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post #21 of 359
3/3/06 at 4:20am
so the link provided in the first page is for media direct 1.0 or something. is media direct 2.0 what comes preinstalled in the e1705??
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post #22 of 359
3/3/06 at 8:09am
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Originally Posted by Casper0878
so the link provided in the first page is for media direct 1.0 or something. is media direct 2.0 what comes preinstalled in the e1705??
Correct
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post #23 of 359
3/3/06 at 2:39pm
when will 2.0 be available? or do i need to get a disk to fix that??
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post #24 of 359
3/4/06 at 1:15am
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Originally Posted by JaxChris
Actually, I think the Media Direct works off of a solid state memory device on the motherboard... similar to the way the HP alternative works. MediaDirect shouldn't spin up the hard drive at all if you load directly into it from a cold boot.

So I'm not sure why people are saying MediaDirect is on the hard drive... it's a streamlined custom OS that loads directly into a Media Player. It may allow you to play music off of your hard drive by spinning up the hard drive... but I haven't studied the way Media Direct works.

It will spin up hard drive to look for media such as MP3's, WMI's, etc.
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post #25 of 359
3/9/06 at 4:02am
bah, i followed instructions on dells website, then followed the directions that dells website directed me to follow and well lappy wont boot from cd, wtf? all i need is to call dell and they will say, "what happened to back up partition, you voided your warranty "
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post #26 of 359
3/9/06 at 4:27am
ok well when i press media direct button it starts out like its going to work, ie it says dell media direct, then goes to logon screen, then i click user and it opens in media center wtf?!!? i followed all directions to the T and created two cd's i believe one is reinstall and one is repair, and neither would boot from disk.
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post #27 of 359
3/9/06 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by tinman44
ok well when i press media direct button it starts out like its going to work, ie it says dell media direct, then goes to logon screen, then i click user and it opens in media center wtf?!!? i followed all directions to the T and created two cd's i believe one is reinstall and one is repair, and neither would boot from disk.
I think if you read around you will find that Dells intructions are wrong. If you follow my instructions and use the dell media repair utility, I think your issue will be resolved.
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post #28 of 359
3/9/06 at 12:23pm
by doing this, does it reinstall mediadirect 2.0??
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post #29 of 359
3/9/06 at 12:34pm
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No, Media Direct is still there, it is just corrupted to a standpoint of where it gets pointed.
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post #30 of 359
3/9/06 at 12:46pm
how do i burn an image of that file once i download it?
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post #31 of 359
3/9/06 at 12:52pm
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Originally Posted by Casper0878
how do i burn an image of that file once i download it?
Use a program like Nero that is capable of burning CD Rom images.
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post #32 of 359
3/9/06 at 1:28pm
i have nero. theres an option that says burn image? then what? i just click on the exe file and thats it? then boot from cd right? or are there any other options i need to go through first in order to burn the cd properly??

so i fixed mine. easy as pie!! i did what dell told me to do. download the file, then unzip it. then go look for the .iso file and burn an image. then reboot the laptop, hit f12 to boot from cd, then follow the instructions. done in less that a few minutes and my mediadirect works!! hope this helps you guys!!
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post #33 of 359
3/9/06 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by jhagg
I think if you read around you will find that Dells intructions are wrong. If you follow my instructions and use the dell media repair utility, I think your issue will be resolved.
your directions in the first post were to follow dells instructions.
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post #34 of 359
3/9/06 at 10:34pm
its super easy. first download the repair utility. when its done, double click it and unzip its contents. then do the following

NOTE: If you use the Repair Utility CD when you should be reinstalling Dell MediaDirect, the process may not complete properly.

To create a Dell MediaDirect Repair Utility CD and repair Dell MediaDirect on your hard drive:

Download the R113019.exe file. Go to C:\dell\Drivers\R113019 folder

Locate the "Dell MediaDirect Repair Utility A03.iso" file after it has completed downloading and double-click it.

Your CD Burn software will open.

Place a blank writable CD into the CD drive and follow the prompts to create the CD.

When the Repair Utility CD has been created successfully, place it into the CD drive and restart your computer.

Press the <F12> key as soon as the Dell logo screen appears to enter the boot menu.

Press the down-arrow key to highlight the first CD listing.

Press <Enter> to boot from the CD.

At the prompt, type cd \MD2 and then press the <Enter> key.

Type Repair and press <Enter>. The Dell MediaDirect repair utility opens.

Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select OK and press <Enter>.

When the Done message appears, remove the CD from the drive and press the power button to turn off the computer.

You can now use the Dell MediaDirect button on your computer to launch Dell MediaDirect.

that's it. worked for me first try. im so proud!! lol
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post #35 of 359
3/10/06 at 5:45am
well i'm shocked after several tries i finally got it, i think it was just not following directions to the T like i said i was.
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post #36 of 359
3/10/06 at 2:03pm
Just got off the phone with Dell ordering my CD's which includes the OS, the Resource CD and a Media Direct installation CD and I believe I understand how this works. When I wipe the drive, I will install the OS and drivers. Then I use the MediaDirect CD to install it's thing. Finally, I run the MediaDirect Repair utility which does some work on the MBR. Well....that's how I'm going to do it! I will report back with part numbers and status once I get all this stuff!
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post #37 of 359
3/10/06 at 7:29pm
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Originally Posted by Casper0878
its super easy. first download the repair utility. when its done, double click it and unzip its contents. then do the following

NOTE: If you use the Repair Utility CD when you should be reinstalling Dell MediaDirect, the process may not complete properly.

To create a Dell MediaDirect Repair Utility CD and repair Dell MediaDirect on your hard drive:

Download the R113019.exe file. Go to C:\dell\Drivers\R113019 folder

Locate the "Dell MediaDirect Repair Utility A03.iso" file after it has completed downloading and double-click it.

Your CD Burn software will open.

Place a blank writable CD into the CD drive and follow the prompts to create the CD.

When the Repair Utility CD has been created successfully, place it into the CD drive and restart your computer.

Press the <F12> key as soon as the Dell logo screen appears to enter the boot menu.

Press the down-arrow key to highlight the first CD listing.

Press <Enter> to boot from the CD.

At the prompt, type cd \MD2 and then press the <Enter> key.

Type Repair and press <Enter>. The Dell MediaDirect repair utility opens.

Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select OK and press <Enter>.

When the Done message appears, remove the CD from the drive and press the power button to turn off the computer.

You can now use the Dell MediaDirect button on your computer to launch Dell MediaDirect.

that's it. worked for me first try. im so proud!! lol
Did all that but when I press the MediaDirect button it just boots into Windows and tells me to re-install MediaDirect...any suggestions
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post #38 of 359
3/10/06 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by jaygen
Did all that but when I press the MediaDirect button it just boots into Windows and tells me to re-install MediaDirect...any suggestions
maybe you need to install the entire program first. all i had to do was repair mine. that might be the difference
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post #39 of 359
3/10/06 at 7:44pm
yes i suggest reinstalling media direct. its sounds like you erased it or its partition
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post #40 of 359
3/10/06 at 7:53pm
i erased every partition on my hard drive. but all i had to do to get it back was repair it. dont know why its different for other people. good luck
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