Intel NUC and SCCM issues

We purchased a couple of the Intel NUC mini desktops (model NUC5i3RYK) for our custom Lync Room systems.

Deploying with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager...

Same with any new system... the Window PE boot image needed new drivers for the Ethernet adapter. (In our case the 64 bit driver - e1d64x64.inf)

Created a driver pack for the Intel NUC system, however the drivers were not getting installed into the image by the "Apply Device Drivers" task.

Decided to try the "Apply Driver Package" and picked the Intel NUC package option to see what would happen.

Now the task sequence fails with...
This task sequence cannot be run because a package referenced by the task sequence could not be found. For more information, please contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.

Using F8 and cmtrace to open the \windows\temp\SMSTS.log file and found this error message...
Failed to resolve selected task sequence dependencies. Code(0x80040104)

Found this website and updated the distribution points so that the source version number would not be '1' and now the task sequence is working and drivers are installing.

More SCCM related posts

Rainmeter Custom Desktop Skin

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April 30, 2014
Changed from Images to Buttons (Changes Icon based on mouse action - hover/click)
 - Includes Paint.Net PDN files for you to change
Battery Skin
 - Changed "Charging" to "AC Power"

Future versions will include the option to disable Right mouse button by adding
RightMouseUpAction=[] at the top of each skin in the [Rainmeter] section.

April 29, 2014

Shutdown/Restart/Log Off Bug - You will have to change the Logoff.cmd and Restart.cmd commands to say shutdown.exe other wise it will run the shutdown.cmd file before the shutdown.exe file. 

April 28, 2014
Uploaded the Rainmeter skin for the Custom Lync Room system to DeviantArt

Requires Rainmeter 3.1 - http://rainmeter.net/

Latest version of the Lync Room System Rainmeter Skin
http://gmpentaxfan.deviantart.com/art/Lync-Room-System-Custom-Desktop-Rainmeter-Skin-450762970

This allows for desktop icons, date, time, battery level, speaker levels and custom application launching without "explorer.exe" running.

Added the Rainmeter.exe with custom rainmeter.ini to load this skin via the computer startup script.

See previous article... http://gmnetadmin.blogspot.ca/2014/04/custom-lync-room-system.html

Custom Lync Room System

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This past month (April 2014) has been spent working on a custom Lync Room System solution that doesn't involve purchasing a Lync Room System.

Followed the Lync Room System deployment guide for the LRS account setup, but instead of the LRS special software/hardware...

It uses the Lync 2013 client and can be deployed to any Windows 7 computer.

Update - April 30, 2014 - Now using Rainmeter software to add Desktop icons, clock, volume control and battery level. http://gmnetadmin.blogspot.com/2014/04/rainmeter-custom-desktop-skin.html

Setting up the computer to Autologin with LRS account.


Custom Lync Room Startup Video

Detailed Setup for the Custom Lync Room System

Resource Links
Lync LRS Deployment guide - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39274

Automatic Login Windows 7 - http://superuser.com/questions/28647/how-do-i-enable-automatic-logon-in-windows-7-when-im-on-a-domain

Sysinternals - BGInfo program for custom wallpaper background - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557

Sysinternals - Suite - Used PSkill and PSExec programs - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062

Encode a Script - http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/16439c02-3296-4ec8-9134-6eb6fb599880/view/Reviews

Lync Custom Commands - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj945535(v=office.15).aspx