White Papers

Deploying an Operating Systems Image on Dell Business Client Systems Using Microsoft System Center
2012 Configuration Manager
13
Operating system images
The following screen lets you specify the WIM file to use for OS deployment. Starting with Windows XP
Service Pack 3 the base OS images on MSDN media are available in the compressed .WIM format.
Browsing to the OS image data source Figure 7.
Setting up hardware-agnostic boot controller step
For operating systems prior to Windows Vista, the mass storage device driver setup step may be
required. A mass storage device driver setup depends upon the native inclusion status of the driver for
the boot configuration selected. Latitude E-Series platforms, for example, support system operation in
ATA, AHCI, or IRRT mode. You need to select the appropriate drivers to make sure that the OS image
boot occurs correctly. The mass storage device driver selection in each case needs to match the boot
device selected in the BIOS.