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Add NIC drivers to image

2023-12-20
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Edit NIC drivers

This option permits, enables or disables some NIC drivers on the image. Follow these steps to do it.

  1. Right click on the image and click on “Update image by PNP”.(Figure 1).

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  1. Select the NIC driver by hardware ID and click on the “Ok” button (Figure 2).

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  1. You may choose either a single NIC or multiple NICs together, especially if you're uncertain about the exact revision..

Add from inf

This function is used to add NIC drivers from the INF file  to the image directly, which is more convenient. Download the latest NIC driver from the official NIC vendor site and unzip it on the server.

  1. Right click on the image and click on “Update image by INF” (Figure 1).

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  1. Select the inf file you have and click on the “Select” button (Figure 2).

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  1. Check the drivers needed and click on the “Ok” button (Figure 3).

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  1. Once completed, a prompt with a success message will appear. Close it by clicking the “Ok” button (Figure 4).

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Add from local

Use this way to collect the drivers from the local PC’s SSD or Image

  1. Attach a hard disk in the PC with Windows installed or install Windows OS in it.

  1. Make sure that you install the latest driver of NIC for the computer from their respective vendor website (Realtek or Intel) .

  1. Optimize the NIC Driver (Server and client network optimization)

  1. Run the CCBootPnP.exe file from the “CCBootClient” folder and click on the “collect Local NIC” (Figure 1).
  2. You can find the CCBootPnP.exe file in “C:\CCBoot\CCBootClient\x64” directory.

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  1. It will create a “Drivers” folder in the  “CCBootClient” folder and copy the “Drivers” folder to the CCBoot server installation folder.

  1. Then right click on the image and click on “Update image from local” (Figure 2).

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  1. Then a warning to merge the Local NIC driver will appear, continue with the “Yes” button (Figure 3).

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  1. Lastly, it will automatically add drivers from local and click on the “Ok” button to close the success message prompt.

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