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It must be that one laptop. Two other Latitude E6430s, which are identical in every way, are not experiencing the same issue. Hardware diagnostics on the original do not reveal any defective components. Maybe it's just the runt of the litter?

I am trying to image a Dell Latitude E6430. This is from an older batch, but I just received a few 6430s from a recent batch still in their boxes. Maybe they will have a different result. I'll let you know.

Hi,

I have used two different USB 2.0 flash drives and I've also tried multiple USB ports on the system, including both USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports. It is very puzzling because I can't think of anything that would be causing any noticeable delay for SmartDeploy in reading a 5k XML file off of flash media.

I am currently using SmartDeploy Enterprise 1.1.2000 and USB flash media to deploy images in the office. I've created a custom answer file to eliminate some of the screens during the imaging process and it does work as intended; however, there is a delay before SmartDeploy is able to actually use the answer file. When I boot off of a USB flash drive and reach the "Welcome to SmartDeploy Enterprise" screen, I need to wait at least 30 seconds before clicking on "Deploy an image" or the answer file will not be read and I will have to manually complete every screen. If I wait for 30 seconds or longer, then the imaging process uses the answer file to prepopulate and skip the designated screens. This seems a little strange since the file is only 5k in size and resides on the root of the USB flash drive. Is there a way to force SmartDeploy to instantly recognize its answer file so that I can click on "Deploy an image" as soon as it appears on the screen?