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Help for Dell Media Direct for inspiron e1505
I have inspiron e1505. I lost the dell media direct function. When i got the computer i looked up HDD partitions with PowerQuest Partition Magic, I have seen no last partitions like 1308 mb which has the media direct software embedded. For you knowledge, the partitions was like that in order: 1- delutility (fat) 39,2 mb (hidden), 2- C (ntfs) 108234,8 mb , 3- Free space 7,8 mb 4- Local Disk (CP/M-CTOS) 4753,6 mb (hidden) which is partition for System Restore has Norton Ghost32 files (i also imaged it) 5 - Free space 7,8 mb
For this reason i thought Media direct function was hardware embedded. I format the hard drive and installed new and clean XP pro operating system, and media direct is gone.
After Chatting with dell, first they linked me the file R95248.EXE, which is for inspiron 9400, it didn't work. Than, i requested Dell Media Direct Reinstalling CD. When install the CD, it creates about 1200 mb hidden partition last of the hdd. The file system of the partition is NTFS after installing. But after restarting computer with MediaDirect key it changes to Type D7 file system. My problem is that, it gives Windows Error with blue screen. I started that operating system with pressing F8 key, And i started it with safe mode, it gives error after loading "pwrdrv.sys" driver.
I understand that, dell media direct reinstallation CD, install an operating system that is "microsoft XP embedded", but it didn't work on my machine.
If you consider my original partitions where was my media direct function?
Why i can't run reinstalled media direct partitions? I tried english and turkish XP operating system but it didn't work.
Dell chatt service doesn't have enough knowledge about this issue. Are there any version of MediaDirect Reinstalling CD?
And one more interesting thing, when i trying to get restore my system from images and dell media direct repairing utilities, Media Direct worked once. The interested thing was it couldn't enter the C drive. After that i saw, my C drive didn't boot. I started the computer with my BartPE CD, i saw that C is unformatted. I checked up with Powerquest partition magic and Windows disk manager, it was true. I formatted C, and media direct is gone forewer again? ..........
Any idea for this??????
dg1261
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July 11th, 2006 19:00
seserhat
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July 12th, 2006 07:00
dg1261
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July 12th, 2006 12:00
Message Edited by dg1261 on 07-12-200606:02 AM
seserhat
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July 12th, 2006 19:00
Many times I tried it before and I dit it one more time. The result is nothing. Computer doesn't boot. Writes like "loading PBR descriptor ....1 done, No boot loader..." or same something. My active partitions goes. First partition become active again and takes drive letter "C" again. I also create 3rd partitions after C to try. Samethings happen again.
I have created the first 47MB area with dell upc32 tools. After than,reappear blue dell diagnostic sign upside of screen. Dell media direct repair utility make it disappear again. I have 2 different version of media direct repairing utility, i tried both of them.
dg1261
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July 12th, 2006 21:00
seserhat
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July 13th, 2006 06:00
dg1261
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July 13th, 2006 18:00
"There is a tool in it to make up harddisk the way dell creates system diagnostic folder, and puts its files. Using the tool, makes harddisk free all of the partition, and creates 27 MB FAT partition, begininig of the disk. It clears everything on the disk."
Okay, we need to figure out if you still have the HPA or not. I'm not familiar with the tool you're using, so there's a question just how completely it clears everything on the disk--whether it also cleared the HPA or not. Normally, tools cannot see the HPA so they'll clear everything they can see on the disk and the hidden HPA will still be left there. But since it's a Dell tool and a Dell HPA, perhaps it knows it's there and also clears the HPA. We'll need to get more information to find out.
You'll need the following tools:
- a USB flash drive (so you have a place to store files). Borrow one if you need to.
- visit www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm and download dsrfix.zip. Extract the dsrfixcd.iso file and use it to make a bootable CD.
- visit www.partitionsupport.com and download ident11.zip. Extract the identify.exe file and copy it onto the flash drive.
- insert the flash drive in a USB port, and insert the dsrfix CD in the CD drive.
- reboot, press F12 at the POST screen (big Dell logo) to get to the bios startup menu. Select to boot from CD.
- the laptop should boot from CD and leave you at the 'A:>' prompt.
- execute the commands "dir c:", "dir d:", "dir e:", etc., to see if you can determine which drive letter has been assigned to the USB flash drive. (It should be the one that lists the identify.exe file.) Use that drive letter for 'x' in the following two steps.
- execute the command "a:\dsrfix /d > x:\dsrfix.txt" (without quotes, of course)
- execute the command "x:\identify x:\identify.txt"
- the flash drive should now hold two text files, dsrfix.txt and identify.txt, containing the results of the two tests. Email those two files to me at dsrfix (at) goodells.net.
Dan Goodell
www.goodells.net/dellrestore