Basic services – PC, notebook and tablet.

Bechtle’s Installation Centre gives our customers the opportunity to have their PCs, notebooks and tablets shipped to them pre-configured to their specifications. Our services include DOA testing, BIOS configuration, hardware installation, device labelling, software preloads via a batch deployment solution, and much more.

This means you get fully tested equipment shipped to your doorstep, all customised to meet the needs of your organisation. All you need to do is plug it in and you’re ready to go.

Our PC, notebook and tablet services include:

• Unboxing and reboxing equipment
• DOA testing, 24h stress testing
• Installation of components (RAM, storage, slot-in cards, keyboards, etc.)
• BI standard labels for customer-specific information
• Collecting asset data (manufacturer, model, type, UUID, BIOS version, RAM, HDD, MAC address)
• OS installation
• OS updates (Windows, drivers)
• Software installation to customer specifications
• BIOS configuration to customer specifications
• Secure packaging in a Bechtle Box
• Dispatch note

Software preloads (image based)

• Deployment of your custom software image via our installation server
• Supported image formats: WIM, Ghost and Acronis (ask us about other formats)
• Deployment of your image via USB sticks
• Domain join (if a connection to your network is in place)
• Post-preload testing of the installation
• Checklists

Software preloads (deployment system)

• Integration of customer installations into our network (deployment server and firewall)
• Setup of devices for preloading via the deployment system
• Automated preloading via the deployment system
• Post-preload testing of the installation
• Checklists