When I first started using Dell pcs I made images of them that did not include the Dell diagnostic partition. This became a pain when talking with Dell support as they ALWAYS want you to run the diagnostics when troubleshooting problems. This meant I had to go digging through our drawer full of Dell diagnostic utils and find the right one then boot from it and run the diags. I asked Dell Support many times if there was a way to add the diagnostics partition back on. The answer was always no. So I did some digging and found a way. WARNING!!!! this method will ERASE your hard drive, and remake the DELL Diag Partition, you will have to reinstall WINDOWS and all drivers.
5 Steps total
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Step 1: What you need
Oct 22, 2004 - You could try to download the Diags from Dell, and make a bootable CD. I've not seen the dell diags in cd/iso format but these days with any.
The Dell Drivers and Utilities CD/DVD that came with your system (each Dell model has it's own)
A copy of UltraISO or some other ISO editor
A blank DVD
ImgBurn or some other CD/DVD burning software
Step 2: Check to see what version the Dell Diag CD/DVD is
Insert the Dell Drivers and Utilities CD/DVD into a pc running windows. Check it for the following files and folders (in windows check show hidden files and folders) or drop into a dos window.
Check for a folder called UPC32/UPTOOLS/MKUP.bat
Check for a folder called Diags/Diag32/ AXXXXXX (mines A1358A2) Make a note of whatever your folder name is.
(IMPORTANT INFO) I have noticed that different Dell Drivers and Utilities cds have different folder names when it comes to the DIAG32 folder. I have seen INSP32, DIM32 and others. As long as you have a folder after one of these beginning with A then you are fine.
Step 3: This is what you should be able to do
1. Put Dell Drivers and Utilites CD/DVD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Turn your PC on and press F12 to enter the boot menu
3. choose CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
4. When the option to press 1 or Q appears, select Q to quit to DOS
5. Type CD UPC32
6. Type CD UPTOOLS
7. Type MKUP xxxxxx 'example' MKUP 1358A2 (do not add the A before the version number)
It will give you and option to continue or cancel. ok so continue and the pc will reboot 'LEAVE IT' After boot.. you show see a screen with a blue bar saying NO LOADER. Just do a ctrl-alt-del and rerun steps 3-7 again
This time you should be able to see the new Diag files being copied into the new Diag Partition .
Type Restart.
Test it by pressing F12 at menu and select Dell Diagnostics.
Dell Latitude D600 Audio Driver
Step 4: This is what I had to do
Dell D600 Diagnostic Iso Download Software
This does not work for me (at least on a Latitude E6400)
It copied the files but it would error out at the end.
Here is what I had to do to fix the problem.
1. Open UltraISO
2. Insert the Dell Drivers and Utilities CD/DVD
3. Go to File - Open CD/DVD
4. Choose the CD/DVD you just inserted
5. Go to File - Save As and save it as an ISO
6. Open the ISO file
7. Open the folders UPC32UPTOOLS
8. Right Click on the MKUP.BAT file and choose extract to
9. Choose you desktop or something easy
10. Edit the MKUP.BAT file you just extracted
11. Change anywhere in the file where it lists %SRV_UPC% to UPC32
12. Save the file and copy it to UltraISO and replace the MKUP.BAT file in it
13. Save the ISO file
14. Burn it to a CD/DVD
Step 5: Getting it right
Follow the steps in 3. This is what you should be able to do
But this time make sure you use the CD/DVD you just burned
This is one big pain in the ass to do but at least all my Ghost images of Dell pcs now have a Diag util partition and I no longer have to go searching through cds. Hope this info is useful.
9 Comments
- PimientoD9332 Apr 13, 2010 at 11:42am
Great tip! This came in handy when I had to rebuilt for Win7.
Rather than redo the ghost file and reburn to dvd,
you could just set the variable to UPC32
After you boot off the CD and press Q
type:
set SRV_UPC=UPC32
then do the lookup of the version
dir f:diagsdiag32
>>A1358A2
f:upc32uptoolsmkup 1358A2 or whatever your version isThis defines the variable and allows the batch file to run cleanly.
Easier than extracting and reburning, but if you ever need the dvd, you would have it again... - SerranoJohn8753 Apr 13, 2010 at 11:52am
Thanks for the tip. I'll have to try it out :)
- ChipotleGregg C May 10, 2010 at 04:28pm
I havn't tried this yet, but What about using partition magic or something similar to create a 40mb space in front of the partition, to install the diagnostics into.?
- SerranoJohn8753 May 19, 2010 at 03:16pm
I briefly tried using partition magic to add a partition in front of the existing partition but the process would always wipe everything out. I will have to play around with it again as it would be much easier if we could do this.
- ChipotleGregg C Jun 18, 2010 at 09:04am
What about using a dell diag partition from a different ghost image?
import the partition, then append the windows partition after, then boot to windows, and use the dell utility to install the correct diag parition software.?
I havn't tried this yet, way to busy around here these days.
- ChipotleGregg C Jun 18, 2010 at 09:06am
oh btw one little tip, I have a diag disk for our E6400's and it works perfectly on any system with a dvd drive. I have used it in our D600 and D610 systems without any issues. So now I just keep that disk around as almost all of my systems that dont have the partition, have dvd drives.
- Sonorawwdotinc Jul 16, 2010 at 04:26pm
BIG HELP!! Thank you. I miss the days of 'ZZTOP' does any one remember that application in DOS on the old Dells?
- PimientoDevili1979 Sep 4, 2012 at 06:10am
Works !
- DatilSnifferSir Oct 9, 2012 at 08:21pm
Very handy, if you are imaging your own servers and need to retain the diagnostic partition for support reasons. Thanks!