I have read that it will not succesfully update some of the older bios versions. Is this behaviour you experience related to old bios versions ?
The following is a script i found on the Dell board somewhere. ( I think the author is a German guy who looked into this and wrote more nice stuff so search for his thread if interested ) It requires the freeware pcpbios tool. With a few adjustments to the script i think it might help you with all Dell machines.
The script needs tinkering anyway if called from the logon script - right now it will ask every logon if the chipset software needs to be installed. More elegant would be to check for the existence of that software and let the script decide wether it needs to install, or not.
Look on
their site for more info. I would recommend testing until you drop before unleashing a mass-update on your clients. I would not expect much problems but it might bite you big time.
The script can be called from the logon script and update the bios if needed. With slight modification it can also send an Email to someone informing them of success/failure. I would do so anyway : it will leave you with an ever shrinking list of to-do machines. And update every machine with an old b ios that logs on (preferrably when re-configuring the machine) hands-off, as opposed to the labour-intensive per-machine work.
batchfile :
@ECHO OFF
REM Determines model type of laptop and automatically installs
REM required system files and queries user for additionally programs
REM Change to system drive and drive location
%SYSTEMDRIVE%
CD\DRV
REM Verify existance of required files
if exist PCPBIOS.EXE goto exists
echo PCPBIOS.EXE not found
goto end
REM PCPBIOS exists, dump BIOS
:exists
REM ----- DUMP BIOS ----
PCPBIOS >BIOS.TXT
REM Search BIOS.TXT for model number and output to TEMP.BAT
type BIOS.TXT | FIND "Product Name =" > TEMP.BAT
REM Create temporary batch files to set variables
> PRODUCT.BAT ECHO SET ModelID=%%3
REM Delete PRODUCT.BAT before second run
REM >> PRODUCT.BAT DEL PRODUCT.BAT
REM Call temp batch files using keywords from find to run
CALL TEMP.BAT
REM Check ModelID variable and go to installation routines
If %ModelID% == C200 goto C200
If %ModelID% == C400 goto C400
If %ModelID% == C600 goto C600
If %ModelID% == C610 goto C610
If %ModelID% == C840 goto C840
If %ModelID% == D400 goto D400
If %ModelID% == D600 goto D600
If %ModelID% == D610 goto D610
If %ModelID% == X200 goto X200
If %ModelID% == M60 goto M60
If %ModelID% == 650 goto 650
REM The model was not found, goto end
echo The model was not found ending...
goto end
:C200
Echo This is a Dell Latitude C200 and requires no additional installations.
goto end
:C400
Echo This is a Dell Latitude C400.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
:C600
Echo This is a Dell Latitude C600.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
c:\DRV\C600\NIC2\setup
goto end
:C610
Echo This is a Dell Latitude C610.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
:C840
Echo This is a Dell Latitude C840.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
:C400
Echo This is a Dell Latitude D400.
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\Setup -s
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
:C600
Echo This is a Dell Latitude D600.
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\setup -s
Echo Installing O2Micro O2711EC1 PCMCIA/SmartCard Controller Driver
C:\DRV\D600\CHP1\setup -s
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
:C610
Echo This is a Dell Latitude D610.
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\setup -s
Echo Installing Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal Module Driver
echo Cancel installation if Bluetooth adapter is NOT installed
echo.
echo.
echo DO NOT END this batch!!!
pause
C:\DRV\D610\NIC2\Setup
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
:X200
Echo This is a Dell Latitude X200.
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
:M60
Echo M60 installation routine
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\setup -s
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
:650
Echo 650 installation routine
goto end
:end
REM Delete temporary batch files
DEL TEMP.BAT
DEL PRODUCT.BAT
DEL BIOS.TXT
Rijko
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May 7th, 2005 23:00
hi,
i am not really familiar with DCCU.
I have read that it will not succesfully update some of the older bios versions. Is this behaviour you experience related to old bios versions ?
The following is a script i found on the Dell board somewhere. ( I think the author is a German guy who looked into this and wrote more nice stuff so search for his thread if interested ) It requires the freeware pcpbios tool. With a few adjustments to the script i think it might help you with all Dell machines.
The script needs tinkering anyway if called from the logon script - right now it will ask every logon if the chipset software needs to be installed. More elegant would be to check for the existence of that software and let the script decide wether it needs to install, or not.
REM Determines model type of laptop and automatically installs
REM required system files and queries user for additionally programs
%SYSTEMDRIVE%
CD\DRV
if exist PCPBIOS.EXE goto exists
echo PCPBIOS.EXE not found
goto end
:exists
PCPBIOS >BIOS.TXT
type BIOS.TXT | FIND "Product Name =" > TEMP.BAT
> PRODUCT.BAT ECHO SET ModelID=%%3
REM >> PRODUCT.BAT DEL PRODUCT.BAT
CALL TEMP.BAT
If %ModelID% == C400 goto C400
If %ModelID% == C600 goto C600
If %ModelID% == C610 goto C610
If %ModelID% == C840 goto C840
If %ModelID% == D400 goto D400
If %ModelID% == D600 goto D600
If %ModelID% == D610 goto D610
If %ModelID% == X200 goto X200
If %ModelID% == M60 goto M60
If %ModelID% == 650 goto 650
goto end
goto end
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
c:\DRV\C600\NIC2\setup
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\Setup -s
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\setup -s
Echo Installing O2Micro O2711EC1 PCMCIA/SmartCard Controller Driver
C:\DRV\D600\CHP1\setup -s
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\setup -s
Echo Installing Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal Module Driver
echo Cancel installation if Bluetooth adapter is NOT installed
echo.
echo.
echo DO NOT END this batch!!!
pause
C:\DRV\D610\NIC2\Setup
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
Echo.
Echo.
Echo The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Client Software will now install
Echo Cancel the installation if you do not want it installed.
C:\DRV\COM\NIC2\setup
goto end
Echo Installing Dell Desktop System Software
C:\DRV\COM\SYS1\setup -s
echo Installation of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN Adapters
echo and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection or
echo Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection and
echo Dell Wireless WLAN Cards cannot be done automatically
echo please run the appropriate batch file on the desktop
echo and then delete.
copy C:\DRV\COM\*.bat C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop
pause
goto end
goto end
REM Delete temporary batch files
DEL TEMP.BAT
DEL PRODUCT.BAT
DEL BIOS.TXT
Message Edited by Rijko on 05-07-2005 07:48 PM