September 30, 2005
@ 02:00 PM

I'm having difficulties with IBM ThinkCentre A50s (Model 8084) with Windows XP RIS.  It obtains PXE DHCP and TFTP boot image, and then stalls.

IBM Products Driver Matrices
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/DRVR-MATRIX.html

Unable to install Intel Ethernet driver using Windows XP Remote Installation Services (RIS) - NetVista / ThinkCentre
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53056

Intel boot agent may not work with 3Com 4900 switch - ThinkCentre A30, A50, A50p, M50, S50
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-58798

Instructions for Network Deployment of Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) Version 1.2 on PXE-enabled systems from a Remote Install - Servers
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-60138

Microsoft PSS' Technical Guide to Remote Installation Services
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/remosadmin.doc

Microsoft Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS) process fails to install the Rapid Access Keyboard drivers and software http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-45858

How to boot the Windows Preinstall Environment from an RIS server by using PXE-enabled clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304992&sd=tech

Stop RIS from auto partitioning the installation
http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t40685.html
[RemoteInstall]
Repartition=1,Wait
UseWholeDisk=1,Wait

How to Create a Template to Run the Recovery Console by Using a Remote Installation Service Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316558

RIS and IBM thinkcentre
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment/browse_thread/thread/b355f25d091885f4/f3047198e268e5d%23f3047198e268e5d?sa=X&oi=groupsr&start=0&num=3

Using Remote Installation Service to deploy Windows images
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=4824
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=4851
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=5001
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=5165
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=6572

How to Add OEM Plug and Play Drivers to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314479

100VE, 100Vm and B57XX
http://x220.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6371&SearchTerms=ris

RIS and Windows 2003
http://www.alegsa.com.ar/N/i71/Ris%20and%20e1000.php
http://www.wug-nordic.net/articles/ris-add-nic.htm
http://www.p2preactor.com/usenet/setup-and-deployment/1307297-ris-and-ibm-thinkcentre.html

DHCP: Spanning Multiple Subnets
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120932/EN-US/

DHCP - multiple subnets with RIS
http://www-w2k.cs.berkeley.edu/admin/docs/dhcp.htm
http://www-w2k.cs.berkeley.edu/admin/docs/docs/dhcpris.txt
http://www-w2k.eecs.berkeley.edu/admin/docs/docs/Q259670.txt

Configuring DHCP for Remote Boot Services - Add Option 60 for PXEClient in DHCP Scope
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/remboot/html/xpconConfiguringDHCPForRemoteBootServices.asp

Change in Default Behavior for SIS Groveler
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324447

Multi-homed RIS server may not answer all PXE clients
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260521

Computer Hope Batch File Help
http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm

Craig Hart's PCI and AGP bus sniffer
http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/downloads.htm

Handy calculator for file download times
http://www.bandwidth.com/tools/fileTimeCalc


 
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