symantec ghost won't complete image deployment

[wallst32]

This isn't really a Windows XP problem, but there isn't a specific group for this topic and I figured this would be an appropriate audience.

I have some hard drives in Dell laptops that check out fine no matter what diagnostic tool I use (norton disk doctor, fdisk /mbr, scandisk, dell hdd diagnostics, etc.). I can always format, parition, and install any OS on them. The problem is when I try to deploy a Symantec Ghost image on to them. It will hang at 99% and just sit there until it times out. The 99% imaged system won't boot properly. If I move the hard drive to a different laptop and reimage, it is the same problem. If I take a hard drive where the image deploys 100%, and move it to any other system, it always works, so the problem seems to be with the particular disks.

Any ideas?

TIA

 

[bcastner]

This may sound silly, but are you sure all power options are disabled in the BIOS? Your laptops may be putting some devices to sleep.

 

[Gatsby1000]

I've heard of this problem, and it may have to do with the way Dell has named the hard drive. Because of the change in name, Ghost is confused. If anyone has more information on this, I'd like to know also. Thanks.

 

[mfryguy]

How are you deploying the image? What version of Ghost are you using? And have you, if you are performing the imaging over a network connection, check the type of DOS drivers you are using. It is often best to get the most recent NDIS2 drivers from the makers of the nic itself, not from the vendor of the system. If you are imaging locally, say to a second HD or partition, do be sure to do a low level defragmentation of the drive, with software like diskeeper pro, before taking an imaging of the drive.