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    MediaDirect repair utility...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by whoamI?, Dec 3, 2006.

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    I just reformatted my E1505 and when I went to use/boot the repair CD, no command prompt ever appeared?? I followed the same procedure 6 months ago and everything worked fine. What gives?
     
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    hmm that's weird. Are you using a disc that you made or the Dell disc?
     
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    I'm using the disc I made last night off the drivers page on the Dell site. The CD boots up but no comand prompt ever comes and then it just goes right into windows....???
     
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    Not sure, how would I check? Would that fix the problem??

    Also, I did boot from the CD/DVD drive as per the F12 menu (with the reapir CD in the drive) but never got the comand prompt so I couldn't enter text/commands. Hmm.....
     
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    I did follow Mark's directions, but the file/driver provided on their site is 12517which may not work with his instructions??

    Anyone?
     
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    I think that method still works with the 12517 repair utility. Another option is to make a new disc and try it.
     
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    Did make a 2nd disc and that didn't work either. Thant why I'm SOOOOO frustrated right now, lol.
     
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    I'm sorry :-/ I really don't know what is going on.

    When you select the cd/dvd drive in the 1 time boot menu, does it ask you to press any key?
     
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    When I get to the first time boot menu, I use the arrow key to get down to DVD/CD and it says press enter to select your choice. After that, the drive fires up, the DVD/CD is spinning but no command prompt. You just boot in Windows, all the while the CD/DVD is just humming along. Weird...
     
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    OK, just took a brand new CD-R out of it's case, right into the drive and burned the utility file. When booting it up, still no command prompt!!! GEEZ....

    Anyone else have this issue?
     
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    Did you use a special software to burn the .iso file?
     
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    Sonic Record Now...came with the system.
     
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    Bingo...that was it. It's always the LITTLE things. Thanks for your help once again SG!
     
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    LOL, no problem. I'm just glad that it is fixed.
     
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