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    problems installing mirror

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Xanthe, Dec 31, 2005.

  1. Xanthe

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    Hi all,
    my dell 700m was recently stolen, and I'm trying to install the mirror from it on my replacement 700m. However, I'm having trouble with it :( Messages keep popping up saying ""an internal inconsistency has been detected" "if this problem recurs contact Symantec Technical Support", and then "Abort 10011, no boot track record found type 254 instead" So I'm not sure whether the problem is with the Ghost software that was used to make the mirror, or whether it's to do with the hidden partition on the hard disc, that contains the recovery disc.

    The Dell-specific Ctrl+F11 process is supposed to completely automate the restoration process, returning the hard disk to the state it was in when Dell shipped the computer. However, overwriting the MBR by using a boot manager, "fixmbr", "fdisk /mbr", installing from a
    Windows installation CD, or assorted other means will break Ctrl+F11, rendering the system unable to boot the Restore partition. Furthermore, changing the partitioning by adding, deleting, or resizing partitions will fail DSRcheck's assessment, so even if Ctrl+F11 works, the restore process will abort without attempting to restore the Ghost image.

    Dell customer service are being as helpful as always, saying that I'd have to pay $99 for a software service contract before anyone would talk to me about it :mad: Does anyone have any ideas about how to get the mirror working? I'd be really grateful for any advice!

    Many thanks!
     
    Xanthe, Dec 31, 2005
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