User's Manual

138 Known Issues and Frequently Asked Questions
SYSCFG Issues
• Setup passwords and system passwords cannot be cleared using DTK.
• The Demand-based Power Management (DBPM) option does not work on
PowerEdge 1855 systems with BIOS versions earlier than A05.
• On PowerEdge 1950 and 2950 systems with internal USB, you can
configure BIOS settings for internal USB Port only if the
User
Accessible/external
(UA) USB ports are set to All Ports On . If the UA USB
ports are not set to
All Ports On and you try to configure BIOS setting for
the internal USB port using SYSCFG, the configuration appears to be
successful but the changes does not take effect after the next reboot. If you
set the UA USB port from
All Ports On to All Ports Off or Only Back
Ports On
, the USB port is automatically set to Off during the next reboot.
Windows PE Installation Issues
• If virtual flash is enabled and does not contain a valid image (for example,
if the virtual flash contains a corrupt or random image), you may not be
able to install Windows Server 2003 locally or remotely. To fix this issue,
install a valid image on virtual flash or disable virtual flash if it is not used
during the installation procedure.
Frequently Asked Questions
The following questions are organized by DTK utility or other function.
General Deployment Questions
Q: While running SYSCFG.EXE on a Windows PE image, the
SYSCFG.EXE tool silently fails.
A: Ensure that you have built your Windows PE image with the /WMI option.
See "Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Microsoft Windows PE"
on page 75.