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This article provides information on the Latitude E5x50 systems requiring the Ethernet driver for the Intel I218-LM chipset when using PXE boot to reimage. Latitude E5x50 systems require the Ethernet driver for the Intel I218-LM chipset when using PXE boot to reimage When using PXE boot to reimage the Latitude E5x50 portable systems, a failure may occur with the imaging process if the correct Ethernet driver is not installed. The Latitude E5x50 series of laptops use the new integrated Intel I218-LM Ethernet chipset. If the driver for this chipset is missing from the WinPE environment, then the imaging process will fail. To ensure the imaging process is successful, ensure the Intel I218-LM Ethernet chipset drivers are added to both the boot and image .wim files. The driver can be downloaded from the specific system link below: Latitude E5250/5250: Intel I2xx/825xx 10/100/1000 Ethernet Network DriverLatitude E5450/5450: Intel I2xx/825xx 10/100/1000 Ethernet Network DriverLatitude E5550/5550: Intel I2xx/825xx 10/100/1000 Ethernet Network Driver