Charlie
Fri Dec 30 12:42:46 CST 2005
Take a look at the Microsoft BDD - what we did there was use WinPE to get
the job done. It worked quite well, and includes details of adding a storage
driver. The BDD will walk you through creating a WinPE boot disk for x64
that can then suck the full install down from a RIS image.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bddoverview.mspx
HTH
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Charlie.
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Igor Broos wrote:
> I tried googling it a while back + have been experimenting with nlite
> which is what was suggested. Same problem however..... hard disks not
> found. So any help would be appreciated. 26 machines is on the border of
> things I agree. However they have to be reimaged rather frequently + I
> have some 500 other pc's and 50 macs to deal with as well. Everything
> else is fully scripted integrated and automated. Any information you have
> would be much appreciated + I know what you mean with I did it months
> ago... I would have the same problem with explaining 32 bit RAID driver
> integration. On the other hand, I am able to RIS anything out there (IBM
> T22-T43, Dell GX220-270, Boxx 7106 etc.) using RIS 32 bit. It's the Boxx
> 7106 machines that are the issue. They have to push the limits (Maya,
> OpenGL programming etc....) "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Well, it _can_ be done, but it is a fair nuisance getting it right. I've
>> done it, but I've never written up explicit directions for it, and it's
>> now been months since I did it and I couldn't even if I had to. For 26
>> machines... Right on the edge of what I'd decide to spend the effort.
>> (And I'm a firm believer in "do it once, fine. Do it twice, script it."
>> So that should give you an idea of where I think the level of effort is.)
>>
>> Try googling RIS and x64 and you'll find some sites that might help.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>>
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>>
>> Igor Broos wrote:
>>> I am aware of the f6 issue. I am however trying to integrate the
>>> txtsetup dirvers in some way + am not succesful, yet was able to do it
>>> w. 32 bit. I need to be able to roll out to an entire lab on the fly
>>> (26 machines concurrently) so RIS + total unattended is the only way
>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>>>
>>>> You need to either use F6 at the console of the target machine during
>>>> the RIS installation to be able to load additional storage drivers and
>>>> then load the SI3114 RAID floppy drivers, or modify your RIS source to
>>>> include the drivers (tricky, but doable.)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Charlie.
>>>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>>
>>>> Igor Broos wrote:
>>>>> I am trying to use RIS on a number of amd 64 bit machines (dual
>>>>> processors). The intention is to use xp x64 on them. I am able to do
>>>>> it flawlessly using xp 32 bit.
>>>>> The systems are running raid 0. Yes, I have 2003K server with SP1
>>>>> installed on the RIS server. It says setup did not find any hard disk
>>>>> drives installed on your computer and cannot continue.