I do the BIOS update steps once Windows is installed, in the install applications area, and they seem to work fine
Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Miller, Todd <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Dell BIOS utilities have 64bit versions - CCTK and the newer PowerShell > stuff. I guess you mean the BIOS firmware update which is 32bit only. No > getting around It – it just sucks. > > I switched over to using 64bit WinPE boot disks and I now no longer apply > BIOS updates as part of computer deployment. Desktop staff have to work on > that manually now. The only time is it really trouble is on models where the > OSD will fail unless the firmware is updated. That is a catch-22. > > Six years ago, there was apparently some work being done at Dell to make > 64bit compatible BIOS flash utilities, but I don’t think anything ever came > of it… > http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/f/4469/t/19414825 > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Marcum, John > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [MDT-OSD] UEFI Booting USB > > So how are people getting around the limitation that the Dell bios utility > only runs on x86 PE? > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Niall Brady > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDT-OSD] UEFI Booting USB > > UEFI requires that the boot image architecture matches the architecture of > the device, so are any of these tablets x86 instead of x64 > > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:00 PM, D R <[email protected]> wrote: > and you set the BIOS so that the USB is the first boot device? > > Leave the USB stick in the device and see if the tablet 'sees' the USB stick. > If the BIOS reports it as bootable device set it as the first bootable. It > should boot. > > I had the same issue with my laptop. As soon as I left the USB Stick in my > laptop and had the BIOS 'see' it as a bootable device I configured the BIOS > so that it was the first bootable device. > > Daniel > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Wood, Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve been routinely booting to USB and deploying systems with Media that has > this file structure > > <image001.png> > Now, we’ve got some new HP tablets that I’m trying to boot UEFI. The tablets > recognize the USB stick but won’t boot to the USB. Do I need to include a > LiteTouchMedia.iso to my USB to get it to boot? > > Sandy Wood > Network Engineer > Orange County District Attorney > (714) 347-8775 > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain > confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use > of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or > disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the > Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, > please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication. > > > > -- > Daniel Rodriguez > [email protected] > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be protected > by the attorney-client or work product privileges. If you have received this > message in error, please notify the sender by replying to this e-mail and > then delete it from your computer. > > > Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the > Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended > only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and > may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from > disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any > dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original > message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be > retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you.
