Issue: Unable to boot machine after imaging - Corrupt MBR

Issue

Some computers, most notably Lenovo machines, after being imaged will not boot. The only solution is to repair the MBR.. On Lenovo machines, this most commonly presents itself as a blank screen with just a blinking cursor on reboot.

Cause

This is caused by the computer manufacturer using a custom or unique MBR in the original image. Imaging tools (ImageW, Symantec) fail to capture and deploy the MBR correctly and the machine doesn't boot.

Resolution

There is a known resolution to this if using ImageW. ImageW has an option to re-write a default MBR (/t). To add this option to your script:

1. Right click on the OSD script in the console and select Advanced Edit
2. Locate the line containing the imaging command
3. Add a /t to the command line
4. Save and close the script

Note: In LANDesk Management Suite 9.6 you will want to make the change under OS installation > Deploy Image > Command-line parameters in the associated provisioning template.

The command line, after modifying should resemble the following:

REMEXEC21=h:\osd\imaging\2.0\imagew.exe /r /o /t /d:0 /f:"i:\image.tbi" /rb:0

Note: This will only work with ImageW 2.x