Can't recover from Dell CD
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From: Tom Scales on 21 Apr 2008 07:22 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Smith [mailto:Sallydog(a)cox.net] > Posted At: Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:02 PM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: Can't recover from Dell CD > Subject: Re: Can't recover from Dell CD > > > Just to try it, I tried booting from a Norton Ghost 12 CD. It booted > into the program just fine. It also booted and ran the DBAN program > CD fine. I tried an old Win 98 CD and it didn't boot it at all. Lack > of SATA support? I tried my non-Dell XP Pro CD again and got to the > "Welcome to Setup" screen and it locked up. > > Just a little more info for those who are following this. > > Thanks to all. > > Dave Sounds like none of your disks have the SATA drivers. Download them from Dell, make the floppy and when it prompts you for drivers, press F6. Should load them and everything should go fine.
From: Tom Scales on 21 Apr 2008 07:23 But which disk is which is confusing. I have two Dell XP SP2 disks. Both green. One with drivers. One without. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Myers [mailto:ben_myers_spam_me_not(a)charter.net] > Posted At: Monday, April 21, 2008 12:38 AM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: Can't recover from Dell CD > Subject: Re: Can't recover from Dell CD > > Not necessarily. The latest Windows XP with Service Pack 2C finally > integrates > SATA drivers. Oh, say can 2-C? ... Ben Myers > > On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:16:04 -0400, "Timothy Drouillard" > <timdrouillard(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > >If you are using a non-Dell Xp Pro CD, then you will definitely need > to > >download the drivers for the SATA drives, and install them using F6 > during > >the initial installation . > > > > > >"Dave Smith" <Sallydog(a)cox.net> wrote in message > >news:ag0o041hrag0ea1oknnvs9aetu1qf9se3t(a)4ax.com... > >> > >> Just to try it, I tried booting from a Norton Ghost 12 CD. It > booted > >> into the program just fine. It also booted and ran the DBAN program > >> CD fine. I tried an old Win 98 CD and it didn't boot it at all. > Lack > >> of SATA support? I tried my non-Dell XP Pro CD again and got to the > >> "Welcome to Setup" screen and it locked up. > >> > >> Just a little more info for those who are following this. > >> > >> Thanks to all. > >> > >> Dave
From: Tom Scales on 21 Apr 2008 07:24 Not true. On my Dimension 9200, the newer disks works fine. The older disk BSOD's. > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Muto [mailto:muto(a)worldnet.att.net] > Posted At: Monday, April 21, 2008 6:09 AM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: Can't recover from Dell CD > Subject: Re: Can't recover from Dell CD > > and it wouldn't end with bsod, it would end with no drives found... > but there may well be something else wrong with the windows cd being > used. > i think the op has to boot with the dell diagnostics cd and run them > continuiously until it reports and error. > > "Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not(a)charter.net> wrote in message > news:lv9o04dgn1o0mbrrnefe3a9kkmon6emqrb(a)4ax.com... > > Not necessarily. The latest Windows XP with Service Pack 2C finally > > integrates > > SATA drivers. Oh, say can 2-C? ... Ben Myers > > > > On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:16:04 -0400, "Timothy Drouillard" > > <timdrouillard(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > >>If you are using a non-Dell Xp Pro CD, then you will definitely need > to > >>download the drivers for the SATA drives, and install them using F6 > during > >>the initial installation . > >> > >> > >>"Dave Smith" <Sallydog(a)cox.net> wrote in message > >>news:ag0o041hrag0ea1oknnvs9aetu1qf9se3t(a)4ax.com... > >>> > >>> Just to try it, I tried booting from a Norton Ghost 12 CD. It > booted > >>> into the program just fine. It also booted and ran the DBAN > program > >>> CD fine. I tried an old Win 98 CD and it didn't boot it at all. > Lack > >>> of SATA support? I tried my non-Dell XP Pro CD again and got to > the > >>> "Welcome to Setup" screen and it locked up. > >>> > >>> Just a little more info for those who are following this. > >>> > >>> Thanks to all. > >>> > >>> Dave
From: Dave Smith on 21 Apr 2008 07:40 On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22:14 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Smith [mailto:Sallydog(a)cox.net] >> Posted At: Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:02 PM >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell >> Conversation: Can't recover from Dell CD >> Subject: Re: Can't recover from Dell CD >> >> >> Just to try it, I tried booting from a Norton Ghost 12 CD. It booted >> into the program just fine. It also booted and ran the DBAN program >> CD fine. I tried an old Win 98 CD and it didn't boot it at all. Lack >> of SATA support? I tried my non-Dell XP Pro CD again and got to the >> "Welcome to Setup" screen and it locked up. >> >> Just a little more info for those who are following this. >> >> Thanks to all. >> >> Dave > >Sounds like none of your disks have the SATA drivers. Download them >from Dell, make the floppy and when it prompts you for drivers, press >F6. Should load them and everything should go fine. Just to be clear, I have two XP discs. The original one that came with the computer and also a store-bought XP Pro with SP-1. They fail a bit differently but at the same point. The Dell disc goes to a BSOD, the store-bought one just freezes. I would think that the one that came with the machine would have the SATA drivers but I will certainly try your suggestion. Thanks to all. Dave
From: Pen on 21 Apr 2008 09:03
Dave Smith wrote: > On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22:14 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Dave Smith [mailto:Sallydog(a)cox.net] >>> Posted At: Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:02 PM >>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell >>> Conversation: Can't recover from Dell CD >>> Subject: Re: Can't recover from Dell CD >>> >>> >>> Just to try it, I tried booting from a Norton Ghost 12 CD. It booted >>> into the program just fine. It also booted and ran the DBAN program >>> CD fine. I tried an old Win 98 CD and it didn't boot it at all. Lack >>> of SATA support? I tried my non-Dell XP Pro CD again and got to the >>> "Welcome to Setup" screen and it locked up. >>> >>> Just a little more info for those who are following this. >>> >>> Thanks to all. >>> >>> Dave >> Sounds like none of your disks have the SATA drivers. Download them >>from Dell, make the floppy and when it prompts you for drivers, press >> F6. Should load them and everything should go fine. > > Just to be clear, I have two XP discs. The original one that came > with the computer and also a store-bought XP Pro with SP-1. They fail > a bit differently but at the same point. The Dell disc goes to a BSOD, > the store-bought one just freezes. I would think that the one that > came with the machine would have the SATA drivers but I will certainly > try your suggestion. > > Thanks to all. > > Dave The 9150 has diagnostic light, they're in front. See http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim9150/en/sm/specs.htm#wp1053343 also click on the diagnostic lights link in that document. |