UIU FEATURES

• Fast - UIU takes less than five minutes to run.
• Support - UIU licenses include access to driver updates, technical support and version upgrades for twelve months.
• Online Update of drivers - The latest drivers are downloaded automatically and included in your Master Image.
• Proven - Over 2,000,000 machines have been licensed and successfully cloned.
• Comprehensive Logging - The complete UIU process is logged to aid in diagnostics and support.
• Built-in Help file - UIU has a comprehensive help file which is accessible when running.

What they're saying... "Having to maintain dozens of Hardware images was not practical, now we have one image for any hardware." Dave King IT Manager EFI Global

• Large Database of Drivers - Over 26,000 plug-and-play driver IDs are included with UIU to support almost all system devices, including NICs, sound cards, video cards, motherboards, keyboard, mouse, drive controllers, chipsets, modems, internal biometric devices and USB/firewire ports.
• Step by Step Interface - An easy-to-follow interface providing a step-by-step wizard is built into UIU.
• The UIU wizard helps create both the unattend .XML file for Vista or the Sysprep answer file through an easy-to-use GUI or allows you to import your existing file - no more manually editing .INF or .XML files.
• Includes one comprehensive driver database for Windows 7, Vista and XP - The UIU detects which OS is present and automatically loads the required drivers.
• Complete Automation - UIU can be configured to run unattended.

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• Reliable - The UIU includes Master Image Machine Integrity Check (MIMIC), which authenticates the Master (source) computer, resulting in an Image that is optimized for deployment to the target (destination) computers.
• Versatile - UIU can be run from CD/DVD, Hard-drive, over a network, or from a USB key.
• SCSI Drive Support - UIU can be deployed to systems running from SCSI drives.
• ACPI HAL Detection/Installation - UIU automatically detects and installs the correct HAL for the machines to which you have deployed.

• Automated Sysprep Location and Installation - Sysprep is automatically installed if found on your machine, or links to the Microsoft site are opened, with steps to download and install.
• Extensive command flags to customize the UIU process - A full feature set of run-time flags- available from either command line parameters or a setting file- allows the UIU to be run in many ways.
• Post Clean-Up Process - After a clone has been deployed, UIU automatically cleans up the new systems registry and hardware list.
• Ability to include only signed drivers in your Master Image, meeting a requirement to use the UIU in certain secure environments. 

• MIMIC increases the reliability of the deployments by analyzing the source computer for best-practices which optimizes and authenticates the resultant Master Image.
• Updated, wizard-style GUI with final-configuration review and the ability to go back and change settings without aborting the process.

• The library of 26,000+ plug-and-play IDs, included with the UIU, has been streamlined, allowing for smaller database size, more accurate hardware detection and decreased UIU run-time, while still supporting every business-class desktop, laptop and Tablet PC.

• New methodology to handle individual driver updates on an as-available basis, rather than in a bundled format, for both testing and final production. 
• Enhanced tracking feature for compatibility with common software inventory packages (for example, SMS).
• New automated update methodology to increase update speeds and decrease wait time.
• Improved manual update functionality provides greater efficiency when the Users network environment prohibits them from using the automated update feature.

Since early in 2009, the Universal Imaging Utility included the UIU Discovery Tool.

Run this advanced scanning utility on any machine that will receive a new image.  Discovery Tool analyzes the computer and produces a detailed report of the components on that machine.  How is this useful?

• Ensures that the computer is compatible with the UIU and it can be imaged without worrying about missing drivers, incorrect HALs or rolling re-boots.
• Gives you the ability to create an Image with only the drivers necessary for your environment, decreasing overhead, image size and deployment times.
• Verifies that as new models and platforms are added to the network the UIU is compatible with them.
• Enables UIU technical support personnel to quickly identify which components need drivers, greatly reducing wait times.