Re: Setup CD ISO for Dell 745
Posted: 02-08-2007 04:29 PMTo get started you can look at this document http://sharepoint/sites/UIP/Shared%20Documents/How%20to%20-%20Slipstream%20network%20drivers%20into%20WINPE.doc but it is actually for creating a UIPSetup 2.2 CD. There is some great information but you will need to tweak the process slightly.
First, we aren't going to actually find a known working NIC and discover drivers. We know what network card is in the OptiPlex 745 so we're just going to wing it.
Copy the files from \\uipfs\setup$ to your local machine. After you have copied the files from \\uipfs\setup$ delete the contents of the ...\UIPSETUP2.2_ISO\disc\ folder. Replace it with the contents of a freshly burned UIPSETUP cd. You can get the iso from \\uipfs\iso\UIPSETUP3.0.iso of course. While I was at it I renamed UIPSETUP2.2_ISO to UIPSETUP3.0_ISO, although this isn't necessary.
Now get your Broadcom 57xx Windows XP drivers from support.dell.com. You will download an EXE from the site. Run this file which will ask you where to extract the files to. It will then proceed to try to setup the NIC, you can cancel after the files have been extracted. There should be a WinXP folder with the 3 files you need. Everything else is trash.
You're going to copy the file b57xp32.inf to two locations.
...\UIPSETUP3.0_ISO\disc\I386\INF\
...\UIPSETUP3.0_ISO\disc\X86\C_DRIVE\MININT\INF\
You're going to copy the other two files (b57win32.cat, b57xp32.sys) to two other locations.
...\UIPSETUP3.0_ISO\disc\I386\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\
...\UIPSETUP3.0_ISO\disc\X86\C_DRIVE\MININT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\
Now ignore that part about modifying the Txtsetup.sif file. You may have noticed that when you copied the files in the step above, an older version already existed. Well that means the .sif file already points to files with that name. The CD already has Broadcom 57 series drivers, you just need to update them.
OPTIONAL
While you're here messing around you might as well make some customizations to save yourself some time. Open up the UIPISO.ini file located at ...\UIPSETUP3.0_ISO\disc\
I like to fill in the values for the following fields to make setup go a little faster.
LabName=MYLAB
LabUserName=labaccount
DiskPartC=DISK_C_6.TXT
DesiredOS=96
ImageName=96-SP2
NumberofProcs=2
Lastly modify the create_iso.bat file as directed in the How to document and then run it.
(Oh, and to actually answer your question... yes I have a CD you can borrow.)
