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  • 1.  Image for multiple Dell Laptops?

    Posted May 30, 2007 07:17 AM
    Hoping someone can help.

    I trying to create a multiple images for all our different model Dell Laptops the models we have are D600, D610, D510, D520,D620

    I've created the image on the D620 (the newest laptop) removed the drivers (video, sound, nic's, etc) and run the mass storage command for sysprep. I've included the driver locactions in the sysprep ini file and run sysprep with the -pnp -mini -reseal -shutdown switches, I've then taken an Image using Ghostcast.

    Now heres the crunch. when you switch the laptops on the image works for the the D510, D520, D620 laptops. But when i try it on the D600 and D610 laptop I get past the post screen and then nothing happens.

    Does anyone have an idea where I'm going wrong somewhere?


  • 2.  RE: Image for multiple Dell Laptops?

    Posted May 30, 2007 10:46 AM
    Assuming this is XP, this is what I do.
     
    Create Directory with all the drivers in.
     
    Use SysPrep Driver Scan to get details of all the drivers needed for my images (12 machines) then save the relevant information into the registry on the build machine.
     
     
    If you could post your sysprep.inf file it'll help, but generally the actual driver stuff I find is best left out of sysprep and best left in the registry to be handled by XP.
     

    Message Edited by Phill on 05-30-200707:48 AM

    Message Edited by Phill on 05-30-200707:53 AM



  • 3.  RE: Image for multiple Dell Laptops?

    Posted Jun 05, 2007 07:56 AM
    Phil: thanks for the info...I have downloaded the sysprep tool, but i am new at this. i am trying to create 1 image for multiple machines.  can you give me step by step instrutions? I run the tool on each type of machine, and then copy all the files it finds to the master machine...to i386? Drivers seem to be in different locations, so do I have to create all these folders from all the different machnes on the master machine? 
     
    thanks for all your help..


  • 4.  RE: Image for multiple Dell Laptops?

    Posted Jun 05, 2007 08:26 AM
    Essentially what you need to do is to get all the drivers for all the pc's in a subdirectory on a master machine.  I generally use the most up to date machine for this. 
     
    I install all drivers onto that machine to get it working properly
     
    I then create C:\INSTALL
     
    In here I create subdirectories for each model with the driver packages in (including those for the build machine)
     
    so C:\INSTALL\GX270 etc.
     
    Once I have all the drivers, I run the tool which scans these directories and outputs the results into a list within the registry.  You'll need to also add in the standard driver locations for windows - but the program should tell you about that
     
    When windows starts it uses this registry key to locate all its drivers, so as long as these details are entered into the registry via the tool of by yourself, windows should search the directories and find the relevant drivers.
     
     
    One thing to note:  Wireless settings.  These are stored in the driver itself (don't ask me why) so if windows needs to install a different driver for wireless, the settings will not be retained - we just have to manually configure for those laptops with different drivers.