Windows Deployment Service & Optiplex 760s

Question

Hi There;

I have 24 Dell Optiplex 760 computers running Windows 7 x64 that I want to re-image using Windows Server 2008 R3 and Windows Deployment Service (WDS). I've followed the instructions found on both the Microsoft and Dell support sites. The computers PXE boot just fine and find the WDS box, but the installation abruptly stops because of no NIC driver detected. I've tried manually adding the NIC driver using the recommended PE commands, to no avail.

Is there anyone out there who has successfully used WDS to re-image Dell computers? Am I missing a step or steps of some kind?

Thanks

Tom Green · Answer

Try adding the chipset drivers then the nic drivers.

StarkSA · Answer

I just went through this. You need to inject the driver into the boot and/or capture image on the WDS server.

I found and used the NIC's driver inf file.

In the WDS server console MMC, add the NIC driver/package in the Drivers section. You can add it to the default DriverGroup1 or create your own driver group;

Then, in the Boot Images section, right-click the image (like Windows Setup x64) and add driver package to the image. I did this for both the Capture and Setup boot images.

HTH

Rick

Windows General

Windows Deployment Service & Optiplex 760s

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