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3 Create a new boot entry using the following command:
bcdedit -create /d "Windows PE boot" /application
OSLOADER
This entry gives the option to boot to WINPE.
4 The step 3 returns the GUID that is associated with the newly created
boot entry. It is referred to as
NewGUID in the remaining examples.
Run the following set of commands to configure the boot entry:
bcdedit /set {NewGUID} device ramdisk=
[c:]\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
bcdedit /set {NewGUID} path
\windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
bcdedit /set {NewGUID} osdevice ramdisk=
[c:]\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
bcdedit /set {NewGUID} systemroot \windows
bcdedit /set {NewGUID} winpe yes
bcdedit /set
{NewGUID} detecthal yes
bcdedit /displayorder {NewGUID} /addlast
5 Now when you start the system, an extra boot option Windows PE
boot
is presented and can be used to boot from c:\sources\boot.wim.
"Disk Full" Drives are not Listed During the Windows Server 2008
Operating System Installation in a PowerEdge System
Dell Ref: 139139
"Disk Full" drives that are not initialized are not listed in the GUI part of the
installation of the Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system. However,
when you use the DiskPart utility, you can see the disks.
As a workaround, you must partition the disk using DiskPart to make the disk
appear during installation.
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