using Dell PC's from the new year and I
need to get the current image working with the Dell.
I have tried the image to see what happens and once PXE booted it starts to
run the ZTI scripts. Unfrotunately it fails when trying to partition and
format the hard disk. (Only to be expected really!!) So I now need to add
the storage drivers for hte Dell to the image. (I still need to use the
image for the HP's too!)
Is there a way I can add these drivers to the current image without having
to re-create a new base image in the Dell PC?
Is there a way to make the ZTI process inject the new drivers for this new PC?
Any help appreciated as I have basically inherited this from another person
who no longer works here!!!
Cheers,
Rob.