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Linzao

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March 15th, 2007 14:00

Dell Optiplex GX745 - RIS

Hi,
 
Firstly sorry if i have posted this in the wrong section.
 
We are having big problems trying to RIS our GX745 PC's, getting the error:
 

The operating system image you selected does not contain the necessary drivers for your network adapter. Try selecting a different operating system image. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator.

Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.

 

I have followed all the advice from the support with regards to the broadcom drivers and also the advice from both Microsoft and Broadcom but we are still unable to get this working.  We are RIS'ing machines using riprep.

 

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Linzao

3 Posts

March 20th, 2007 09:00

Still not got a fix for this - can anyone help please?

llewellynww

48 Posts

March 28th, 2007 11:00

Imaging these Optiplex 745's is going to be pretty simple.  Here's how:

 

  1. Make sure RIS is configured correctly on Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server.
  2. Boot an Optiplex 745 and get it configured exactly the way you want.
  3. Launch the '\\server\REMINST\ADMIN\I386\riprep.exe' from the workstation.
  4. The wizard will walk you through exactly what you need to do to copy this 745 Image to the RIS server.
  5. Once the imaging is done, allow the workstation to shutdown.
  6. On the server, locate the '\\server\REMINST\Setup\English\Images\WINDOWS\i386' directory.
  7. Download the NIC Drivers.
  8. Extract this package to a TEMP location.
  9. Inside this Extraction, locate the WinXP directory.
  10. Inside this directory, find the xxxxx.inf file, and open it in Notepad.
  11. Locate the following line:

    [Manufacturer]
    %BRCM% = Broadcom, NTx86.5.1, NTamd64
  12. Change it to:

    [Manufacturer]
    %BRCM% = Broadcom
  13. Save the file.
  14. Copy the xxx.cat, xxx.inf and xxx.sys files to the '\server\REMINST\Setup\English\Images\WINDOWS\i386' directory.
  15. Restart the Remote Installation Service on the RIS server
  16. Boot your workstation. 
  17. You may need to go into the BIOS and enable PXE on the NIC.
  18. On most DELL's, press F12 during POST to access the boot menu.
  19. Choose your NIC to boot from
  20. If RIS is setup correctly, it will boot you into the OS Chooser menu.
  21. Logon to the OS Chooser.
  22. RIS will look for images that match your HAL, and display those images as something you can image the 745's with. 
  23. Choose your image you created back in step 3 and 4.
  24. Sit back and relax...

If this doesn't work, make sure your BIOS is at the latest version, and try again. 

 

freeksta

2 Posts

April 13th, 2007 09:00

Hi there...
 
I have tried this and also did the update of bios.
 
but still unsuccessfull :(
 
have 40 PC's to create an image for, and not in the mood to do them all manually..
 
please help!!!

freeksta

2 Posts

April 13th, 2007 14:00

Any1 with any solution???
 
I've browsed all over the web... and even tried dell support, which was pointless...

ricoos

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April 18th, 2007 19:00

# Inside this directory, find the xxxxx.inf file, and open it in Notepad. # Locate the following line: [Manufacturer] %BRCM% = Broadcom, NTx86.5.1, NTamd64 I used %BRCM% = Broadcom. NTx86.5.1, NTamd64 notice the full stop instead of the comma , did the job for us

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