Sometimes when working with specialized hardware, such as SCSI controllers, strange NICs, or other obscure hardware, buggy drivers can seem impossible to get around. I have had this problem for a long time and found a utility online that will help ...
Installation of Windows using Linux automation can take 3-6 hours on some systems. This is caused by the memory manager in FreeDOS. Here's a trick that could cut your install time from hours to minutes.
FreeDOS is used to kick off the ...
I can't count how many times I have been frustrated by DOS batch scripting. It reminds me of Monty Python's favorite joke about cutting a tree down with a herring. I have come to the conclusion that batch scripting just ...
How cool would it be if you could carry your imaging toolkit in your shirt pocket?
Imagine the look on your significant other's face when you're Johnny-on-the spot and offer to re-image the in-law's system before dinner?
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Deployment Solution in the past few years has given us several preboot options to choose from. We no longer have to settle for DOS batch scripting, but we now have Linux and WinPE to choose from. Ironically, many people have stuck with DOS ...
Deployment Solution for Dell Severs contains a very powerful feature that often goes unnoticed, - Power Control. This feature isn't just for the "Power Hungry Network Administrators" but can make life a lot easier for anyone involved with ...
This article will show how to add support for additional versions of Windows Server to Deployment Solution for Dell Servers version 2.0 SP1. We will use Window 2003 Server Enterprise Edition as an example. The concepts in this article can be adapted to ...
During the upgrade process from DS for Dell servers 2.0 to SP1 the Dell folder is backed up and named Dell_prevX, where X is a number if a Dell_prev folder already existed. This is done because of the many changes made in SP1 to the scripts and utilities ...
DriverCollect can be used to collect driver files from production computers as well as organize drivers you download.
It is compatible with both x86 and x64 versions of Windows.
Run DriverCollect.exe without any arguments to see how to use it.
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We are currently installing CMS on an Air Force network where restrictions and security are somewhat extreme. We have a network of 70 servers, 2000 ws, and 13 subnets. I was trying to get PXE to work across the nets, and as we had no control on the DHCP ...