Microsoft Surface 3 - Manual (Page 120)

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3. Enter the following command and press Enter to launch the Diskpart Command-Line Utility:
diskpart
4. Enter the following command and press Enter to list the disks on the computer:
list disk
5. Select the disk number that corresponds with your USB stick by entering the following command and pressing
Enter, where X is the disk number:
sel disk X
6. Enter the following command and press Enter to wipe any existing configuration from the USB stick. This will
remove any existing data from the selected disk.
clean
7. Enter the following command and press enter to create a single primary partition on the USB stick:
create part pri
8. Select this partition by entering the following command and pressing Enter.
sel part 1
9. Format the partition with the FAT32 file system by entering the following commands and pressing Enter.
format fs=fat32 quick
Note: The FAT32 file system is required for compatibility with UEFI systems.
10. Make the partition active by entering the following command and pressing Enter.
active
11. Type the following and press Enter to exit the Disk Partitioning Utility.
Exit
Note: In many circumstances, a custom image can be larger than the 4GB limit of the FAT32 file system required for
UEFI. In these scenarios, a USB drive that reports as a fixed drive, such as a Windows To Go certified USB drive, is
required to allow multiple partitions. The primary partition that holds most of the MDT boot files can be formatted
FAT32, but a second partition formatted NTFS can be used to hold the majority of the Deploy folder. The Deploy\Boot
folder must remain on the FAT32 partition.
Generating Offline Media Files
Now that the USB stick file system and partitioning is prepared for boot, you must provide the files which will be booted.
To generate these boot files for offline media, follow these steps:
1. Expand the Advanced Configuration section of the offline deployment share in the Deployment Workbench.
2. Select the Media folder.
3. Select New Media from the Action pane to launch the New Media Wizard.
4. The New Media Wizard presents a series of steps: