Unable to add drivers to preboot configuration

Products

• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

Attempting to add a driver to the preboot fails through Driver Manager.

Driver did not match device class filter

Cause

Driver Manager may be having a problem with this driver package altogether, however, WinPE 4.0 needs Windows 8 compatible drivers for the preboot which are not available for this device.

Resolution

A possible workaround is to use the Windows 7 drivers instead.  You may have to run Bootwiz manually to add the drivers. 

NOTE: This hardware appears to lack support for Windows 8/WinPE 4.0.

Currently, Symantec is planning to support WinPE 5.0 and 5.1 with the next release, Deployment Soution 7.6.  WinPE 5.0 uses Windows 8.1 drivers.

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Applies To

DS 7.1 SP2 MP1
LSI SAS 3008 mass storage controller driver