The HP EliteBook 6930p Notebook PC can cause a whole new world of pain for you with your existing Ghost toolset. Here’s a quick snapshot of how we put together a workable solution with our tool set.
1. Update the BIOS (version F.0F or later.)
The current BIOS does not have the option to turn off Bit shift for hard disk drive (HDD) translation mode. This prevents using a ghost image to image the notebook PCs. [4]
2. Set the BIOS to IDE instead of ACHI
In some of the new systmes (specially with AHCI), Ghost (and DOS) will not see the hard drive at all. [1]
3. Move ghost.exe from \ghost\ghost.exe to the root of the boot disk
We solved this simply by moving ghost.exe to root folder. Remember to edit your autoexec.bat. [1]
4. Do not use Ghost 11.5 (GSS2.5), drop back to Ghost 11.0 (GSS2.0)
{Ghost 11.5 (GSS2.5) cannot see the local Hard Disk!}
5. Update the driver “e1000.dos” for the Intel 82566GB NIC
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* Intel 82566 Gigabit v14.0 (1-APR-2009)
* Intel 82566 Gigabit v14.3 (23-JUL-2009)
[1] Cannot create a file preservation metadata file at path Error 40217 HP 2730P Version 11.5 [Symantec Connect]
[2] There is no valid source drive to choose (11032) [Symantec Connect]
[3] unable to boot into ghost 8.2 using HP Elitebook 6930p [Experts Exchange]
[4] HP Notebook PCs – Unable to Install Windows From a Ghost Image Document ID: c01711176 (2009-Apr-03) [HP]
[5] HP Notebook PCs – Additional SATA (Serial ATA) Devices Not Detected in DOS or Pre-Boot Environment Document ID: c01517092 (2008-Jul-30) [HP]
[6] HP EliteBook 6930p Notebook PC (Drivers) [HP]
