Monthly Archives: September 2014

Why is my Surface Pro 3 not BitLockered after OSD via System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction The Surface Pro 3 is awesome, and you can deploy it easily using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. If you notice that the hard drive is not BitLockered even though you … Continue reading →

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Where do I find the MAC address of my Surface Pro 3 Ethernet Adapter in order to use UEFI network boot ?

Posted on September 11, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction If you use Configuration Manager 2012 R2 to image your Microsoft Surface Pro’s and use the Microsoft Surface Ethernet Adapter to do so, make sure you import the correct MAC address of the Surface Ethernet Adapter into Configuration Manager … Continue reading →

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How can I deploy Windows 8.1 x64 to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction   Now that the awesome Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is readily available and getting plenty of good press, customers are buying it and re-imaging the default Windows 8.1 Professional installation with their own corporate install.     In this … Continue reading →

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Why does my Surface Pro 3 take a very long time to UEFI Network Boot using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a really beautiful device, I’ve had the pleasure of using one and it really is a game changer for Microsoft, if they keep developing this excellent product at this pace then I think … Continue reading →

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