Device driver additions and modifications since the September 18, 2020 Release.
Symptoms: Various makes and models containing the Intel SST have experienced one or more of the following: Missing audio support, Warning notification for audio device in Device Manager, and or Inconsistent Audio experience Resolution: Added and configured necessary versions of drivers for various models affected. Additional Fixes for Intel Smart Sound Technology have been applied.
Details: UIU Support has recently witnessed several situations wherein updating of firmware addresses specific driver issues. See Release Notes from June 16, 2020 for two examples. UIU Support strongly recommends that, if customers are experiencing issues, the firmware (BIOS/UEFI) be updated immediately. If the target machine continues exhibiting issues, please contact UIU support for additional troubleshooting.
Details: In our continued efforts to provide the most applicable and viable drivers while minimizing UIU Database size, UIU Support has undertaken a periodic review of the drivers represented in our database as of DB-20-07-02. In most cases, drivers that have been removed were not unique and would not have been selected during the minisetup process. This update also addresses the handling of several Microsoft Surface device drivers. If you experience issues, please contact UIU Support.
The full driver database exceeds 34Gb in size (34.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.
The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations. Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.
Device driver additions and modifications since the September 2, 2020 Release. Includes DB-20-09-10 & DB-20-09-14 releases.
The full driver database exceeds 33Gb in size (33.8 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
September 2, 2020
Device driver additions and modifications since the August 21, 2020 Release.
See Attached: UIU DB-20-09-02 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-20-09-02.pdf
Symptoms: Various makes and models containing the Intel SST have experienced one or more of the following: Missing audio support, Warning notification for audio device in Device Manager, and or Inconsistent Audio experience Resolution: Added and configured necessary versions of drivers for various models affected.
The full driver database exceeds 33Gb in size (33.0 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Device driver additions and modifications since the July 29, 2020 Release.
Symptoms: Certain Dell machines (incl. 7410, 5080, & 7080) experience BSOD errors after imaging, post-reboot. Resolution: Updated Intel PCI and chipset drivers.
Symptoms: Certain Lenovo models (incl. T480s, X13 G1, & X1 Yoga G5) missing drivers for function keys and fingerprint readers. Resolution: Added function key drivers and updated fingerprint driver.
Symptoms: Dell Latitude 5410 not receiving correct STMicroelectronics 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer driver. Resolution: Updated driver.
July 29, 2020
Device driver additions and modifications since the July 8, 2020 Release.
See Attached: UIU DB-20-07-29 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-20-07-29.pdf
Symptoms: Deploying to the Surface Laptop 3 (and similar) while using a Surface Dock 2 requires adding a network driver to any boot image used for imaging in addition to updating the UIU Database. The Surface Dock 2 ethernet device does not function without the requisite network driver present and installed for the online Windows environment. This includes both Windows PE version 2004 or earlier and Windows 10 version 2004 or earlier (the current versions of each product as of publishing). Resolution: Install the Surface Dock 2 driver to any boot image used to image machines that will use the Surface Dock 2 in order to connect to a network for imaging purposes. Update the UIU Repository, the UIU process will then stage the appropriate driver for Windows 10 during driver servicing. Contact UIU Support for additional assistance.
The full driver database exceeds 32Gb in size (32.1 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
July 8, 2020
Device driver additions and modifications since the July 2, 2020 Release.
See Attached: UIU DB-20-07-02 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-20-07-08.pdf
Device driver additions and modifications since the June 16, 2020 Release. Includes DB-20-06-26, DB-20-06-27, and DB-20-07-01 releases.
Details: In our continued efforts to provide the most applicable and viable drivers while minimizing UIU Database size, UIU Support has undertaken a periodic review of the drivers represented in our database. In most cases, drivers that have been removed were not unique and would not have been selected during the minisetup process. This update also addresses the handling of several Microsoft Surface device drivers. If you experience issues, please contact UIU Support.
Details: Added support for Intel's latest chipset (10th Generation - Comet Lake).
Details: The latest Dell/HP WINPE boot critical drivers have been updated in the UIU database. For Boot+ customers experiencing PE Boot issues, please update Boot WIM files accordingly.
DB-20-06-16 Driver Database Update Make-Model DB-20-06-16.pdf UIU DB-20-06-16 Drivers.pdf --> June 16, 2020
Customer-requested drivers since May 7, 2020 Release. Includes DB-20-05-15 release.
See Attached: UIU DB-20-06-16 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-20-06-16.pdf
Symptoms: It has been observed in several instances that some applications of Intel chipsets may overheat when utilizing more recent driver sets combined with older BIOS/UEFI firmware versions. Resolution: UIU Support strongly recommends that, if customers are experiencing an overheating issue, the firmware (BIOS/UEFI) be updated immediately. If the target machine continues overheating, please contact UIU support for additional troubleshooting.
Symptoms: Various hardware models which include the Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (Intel(R) SST) OED component experience driver bangs post-deployment. Resolution: Updated Audio Driver set to correct issues across multiple machines. If the problem persists, UIU Support strongly recommends that the firmware (BIOS/UEFI) be updated immediately. If the problem persists, please contact UIU support for additional troubleshooting.
The full driver database exceeds 31Gb in size (31.4 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Customer-requested drivers since April 28, 2020 Release.
The full driver database exceeds 31Gb in size (31.1 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).
The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations. Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!
April 30, 2020 - RELEASE
This is an update of the UIUPREP application ONLY. Changes in this version of the UIUPREP application do not affect the UIU Classic Mode product.
Details: Added a "-cmautoimportrepository" switch for UIU Classic Mode: This switch enables Classic Mode CLI to automatically discover a UIU Repository Import (IMP) file in the same directory as the Classic Mode executable. In the event that multiple IMP files exist, the first (alphanumerical) entry is selected, based on file name. This switch is overridden by the -cmrepositoryimportpath switch, so if a user provides both, the value provided by -cmrepositoryimportpath is selected. If the -cmautorepositoryimport switch is provided and Classic Mode is unable to locate any IMP files, Classic Mode writes an error dialogue ("Classic Mode does not continue automatically if the -cmautorepositoryimport switch is provided and cannot locate a UIU Repository Import (IMP) file.") and exits. For more information, please review the UIU Classic Mode User Guide
Symptoms: Servicing older Windows PE media (3.x & 4.x) requires 32-bit specific binaries (DISM) which do not load under a 64-bit process, resulting in error conditions. Big Bang recommends that Winodw PE version 10 be employed. Contact UIU Support for additional information.
The original UIU 4.x — known in recent years as the UIU Classic — accommodated all OS deployment solutions, including those that do not utilize Microsoft's Windows PE, by storing the entire UIU Driver Database within the OS image. The UIU Classic Mode is an updated version of that methodology for those users that do not use a WinPE-based deployment solution.
The UIU Classic method has been integrated into a optimized modern GUI, (though the basic process was preserved as much as possible for ease of adoption).
Users employing OS deployment solutions that are not based on Windows PE (e.g. Linux-based solutions like CloneZilla and FOG)
Please refer to the UIU Classic Mode - User Guide for detailed implementation and usage instructions.
The UIU Classic Mode (as of UIU 5.8.0.x) requires the .NET 4.6 Framework.
UIU Support