How to verify if a network or disk driver is applicable to a specific machine model in Windows PE

 

1. When WindowsPE starts on the target, interrupt the process by typing Ctrl-C in the DOS shell:
   
   

 

2. Check your WindowsPE version by issuing the “ver” command.

• If you are testing a driver that you injected offline, locate the .inf file by using the dir /s /b command.

• If you are testing a driver you injected online using the Deployment Engine binding grid, it is stored in the x:\builtindrv folder after initialization completes.

• If you are testing a driver that has not been injected yet, connect your USB/DVD device.
  
  

 

3. Verify that the driver can be loaded successfully by the drvload.exe command.
   
   
    

4. Check that you can see the network or your disk by issuing ipconfig /all for the network or diskpart >list disk for the disk.

5. Once you have identified the correct drive, inject the driver from the TPM for OSD WebUI.