I am marking this thread solved. Here's my update and many thanks to all that contributed:
SUMMARY:
I would boot in a loop forever and my usb rescue boot disks would not boot up enough to let...
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I am marking this thread solved. Here's my update and many thanks to all that contributed:
SUMMARY:
I would boot in a loop forever and my usb rescue boot disks would not boot up enough to let...
My preboot diagnostics pass (same as in post #27, even fan and thermals look the same).
My macrium image is from the broken laptop. Only the macrium usb RE was from a different laptop.
I'm...
Hi zbook,
Thank you for taking the time and effort to look at my issue. it sounds like you are recommending a clean install in which case it will be a few days. In post #27 , i posted my dell...
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my version of support assist does not have all these options. I checked microsoft store and no updates available for this app either. I then tried via google and see...
Here you go zbook, My powershell window did not close (>45 min) so I closed it.
I'm back.
To take the drive out I had to buy a specialty screwdriver and then HDD disk to USB caddy. Here are my results:
1) I can now boot Kyhi's rescue disk without my HDD present
2) I...
Hi zbook,
Here are the results: Note from my post #22, I think I am missing a driver in the macrium usb disk which is why it can boot and I can run diskpart. When I add that driver, it endlessly...
I have now attempted this 8-9 times and all I ever get is the Macrium screen.
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As for bootable windows iso, isn't that what I tried in post #1?
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This is the only screen I ever get. something to do?
Hi zbook,
As I mentioned in post #1, I cannot boot (3 different recovery usb and main drive either). So cannot answer most of your requests in post #20. As for ram modules and drives, I have to...
I've made some headway in knowledge but not anywhere near a solution. I now understand why the macrium usb boot drive behaves differently than Kyhi usb drive or Windows install disk. I made the...
Hi zbook,
With no usb, I never get to a Windows logo screen, just the DELL logo with preparing automatic repair.
With Kyhi usb disk, no luck , it does eventually gives BSOD and says must reset...
Hi zbook,
I'm not sure how to get to advanced startup. I get the nonstop ' performing automatic repair'. I have used option 6 ( hard reboot many many times) and never got to windows logo or any...
Thanks zbook, If I can ever boot I will try memtest. So far I have 3 usb sticks and tried both available usb ports and have turned off secure boot.
in UEFI mode, it would not show USB as a boot source
When in UEFI mode, it did not allow choice of USB as a boot source.
no, not able
I did try this, when you try to fix it, macrium asks for location of the OS. Since it cannot find that drive (see diskpart), I can't add location to fix.
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I did try both...
thanks I forgot to mention I used the built in Dell diagnostics and have tested for memory and more for hours on end.
Hi all,
I'm hoping someone can help. Problems started a few days ago with occasional 'page fault in non paged area - iastorav.sys'. It got worse before I could look at it. It moved to...
This is probably not the right way but I have a Dell XPS 14 and for years I lost the ability to change brightness on most major updates to Windows. There is a registry item that has worked for me...
I recently made a mistake. I loaded the latest Synaptic touchpad to this T400 attempting to fix 'zoom' capability. Only afterwards I noticed T400 is not on the approved list. So I rolled back (also...
Hi,
I'm still unclear as to what to do, the folks on dell forum are not very responsive so hoping someone here has answers.
I have 2 buses on my dell xps 14 (yes 14); msata 30gb ssd, and...
likely to go smaller like 256gb. But seems like I won't need the OS to decide what to store in the faster drive since it will be one speed. I'm still not clear what I need to do on Macrium...
my dell xps 14 may be flaking out. I want to be prepared. right now I backup my current images using Macrium free but was planning to buy just one ssd to replace the hybrid one. Does macrium support...