Users Guide

Check the image
Steps
1. On the Image Assist home page, click and click Additional Tools.
2. In the Check Image card, click Validate.
The Check Image page is displayed. Image Assist checks the image and verifies the registry, files, rearm, Sysprep, software,
driver, policy, and Unattend.XML.
3. If failures are detected during the Check Image process, click RESOLVE ISSUES and the tool helps fix the issues. For
more information about the common build errors, see Checking the image on page 11.
● If the issues are resolved, a confirmation message is displayed.
● If the issues are not resolved, click the corresponding Failed link and review the issue description to solve the issues
manually.
NOTE: To resolve driver issues, you can attempt to uninstall the drivers from the device manager or see the vendor
documentation for uninstallation instructions.
NOTE: To resolve software issues, you can attempt to uninstall the software from Add or remove programs.
● If you are unable to solve the issues manually, and need assistance, contact the Dell OS Imaging Helpdesk. To contact the
helpdesk, on the Image Assist Dynamic home page, click and click Get Support.
Capture a Reference image
Optionally, Image Assist allows you to capture a Reference image that can be used as a snapshot or restore point. This image is
not Syspreped and is not valid for factory use. When you are restoring a Reference image, there is no option to select drivers.
Steps
1. On the Image Assist home page, click and click Additional Tools.
2. In the Capture Reference Image card, click CAPTURE.
The Prepare Reference Capture page is displayed.
3. Click RUN to capture the Reference image.
After the capture process is complete, the system is restarted and the Capture Dynamic Image page is displayed.
4. To auto capture the image, click CAPTURE IMAGE or wait for the capture process to start automatically.
To modify the capture settings, click CANCEL before the countdown ends.
After the image is captured, a confirmation window is displayed.
5. Click COPY to save the WIM file to a USB drive or to a different location.
NOTE:
You must test the image before you submit it to Dell factory. For more information, see Restore and test image
on page 8.
NOTE: To automate the restore process, save the dynamic image in the Dell_Images folder, and the driver packs in the
Dell_Driver_Packs_Local folder.
6. Note the path where the file is saved and click SHUT DOWN to turn off the system.
Split a WIM file
About this task
Image Assist allows you to split a Windows image (.wim) file into a set of smaller .swm files. If your .wim file size is too large to
store on a FAT32 USB drive, you can split the .wim file so that it can be stored on the USB drive.
Steps
1. On the Image Assist home page, click and click Additional Tools.
2. In the Split WIM File card, click SPLIT.
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