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Contacting Server

N Kerr 6 Reputation points
2023-06-13T17:07:37.94+00:00

We are trying to image a PC and it keeps getting stuck at the Windows Deployment Services screen - Contacting Server.

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  1. N Kerr 6 Reputation points
    2023-06-14T14:57:31.7066667+00:00

    After we do a pxe boot, it loads all the files but then just restarts after preparing network connection but doesn't install the image.

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  2. Simon Ren-MSFT 40,386 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-06-14T01:39:08.8066667+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

    1,Could you please share the screenshot of your task sequence? Please check the smsts.log, setuperr.log and setupact.log on the client to see if there is any useful information.

    2.Please add the correct NIC driver to have a try.

    Thanks for your time. Have a nice day!

    Best regards,
    Simon

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  3. Garth 5,806 Reputation points
    2023-06-13T22:06:49.5+00:00

    Have you reviewed the logs?

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