We use a Windows XP Dell ImageDirect gold image to re-image our machines. The gold ImageDirect was created and aligned on an AF drive. The gold image contains the OS partition only. When I apply the gold image to an AF drive the partition is aligned. However we require the Dell Diagnostics partition on all systems so I have created a boot USB drive with the ImageDirect gold image and an image of the utilty partion that works ok except the OS partition is no longer aligned. Is there any way I can align the OS partition during the re-image process to remove the need to run an alignment tool at a later date?
The USB drive is DOS based and the code I'm using is:
gdisk 2 /y /del /all (deletes existing partition on target drive)
gdisk 2 /y /cre /pri /sz:300 /for /q (creates utility partition)
gdisk 2 /y /cre /pri /for /q (creates OS partition)
gdisk 2 /y /act /p: (sets second partition active)
ghost.exe -align=1mb -clone,mode=prestore,src=c:\...\utility.gho,dst=2:1,sze1=110m -quiet -sure -fx (restores utility partiton)
ghost.exe -align=1mb -clone,mode=prestore,src=c:\...\image.gho:1,dst=2:2,sze2=V -quiet -sure -rb (restores OS partition)
Any help much appreciated