simps100 Posted March 18, 2014 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Hi all, We have a bit of a strange problem with new Dell Lattidue E6440's and PXE booting. We are able to hit f12 and the boot starts, we even get as far as it loading a Microsoft System Center configuration background image, it then just sits here for a few minutes and will then reboot the machine. We've tried rebuilding the boot images and loading the drivers for the laptop with no luck. Any one got any other ideas can try? Cheers Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlar01 Posted March 19, 2014 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Is the computer you are trying to image still in the SCCM database? If so try deleting it first and try again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iroqouiz Posted March 19, 2014 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Hit F8 when you get to WinPE and see if you get an IP address. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edenost Posted March 19, 2014 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Have you added say, 64 bit drivers, but using 32 bit boot image? (For the NIC I mean). This is normal for when the driver isn't correct for the NIC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkirshy Posted March 19, 2014 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Simple as above hit f8 if you have enabled tools in pxe and do an ipconfig. IF you get an address your network card on your boot image is good, and the problem is software task related. More than likely you will have no ip address.. Go to dell get the latest nic driver from dell, import it into your boot image. warning sometimes dell renames drivers, go to manufacture site and get driver for network card. once you load that missing driver, redeploy. then pxe boot success. I had the same problem and banged my head against the wall, even dell was telling me I had the right nic driver for dell 5610, however I googled that driver and found the one from the manufacture and it worked. I celebrated for days! Advice to anyone, on any new dell, download there cab files, import them into sccm, then user a windows 7 image or 8 and create a Software task sequence to combine the two. Capturing and deploying is a pain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Man Posted March 19, 2014 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Also just double check the BIOS time and date settings, perhaps these setting are off and this can also cause these symptoms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan Posted March 22, 2014 Report post Posted March 22, 2014 I had the same issue if my OSD TS was set to Required and one of my application package was not distributed (Distribute Content). Change the OSD TS to Available and the offending package ID number will be displayed. I think this also happens if someone is editing the TS while the TS manager is loading. Yan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alewoodrum Posted March 25, 2014 Report post Posted March 25, 2014 I am having the same issue with a laptop DELL Latitude E5540. It downloads and starts windows PE and then it starts SCCM screen but it never shows or download the TS. It just stays there and then reboots. I am running SCCM 2012 SP1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simps100 Posted March 25, 2014 Report post Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks for the help guys, it was a driver issue as had been said seemed to be getting wrong ones from Dell , got the right ones and was away. thanks all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iroqouiz Posted March 25, 2014 Report post Posted March 25, 2014 I am having the same issue with a laptop DELL Latitude E5540. It downloads and starts windows PE and then it starts SCCM screen but it never shows or download the TS. It just stays there and then reboots. I am running SCCM 2012 SP1. Have you tried any of the suggestions in this thread then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
