User's Manual

Contents 3
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introduction to the DTK User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What’s New
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Prerequisites and Requirements
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Supported Operating Systems to Run DTK Utilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Supported Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Supported BIOS Firmware Versions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation Prerequisites
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Deployment Prerequisites
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Deploying Operating Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Deployment Methods
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DTK Deployment Overview
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Preparing for Deployment
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Deploying
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Other Dell Documents You Might Need
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Other Supporting Documents You Might Need
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
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2 Choosing a Microsoft
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Windows
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PE-Based
Deployment Method
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Choosing a Deployment Method for Windows PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CD-Based Local Deployment
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CD-Based Local Deployment With Networking Enabled
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Using a Third-Party Deployment Solution Framework
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Deployment Matrix (Windows PE)
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