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    New HD; now Dell Media err setting up MD3

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AreWeThereYet, Jan 8, 2012.

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    Trying to wipe off a Dell 6400:

    Last year I successfully formatted the laptop using a thread I found "Dell Vista Laptop Reformat & Bloatware Removal".

    I just installed a new SATA 7200 hard drive and now have "err setting up MD3".

    I took out disk and tried to install Vista but it stalls after an hour during stage 1.

    I read that I needed to do a bios update patch to correct the "err msg".

    Bios does show the new 250gb hard drive.

    I found the patch and downloaded to CD-R. I changed bios to boot from cd/dvd drive but it says "no bootable devices"

    I have no clue what any of the above means but for a girl I can follow directions farely well. ;)
     
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    UPDATE:

    Vista installed successfully & was able to download the patch and update to A12 (I think that was #) from A02.

    Will try later to install Media Direct.
     
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