diff --git a/playbook/pxe_server_setup.yml b/playbook/pxe_server_setup.yml
index 77136a5..6d56683 100644
--- a/playbook/pxe_server_setup.yml
+++ b/playbook/pxe_server_setup.yml
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@
       loop:
         - check-bios.cmd
         - models.txt
+        - hardware-report.ps1
       ignore_errors: yes
 
     - name: "Deploy Dell Flash64W.exe to winpeapps/_shared/BIOS/"
diff --git a/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/check-bios.cmd b/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/check-bios.cmd
index b0916a4..adfbb10 100644
--- a/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/check-bios.cmd
+++ b/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/check-bios.cmd
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ set "BIOSDIR=%~dp0"
 set "FLASH=%BIOSDIR%Flash64W.exe"
 set "MANIFEST=%BIOSDIR%models.txt"
 
+REM --- Report this machine to the PXE webapp (Hardware Coverage) ---
+REM Every WinPE boot maps this share, whatever image is picked next, so this
+REM is the one place that sees standard/engineer builds too. Best effort.
+if exist "%BIOSDIR%hardware-report.ps1" powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%BIOSDIR%hardware-report.ps1" >NUL 2>&1
+
 if exist "%FLASH%" goto :flash_ok
 echo   Flash64W.exe not found, skipping BIOS check.
 set "BIOS_STATUS=Skipped (Flash64W.exe missing)"
diff --git a/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/hardware-report.ps1 b/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/hardware-report.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6589f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbook/shopfloor-setup/BIOS/hardware-report.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# hardware-report.ps1 - Report this machine's hardware to the PXE webapp so
+# its Hardware Coverage page can flag models with no driver pack or BIOS.
+#
+# Called by check-bios.cmd, which every WinPE boot runs from the BIOS share
+# before the imaging menu. That is deliberate: the enrollment share (Y:,
+# where winpe-status-push.ps1 lives) is never mapped on the gea-standard /
+# gea-engineer path, so anything hung off Y: misses those builds.
+#
+# Sends the exact WMI model PESetup matches driver packs on, the Dell
+# system SKU (what Dell's catalogs key on) and the BIOS version. Runs in
+# WinPE's stripped PowerShell: wmic only, no CIM cmdlets. Best effort:
+# logs to X:\Windows\Temp\hardware-report.log and never fails the boot.
+
+param(
+    [string]$PxeServer = $(if ($env:PXESERVER) { $env:PXESERVER } else { '172.16.9.1' }),
+    [int]$Port = 9009,
+    [int]$TimeoutSec = 5
+)
+
+$logFile = 'X:\Windows\Temp\hardware-report.log'
+function Log {
+    param([string]$msg)
+    try { "$(Get-Date -Format s) $msg" | Out-File -FilePath $logFile -Append -Encoding utf8 } catch { }
+}
+
+function Get-WmicValue {
+    param([string]$Class, [string]$Property)
+    try {
+        $line = (& wmic $Class get $Property /value 2>$null |
+                 Where-Object { $_ -match '=' } | Select-Object -First 1)
+        if ($line) { return ($line -split '=', 2)[1].Trim() }
+    } catch { Log "wmic $Class $Property exception: $_" }
+    return ''
+}
+
+$hw = @{
+    serial       = Get-WmicValue 'bios' 'SerialNumber'
+    model        = Get-WmicValue 'computersystem' 'Model'
+    manufacturer = Get-WmicValue 'computersystem' 'Manufacturer'
+    sku          = Get-WmicValue 'computersystem' 'SystemSKUNumber'
+    bios_version = Get-WmicValue 'bios' 'SMBIOSBIOSVersion'
+}
+Log "model=$($hw.model) sku=$($hw.sku) bios=$($hw.bios_version) serial=$($hw.serial)"
+
+if (-not $hw.model) {
+    Log "no model - nothing to report"
+    exit 0
+}
+
+try {
+    $resp = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://${PxeServer}:${Port}/hardware/seen" -Method POST `
+        -Body ($hw | ConvertTo-Json -Compress) -ContentType 'application/json' `
+        -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $TimeoutSec -ErrorAction Stop
+    Log "OK http=$($resp.StatusCode)"
+} catch {
+    Log "ERR $($_.Exception.Message)"
+}
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/playbook/winpe-status-push.ps1 b/playbook/winpe-status-push.ps1
index 5226d48..9fba978 100644
--- a/playbook/winpe-status-push.ps1
+++ b/playbook/winpe-status-push.ps1
@@ -74,36 +74,4 @@ try {
     Log "ERR $($_.Exception.Message)"
 }
 
-# Hardware facts for the webapp's driver/BIOS coverage check (/hardware):
-# the exact WMI model PESetup matches driver packs on, the Dell system SKU
-# (what Dell's catalogs key on), and the BIOS version check-bios.cmd sees.
-function Get-WmicValue {
-    param([string]$Class, [string]$Property)
-    try {
-        $line = (& wmic $Class get $Property /value 2>$null |
-                 Where-Object { $_ -match '=' } | Select-Object -First 1)
-        if ($line) { return ($line -split '=', 2)[1].Trim() }
-    } catch { Log "wmic $Class $Property exception: $_" }
-    return ''
-}
-$hw = @{
-    serial       = $serial
-    model        = Get-WmicValue 'computersystem' 'Model'
-    manufacturer = Get-WmicValue 'computersystem' 'Manufacturer'
-    sku          = Get-WmicValue 'computersystem' 'SystemSKUNumber'
-    bios_version = Get-WmicValue 'bios' 'SMBIOSBIOSVersion'
-    pctype       = $PCType
-}
-Log "hardware model=$($hw.model) sku=$($hw.sku) bios=$($hw.bios_version)"
-if ($hw.model) {
-    try {
-        $resp = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://${PxeServer}:${Port}/hardware/seen" -Method POST `
-            -Body ($hw | ConvertTo-Json -Compress) -ContentType 'application/json' `
-            -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $TimeoutSec -ErrorAction Stop
-        Log "hardware OK http=$($resp.StatusCode)"
-    } catch {
-        Log "hardware ERR $($_.Exception.Message)"
-    }
-}
-
 exit 0