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7. Click File > Replicated Setup > Save to Removable Media.
Follow the instructions on the screen to create the configuration
diskette or USB flash media device.
8. Download a BIOS utility for replicating setup (repset.exe) and
copy it onto the configuration diskette or USB flash media device.
To obtain this utility, go to
tap://welcome.hp.com/support/files
and enter the model number of the computer.
9. On the configuration diskette or USB flash media device, create
an autoexec.bat file containing the following command:
repset.exe
10. Turn off the computer to be configured. Insert the configuration
diskette or USB flash media device and turn the computer on. The
configuration utility will run automatically.
11. Restart the computer when the configuration is complete.
Creating a Bootable Device
Supported USB Flash Media Device
Supported devices have a preinstalled image to simplify the process
of making them bootable. All HP or Compaq and most other USB
flash media devices have this preinstalled image. If the USB flash
media device being used does not have this image, use the procedure
later in this section (see “Unsupported USB Flash Media Device” on
page 19).
To create a bootable USB flash media device, you must have:
■ a supported USB flash media device
■ a bootable DOS diskette with the FDISK and SYS programs (If
SYS is not available, FORMAT may be used, but all existing files
on the USB flash media device will be lost.)
■ a PC that is bootable from a USB flash media device
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CAUTION: Some older PCs may not be bootable from a USB flash
media device. If the default boot order in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility
lists the USB device before the hard drive, the computer can be booted
from a USB flash media device. Otherwise, a bootable diskette must be
used.
1. Turn off the computer.