Here is the current workaround to the USB ports not working on a CF-311xxx with SCCM 2007. A registry entry must be imported into the registry of the WinPE boot media. Mount the boot wim. Dism /mount-image /imagefile:boot.wim /mountdir:c:\mount Mount theWinPE’s SYSTEM Hive into your HKLM via regedit C:\mount\Windows\system32\config\SYSTEM Name the imported hive: importedsystem Import… Read More »
The old way: SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem WHERE Model LIKE “CF-53J%” This query no longer works for Toughbook systems manufactured after 2014. This field is now populated with a generic value for the Toughbook revision (CF52-2 instead of CF-53JVUZK1M). The best way: SELECT * FROM Win32_BaseBoard WHERE Product LIKE “CF53-2%” If you prefer to… Read More »
*UPDATED* – 2016/09/16 Removed Password, and updated download link for BIOS Provider. With the latest release of the WMI BIOS Provider Utility came a large feature, the ability to set BIOS settings from WinPE. First, you need to add the Panasonic SID Driver to your WinPE. The latest variety available should do: 32-Bit |… Read More »
First thing you will need to installf Maik Koster’s “Deployment Webservice“. This will give you the ability to do cool stuff like query AD for a list of OUs, or move computers around to different OUs, and add/remove computers from SCCM collections. Any many other actions similar to that. Once you have it installed and… Read More »
*Updated July 15, 2015* New method for enabling TPM is to enable it via WinPE before the OS is applied. See video below. And here is the script that was used. https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/780d167f-2d57-4eb7-bd18-84c5293d93e3 Breakdown of units that display prompt and units that do not. Display Prompts on enable: CF-H2A (Mk1) No Display of prompts: on enable:… Read More »
