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    Alienware M17xR3 Drivers Recovery Restore - Download

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Spy_br, Dec 28, 2011.

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    Spy_br Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys,

    I had problems with my HD and I lost my recovery partion. Where I can download Recovery CD ? I saw in ebay one guy selling the restore, but i didn´t find any place to download.
     
    Spy_br, Dec 28, 2011
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    hem Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Spy_br
    I believe you can download everything you need direct from dell, here is the link for the mx17 r3, or you can enter your service tag code.
    Re-installation
    http://support.euro.dell.com/support/index.aspx
    Driver
    www.dell.com/support/drivers/uk/en/ukdhs1

    (They also tell you which order to install all the required drivers in)
     
    hem, Dec 28, 2011
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    Spy_br Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Hem,

    I found all drivers, but i din't find original restore. Where I can find the factory system with windows 7 instalation?
     
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    Spy_br Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys,

    I think I recovered all files in RECOVERY Partion with the program Power Data Recovery. I copied all files to usb drive and tried to make a boot, but didn´t work.
    How I can create RECOVERY partition again? As you can see the second picture, I have the image of the factory system but I can´t install it.

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    Spy_br, Dec 30, 2011
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    prank1 Notebook Evangelist

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    Assuming there are no problems with your recovered files (e.g. corruption, missing files; the Lost Files folder includes files that were recovered but their original name and location could not be determined, this could be a problem)

    You need to make your USB drive bootable, simply copy and pasting will not work.

    How To make Bootable USB

    Follow the instructions but at step 7, copy and paste your recovery files instead.

    You will need your Windows 7 disk (bootsect.exe rerquired to write bootsect code to the usb to make it bootable, hence you need the windows disk)
     
    prank1, Dec 30, 2011
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