MediaDirect Resintallation CD for E1705?

[ledesordre]

A lot of work/extra space needed for a silly feature, don't you think? These e1705's boot up so fast anyway...

I guess I just naive and don't really see the point.

[robjbw]

thanks rtbond. I chatted with dell and requested the part # you gave and they are sending it to me. I just hope they are the right cd's. I'll inform all of you when i get the cd's.

[robjbw]

The reason why MediaDirect 2.0 for E1705 laptop is a great feature is because you dont need to boot your laptop into windows to play dvd/listen to music or view photos. Yes, booting Windows in the E1705 is fast, but the battery dies faster cause all the background softs + windows are now draining the battery. MediaDirect feature is a must have. :-)

[DonnaB]

thanks rtbond. I chatted with dell and requested the part # you gave and they are sending it to me. I just hope they are the right cd's. I'll inform all of you when i get the cd's.

I don't have E1705 but I'm wondering why Dell in your location did not ship all necessary CDs when you received your notebook. Over here in Asia, I received all the CDs. It's included in the box:
- Application CD: For Reinstalling MediaDirect
- Application CD: For Reinstalling Dell Media Experience 3.0.1 Basic Version Software
- Application CD: For Reinstalling Sonic DigitalMedia v.7 LE and MyDVD 6.11 LE Software
- Application CD: For Reinstalling CyberLink PowerDVD 5.5 Software
- Drivers and Utilities CD: For Reinstalling Dell Inspiron and XPS System Software (this one includes the Repair Utility CD of MediaDirect)
- Operating System CD: Reinstallation CD of XP Home SP2 edition

I don't have to chat to them and request for any CD. I guess, different location of Dell has different way in processing orders.

Anyway, once you receive the right CD (MediaDirect Reinstallation CD), you can install it again so you can enjoy the functionality of MediaDirect in your notebook
Note that it will be installed in another partition. Not in the partition where your system is installed. You'll run the installation in Windows then it will locate the unallocated partition. It requires unallocated partition. So you better ready your drive to have small unallocated partition, if not, it will fail to install. The tech support should guide you in installing it if you receive any error.

If you're still have the days for the satisfaction policy.. you can demand to replace the notebook with new one or request to put back everything in factory state.
But it depends on Dell support or location of Dell again I think.

Over here in Asia, a friend of mine deleted the hidden partition. He thought it is wasting the space and useless. He later realized that he need PC Restore, Dell Utility and MediaDirect function. He call Dell Support and requested to them to put back the system in its original state. They grant his request because the satisfaction policy is still active.

[ZeonStar]

I got my 9400 Monday and reformatted it. My drive had 3 partitions. The large one, one that was about 3.5 gigs and small one of about 50 megs with no drive letter. My system did of course have mediadirect. I wiped the restore partition and of course the big one but not the third one. Does that mean I have the Media Direct still on my system? The button no longer works, which im not surprised but how can I fix it? I would love to avoid having to have the darn Media Direct CD sent to me. I definately want this app back though, it's nicer than I thought it would be.

[DonnaB]

Hi ZeonStar,

Does that mean I have the Media Direct still on my system? The button no longer works, which im not surprised but how can I fix it?

Try to use MediaDirect Repair Utility. It's in the Drivers and Utilities CD.
Place the CD in your optical drive. Reboot the system. Press F12 as soon as Dell log appears. Select to boot to CD then quickly press Q
At the prompt, type cd \MD2 then press enter
Whent he Done message appears, remove the CD from the drive and press the power button to turn off the computer.

Try to press your MediaDirect button to see if the fix process succeed. If not, you need to reinstall MediaDirect using the Reinstallation CD for MediaDirect.

Since your notebook is new and If I were you, try to call Dell and tell them that you didn't realized that wiping the said partition will disable the functionality of MediaDirect button.

[ZeonStar]

Does my system even have the Dell media direct though? Thats what Im wondering. I dont have a partition with that 1308 amount I have seen mentioned above. I had the main big one 70 gigs I think it was, and one for about 3.5 which I assumed was the restore partition. Could mediadirect of been on one of those? if so... it's gone and I think the repair would only make things worse. I dont want to format again. I mean I JUST did it.

I did get the reinstallation/divers CD and Windows XP disc and a disc for some word software but I did not get the media direct CD as far as I know. Unless it's on the driver CD... which I doubt?

[DonnaB]

Yes, your notebook has MediaDirect. That's what it says in Dell website. Check your quotation to verify. If MediaDirect is listed then you have it.

I did get the reinstallation/divers CD and Windows XP disc and a disc for some word software but I did not get the media direct CD as far as I know. Unless it's on the driver CD... which I doubt?

You're right. It's not in the drivers CD. It's a separate CD.

[DonnaB]

BTW, go to to Dell Drivers and Downloads page. Enter your service tag and then type MediaDirect. For my notebook i630m and service tag, I can download the MediaDirect application (it's 38MB). Not sure if they offer the download for your i9400 notebook and service tag but it's worth to try. At least you don't need to wait (if you requested the CD) long.

[ZeonStar]

I actually meant do I have it as in is it still on my system or did I wipe it off with one of those partitions.

Donna, where did you go to find it for download? I can't find a section for application downloads.