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Deploying an Operating Systems Image on Dell Business Client Systems Using Microsoft System Center

2012 Configuration Manager

4. Select to configure the network connectivity options.

5. Walk through the rest of the Wizard to install the Configuration Manager client package and

specify addition settings like the choice to allow user state migration in case of upgrade

scenarios.

Mass storage controller/model combination

This section is only applicable for Windows XP OS deployment.

1. Once the task sequence is created, edit the task sequence options.

2. Use Table 1 to specify the above and to determine the boot controller combination that you

have selected for your deployment. Dell also provides a Client Configuration Toolkit to change

the BIOS Storage controller setting prior to OS deployment. For example, you can switch

between AHCI/ATA or IRRT mode. The change of controller prior to OS deployment is necessary

so the correct set of mass storage drivers get deployed during the OS installation.