Inspiron 6000 - Need clone image of diagnostics partition

Question

Hi ,   I recently helped my girlfirend migrate from a fujitsu 30 gig,...to a western digital scorpio 2.5' 80 gig drive. I cloned the whole disk with acronis true image 8, capturing the diagnostic partition at the beginning and the restore partition at the end. ANd transfered the clone sucessfully to the western digital kepping the original size of the 2 hidden parttitions.   The old fujitsu was formated.   I know i should have backed up the 'diagnostics partion' image,  but i didnt. And after fiddeling with the new western disk i ended up with deleting the diagnostics partition. Now i am at loss.   Could some kind soul,.. image the diagnostics partition of a dell inspiron 6000 (its very small) and send it to my server.  I would be utterly greatful as i hate the thought of having messed up her possibilities to diag the laptop incase of problems.   Thank you sooo much if u can help.     Patrik     Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-13-2005 03:43 AM

jasonrexxx · Answer

go to this site:

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/devices.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=INS_PNT_6000&category=0&os=WW1&osl=EN

download

Dell 32-bit Diagnostics Utility Partition Contents Upgrade Tool

PatrikM · Answer

Now when i run program 'ddup1249.exe' i get:   Error Acessing utility partition while updating delldiag.ini file. Code 709   I created a FAT32 partitionand change the type of that first partition from 0xBE (FAT32)  to  0xDE (Dell Utility partition) It is ofcoarse empty however, since i dont have the original contents of it with the diagnostic software that its supposed to contain.   From the error message i take it cannot update since it has nothing to update.   I think my only option is to get an actual image of the partiton with its contents. Now what i would really like to know is if the 'dell Systems and Utility' cd wich u can boot from into dell diagnostics, contains the exact same as the dell diag partition. DELL DRIVER CD:\DIAGS\INSP32\A1249  since it contains 'delldiag.ini ' in folder: \A1249  If its the exact same i can easily copy the contents to the dell diag part ni id mode 0xBE (FAT32)  and there after change it to 0xDE. I am going to try that, if the update works then i hope i was sucessfull. I still wonder though if the cd has the exact same diag software as the dell diag partition. Upd. Tried that, but wont update,..so i guess no sucess, Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-11-2005 10:01 PM

boppo · Answer

ok i have made the image and put it on my new 60/7200 drive on my I6000 and it works like it should. if you have a clean not partition drive and have ghost boot disk I could e-mail you my image.

PatrikM · Answer

Yes pls, do send me the ghost image via mail, this really saves my day. Thanks a bunch.

Lucky me there are people more security conscious in making backups before hasting it like me.

I use ghost bootdisk too.

Just to veryfy Is it the original inspiron 6000 diag partition u have imaged, or is it taken from your Inspiron 8200.

Probably they are the same anyway.

I created a yahoo account for the occasion. Should be able to host up to 250 MB it says.

patikm75@yahoo.se ...

Is there any chance u can add a CRC verification file, *.md5 to the image ,...so i know nothing has been corupted in the data transfer? but not totally nescesary ofcoarse.

I am extremely greatful for the helpout.

Patrik Markus

Fast and great CRC cheksum creator and verifier

( http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/download.php)

Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-11-2005 10:05 PM

Proud9300_OZie · Answer

You may have experienced a problem because the 'DE' type DellUtility partition is supposed to be a FAT16 or FAT16x depending if it is under or over 32Mb in size, not a Fat32.   Cheers

boppo · Answer

your e-mail not working,is it .com? Message Edited by boppo on 04-12-2005 01:18 AM

PatrikM · Answer

Boppo,

Man Filesanywhere are playing nasty, they say u have 50 megs, but they dont say file size of download is limited to 2 mb! Just experienced that.

I cannot download 7 mb big file in one chunk unless i upgrade $

...just remebered a much better service that i have actually used, rapidshare.

http://ul2.rapidshare.de/cgi-bin/upload.cgi is much better, there is no filesize download limit!

just upload and when its done, the links for the direct download are presented at the bottom, copy and paste here.

Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-12-2005 12:48 AM

Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-12-2005 12:49 AM

boppo · Answer

ozie it is in fat 16 format. thank you Message Edited by boppo on 04-12-2005 01:03 AM

boppo · Answer

i zipped it down to 2.3 meg. now what?

PatrikM · Answer

http://ul2.rapidshare.de/cgi-bin/upload.cgi < download filesize is not limited in this one :P

just upload and when its done, it will present links to the direct downloads it has created at the bottom of the page, and just copy and paste them.

Sorry for the complication. Thanks for sticking by me, thisone will work.

It will look something like this at the bottom after the Upload has finished:

Your Download-Link: http://rapidshare.de/files/1232033/CDR0001.GHO.html

Your Delete-Link: http://rapidshare.de/files/1232033/?killcode=2418756933 CDR0001.GHO.html

Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-12-2005 12:55 AM

Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-12-2005 12:57 AM

boppo · Answer

now that filesanywhere is real cool. file has gone. good luck

boppo · Answer

patrikm,

you can't make a image of the one that came with the I6000 cuz of the code and the pc restore on the drive. What I did is use the I8200 and then use the update software on dells site to upgrade the util partition for the I6000 and it is the same as the I6000 but you don't get the blue dell splash. I also have a I6000 and I put a 60/7200 drive in it and used the same util that I am trying to send you. it is just like the one that came with the I6000 system.

Message Edited by boppo on 04-12-2005 01:17 AM

Message Edited by boppo on 04-12-2005 01:18 AM

PatrikM · Answer

Ah well sounds like its working good then. I´d gladly put that on the hd aslong as it does its job.

U seem to have solved things quite smoothly with the code problem, cool to hear.

I was inside the yahoo mail, but something is fishy since it didnt recieve a test mail i sent out by hotmal.

Can we try filesanywhere instead. I Created an accout that host 50 mb.

http://www.filesanywhere.com/

User Name: INSPIRON
Password: 6000

Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-12-2005 12:32 AM

PatrikM · Answer

Haha ok thanks m8 :)  ,pulling that one instead. Dont wanna keep u up more, seem l8 where u are at. Good night, and rest well. Message Edited by PatrikM on 04-12-2005 01:35 AM

boppo · Answer

cool, I am glad I could help you out.

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