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    Gateway Recovery Center Error

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by mdudeja, May 10, 2008.

  1. mdudeja

    mdudeja Notebook Consultant

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    Hi All

    I'm trying to back up my drivers on a blank rewritable CD/DVD but I keep getting a message that says "Invalid Media" from Gateway Recovery Center. I've formatted both the CD and the DVD and re-inserted them, but keep getting the same message. Any ideas?
     
    mdudeja, May 10, 2008
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    predatorramboxxx Notebook Deity

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    my advice is use a dvd
    use a non rewritable one and don't format it
     
    predatorramboxxx, May 10, 2008
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  3. cyclist14

    cyclist14 Notebook Consultant

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    Try a different brand, I learned that my Gateway FX can't read certain Memorex CD's
     
    cyclist14, May 10, 2008
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  4. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    You formated them? I use only verbatim disk bought at Sam's or other. Very rare to have problems with them.
     
    hydra, May 10, 2008
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  5. mdudeja

    mdudeja Notebook Consultant

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    I'll try the non-rewritable ones and post back. Have never had issues with them on any other drive, though.
     
    mdudeja, May 10, 2008
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    CycleDude Newbie

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    I encountered the same problem when attemting to create a Recovery DVD using Gateway Recovery Center and Memorex DVD+RW discs that I formatted using Windows Vista. I tried several format options, but got the same "Invalid Media" message.
     
    CycleDude, Jun 20, 2008
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  7. Lakjin

    Lakjin Notebook Deity

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    Why not create an ISO first then burn it on a disc? thats what i did, onto a Maxell DVD-R
     
    Lakjin, Jun 20, 2008
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  8. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    yea i did the same ^
     
    royk50, Jun 20, 2008
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  9. Lakjin

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    royk50, after u did that, did the option to make a Recovery DVD disappear from your GRC menu? Mine did for some reason...
     
    Lakjin, Jun 20, 2008
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  10. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    hmmm

    i did a full system restore since then, so its all look shiny right now
    i can try again if you want.

    and if you use the iso way and put it on the recovery "d" partition, be careful as it will be erased on full system restore. so do back it up on external media.
     
    royk50, Jun 21, 2008
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  11. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    no just redid it

    can use again, will look it up after next system reboot.
     
    royk50, Jun 21, 2008
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  12. Lakjin

    Lakjin Notebook Deity

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    I dont know whats up with my GRC o_o

    The option to make a backup for Apps and Drivers is still there (and i made an iso for that too) but the option for the recovery dvd isnt anymore.

    and i put both isos on seperate dvds already but thx =)
     
    Lakjin, Jun 21, 2008
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  13. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    oh i c

    i have:
    recovery
    programs
    hardware
    application and drivers external media

    no option full dvd recovery creation, was it there ? i never used such option, i have the dvd i got from gateway.
     
    royk50, Jun 21, 2008
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  14. Lakjin

    Lakjin Notebook Deity

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    you bought dvd from gateway? or did yours come with one? mine only came with windows cd, nothing else.

    there was an option for me. after i made an iso for it now its gone o_o
     
    Lakjin, Jun 21, 2008
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  15. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    i got it from gateway with the laptop, no vista dvd, just the full restore dvd.
     
    royk50, Jun 21, 2008
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