this ought to get you started.

http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/


Joe wrote:
I agree with you Jay, the MediaDirect is a gadget really, but it comes with
the package as they say.
The MediaDirect partition does indeed ask for the password, or at least, the
bios asks, then it boots the whole sheebang.
Do you have a link to the website you mentioned?

Cheers.
Joe.