WD Sentinel DX4000 Bare Metal Restore fails

[joeneu · Accepted solution]

The full system restore competed in about 19 hours without any problems. I have check  various software  that  was installed and so far no problems. I have even made backup from the dash board without any problems.

I have done some experimenting and  discovered that I used another second USB flash drive yesterday. I removed  the setup file  and Langpack folder that I had copied from the Dell " Reinstallation DVD for Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit "to that USB flash drive and rebooted and I was able to go all the way to where I could do a restore.. You still have to boot from UEIF Boot,( UEFI: INT13(0x81)).  USB flash key was made by the WD Sentinel 4000DX as per the instruction manual for the computer that I wanted to restore  I also copied the  folder "Drivers FOR Full System Restore" to the flash drive so you will have the necessary drivers that will be needed.

I tried the other first USB Flash drive  made from the Sentinel and it will not work. at all for the reboot process. fo what ever reason.

The WD Sentinel 4000DX does not come with a client restore CD. You make the USB Flash Drive Key by plugging in to the Sentinel and using the Dashboard to make a key for the computer that you want to  restore.

[Gramps]

So are you basicly saying you made two diff flash drives from the dashboard and one worked but the other did not?

WD has a recovery cd iso available to them

[joeneu]

Yes that is what I am saying. Who know why.