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Deploying an Operating Systems Image on Dell Business Client Systems Using Microsoft System Center
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below are specific to importing driver CABs for a particular model of hardware, the steps are extended
to importing the monolithic CABs.
Specifying an import driver location
Figure 3.
Once the drivers have been imported, assign them to the appropriate categories. Assigning drivers to
categories:
 Creates a system-agnostic task sequence, and then assigns categories based on WMI
queries for hardware detection. Use of categories enables you to specify which drivers
are available for application in an OSD task sequence when using the Auto-Apply-Driver
capability.
 Eases future database maintenance when the models are decommissioned and the SQL
database needs to be cleaned up for older/ non-applicable driver entries.