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October 9th, 2008 20:00
boot problem - dsrfix
hi, i formatted my drive on my inspiron 640m so i could include my new version of xp pro. now it finds no bootable device and the cd/dvd rom does not work. on running dsrfix it fixes nothing and returns the following
. disk 80 found, master device at port 01f0
.48-bit user secs : 153356490 (78gb)
.48-bit max secs : 156301488 (80gb)
.i13/48 user secs : 153356490 (78gb)
.disk cyls/hds/secs: 9546/255/63
'alert: boot code does not match dell mbr
'alert: pbr descriptor 1 is type 07, not DE
.alert: pbr descriptor 2 is type 00, not 07
.alert pbr descriptor 3 is type 00, not DB
. info pbr descriptor 4 is type 00
!!fatal: pbr1 is not fat16
!!fatal : pbr3 is not fat32
'alert: reference partition table not in sync
dsrfix /f does nothing to help.
i have fresh installed this os before but don't think i clean formatted first.
can anyone help please.
tia.
SlamX
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October 10th, 2008 02:00
TMcCaine
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October 10th, 2008 12:00
It is best to 'wipe' a drive not just reformat as XP stores information in the format partition of all drives. If you have a wipe utility that also deletes the format partition you can start %100 new without any lingering issues or conflicts on install like this.
If you have the drive manufactures format utility on disk already you can use that to format and wipe the drive restoring it to its original factory setting. I typically use the utilities from seagate.