Some of you might already got a Surface Pro device as it is now available in Singapore. If you are a good corporate citizen like me, the first thing you might want to do is to install corporate image on it to use for work. 🙂
Traditionally to install network image on any PC, you will hit on the F12 Key during boot in order to network boot Surface Pro. Well, there is no F12 Key on Surface Pro Keyboard.
Here is what you do:
- Attach the Surface Pro Ethernet Adapter to the Surface Pro.
- Press and hold the volume down button and then press the power button, continue to hold the volume down button until the Surface starts to boot from the USB key. A dialog box will appear that states that it is “Checking Media Presence……”. Then it will “Start PXE over IPv4”.
- When prompted press Enter for network boot service.
For further details on Surface Pro deployment please refer to the Surface Pro – Enterprise Deployment Quick Start Guide
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2 Responses to “How to Network Boot Surface Pro to Install Corporate Image”
alan Kornacki
One thing I’d like to say is always that before buying more
laptop memory, take a look at the machine in which it will be installed.
In the event the machine is definitely running Windows XP, for instance, a memory ceiling
is 3.25GB. The installation of in excess of this would basically constitute a waste.
Be sure that one’s mother board can handle the particular upgrade volume, as well.
Great blog post.
Tony Brusk
When I try, it keeps reverting to IPv6 and I need IPv4. What am I doing wrong???