Detecting NEW HARDWARE after ghost/sysprep

[krustyx]

I am creating ghost images here on 8 different types of computers. I have a new problem. Ghosting is fine, sysprep is fine. When im logging in for the 1st time on the computer, it detects a NEW HARD DRIVE. Im 100% sure that the hard drive from the master and the hard drive from the ghosted computer is the SAME, IDENTICAL. Im out of ressources right now and i dont want to have this problem (users are not "administrators" or "power users" on the workstations so they cant install new hardware.)

OS: Win2000 SP4
Ghost: Ghost 8.0
Sysprep: Original from the Deploy.cab on win2000 cd-rom

please help, thank you

 

[Gloryhound]

Yes I've had this problem too, it's as if the HD had it's own MAC address that the restored OS recognized as not original. I do have a suggestion though that just occoured to me. Ensure the BIOS treats the drive identically to the source system. The BIOS also might be passing to the OS that new hardware has been added, by using it's "Plug and Play" features. I'd change the Bios to treat your OS and not plug and play.

 

[bcastner]

The volume label is not the same.

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

 

[krustyx]

im using win2k, i will search if there's similar info about it, thanks... seems to have this problem since SP4... is it possible? ty

 

[bcastner]

Then I do not think it is a volume label issue.

The important thing is not whether the hard disk is identical, it is whether the computer BIOS and the controller use to format the hard disk is absolutely identical - firmware revisions, BIOS flashes, etc..

 

[krustyx]

the problem is that for ALL 8 types of computer is the same thing. I didnt change a thing on those computer (hardware), only software... all the latest security upgrades, inculing SP4. Im starting to think that its a sysprep problem... thank you for trying to help me, i really appreciate