HP 370971-004 manual Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key

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To simplify the process of customizing the Windows® PE image with the latest ProLiant drivers, the Win32 edition of the Toolkit provides a driver component that automatically registers and copies the drivers to the appropriate folders. User interaction is still required to set up the Windows® command prompt (CMD.EXE) environment.

To extract the component:

•Locate the compressed file, which is a self-extracting executable.

•Double-click the self-extracting executable, and select Extract to extract all of the files and drivers to a temporary directory.

The component uses drivers shipped with the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit to customize the Windows® PE image. The component must be run after the Windows® PE base image is built but before other modifications are made to the Windows® PE image.

Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key

Some applications, such as the firmware update components, require the use of a writable medium. A writable file system allows for the expansion of the contents of the components and provides a scratch area for the backup firmware image copied from the device under flash. While using Windows® PE on CD is not suitable for this purpose, a USB drive key provides the ideal medium for this type of activity.

NOTE: Booting from a USB drive key is supported only on the HP ProLiant BL20p G3 Server and ProLiant G4 and later servers.

To boot Windows® PE from a USB drive key, refer to the Microsoft Windows® PE documentation (http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/support/winpe.mspx). This information is also available with the Windows® PE build tools documentation.

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Contents HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Win32 Edition Best Practices Page Contents Minimum requirements IntroductionWin32 Toolkit overview Toolkit changesWindows PE build process Microsoft Windows Preinstallation EnvironmentXcopy /s /e PathToWinPEFiles\WinPE\*.* WinPEBuildTools Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key Overview of configuring HP ProLiant systems with Windows PE Configuring HP ProLiant systems with WindowsUnattended configuration using startnet.cmd Creating required data files with Windows PE Conrep /S A\HWCONFIG.XMLCpqacuxe /C A\PL-RD.INI Creating script filesREM Goto NEXT6 NEXT4 Goto NEXT6 NEXT1Goto NEXT6 NEXT2 Goto NEXT6 NEXT3NEXT5 ADPU160M.SYS CPQARRY2.SYS CPQCISSM.SYS State4SNMP=1 WBEMSNMP=1 TXTSETUP.OEMStartdeploy.cmd CD-based Windows PE deploymentNetwork-based Windows PE deployment PXE-based Windows PE deploymentConfiguring HP ProLiant systems with Windows PE HP contact information Technical supportReference documentation Toolkit supportAcronyms and abbreviations WDM Index
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