Why is"Create Single Partition" giving "The disk you specified is not valid", prompting "Preinstallation Task Failed" ?
In running the following preinstallation tasks
Upload Hardware Inventory
Create Single Partition
Format C: as NTFS
Install Vista/2008/7 MBR
... on a Toshiba Portege M400, I am getting the message, "Preinstallation Task Failed" | "Do you want to continue?" with the following in the CMD dialogue box behind it....
Executing diskpart /s create_single_partition.conf
Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7600
Copyright (c) 1999 - 2008 Microsoft Corporation.
On Computer: MININT-CTTBOSH
The disk you specified is not valid.
There is no disk selected.
Executing call format_c_as_ntfs.bat
Specified drive does not exist
I know the preinstall tasks are not corrupt because I am using them in another deployment successfully. I have also used this installation on the same model of computer successfully in the past. In addition, I have tried it on several different M400 computers all with the same result. And finally, I have reset the factory defaults of the BIOS, etc., all to no avail.
The computer is fine - if I open Windows normally and run diskpart from a command prompt and then type list disk, it is listed as 0. However, if I run the Command Prompt from the Kace Recovery menu and type the same thing, I get the message, "There are no fixed disks to show." Why the discrepency?
Can you help me get past this error? Any trouble-shooting opinions on this?
Answers (2)
Most likely missing proper Disk drivers in the boot environment. May be same model computer but could have different HDD in it (possibly an AF style). look at a 400 that works and compare the drive models in bios to see if the same.
I'm having this same issue , we have created a new boot environment and tested fine on model (dell T5600) , I'm building another machine same model and i get the preinstallation error failed.
how can i update the drivers to make sure it works for all t5600 models
