MDT 2013 Fails to Format or Partition disk on Surface Pro 3

I have been trying to image a Surface Pro 3 using MDT 2013 and have been unable to get past the Format and Partition portion of the deployment. At first I would get an error that it was unable to format or partition the drive and then after that it
just reboots after trying for so long. I am able to image any other device with the same task sequence and have no issue just having an issue with the Surface Pro 3. Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance.
I am getting the error FAILURE (5210)
ZTI Error - Unhandled error returned by ZTIDISKPART: Object required (424)

I think our problem is also hardware failure although without re-imaging a working surface pro 3 I can't be sure.
I tried what imfusio suggested in this thread.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/d31384bc-4e96-4a5b-a400-637bd6006d81/failure-5456-unable-to-determine-destination-disk-partition-and-or-drive-surface-pro-3?forum=mdt
Unfortunately the deployment failed with the same ZTI Error - Unhandled error returned by ZTIDISKPART:
Object required (424)
I then rebooted into WinPE and ran diskpart, I could see the two volumes (EFI and OSDisk). I then tried to format the OS disk volume using diskpart. I got a paramater is incorrect error and the disk was no longer visible with a 'list disk' command. So it's
like the format is putting the disk offline. I'm going to try restore one of these surfaces, apply all firmware updates then re-image. If that doesn't work I'm out of ideas.

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continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIConfigure.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable
name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
</defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="Applies the D: wim to System " name="Apply Scratch Drive" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
-<defaultVarList> <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"/> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable
name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> <action>"\\thinix-dev1\navyImage$\Tools\x86\imagex.exe" /apply
"\\thinix-dev1\navyImage$\Operating Systems\navycnic-gen_20131226100000\navycnic-gen_20131226100000_ddrive.wim" 1 D:\</action> </step> -<step description="" name="Inject Drivers" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0
3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIdrivers.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/>
<variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<group description="" name="Custom
Tasks" expand="true" continueOnError="false" disable="false"> -<step description="Makes sure there is no Boot Config files on C drive and changes them to R drive:" name="Recovery Partition" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0
3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" runIn="WinPEandFullOS"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"/> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> <action>"%SCRIPTROOT%\Dell_Optiplex_7010\Re-assign
DriveLetter.cmd"</action> </step> -<step description="" name="[Custom] Apply D Wim " continueOnError="false" disable="true" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" runIn="WinPEandFullOS"> -<defaultVarList>
<variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"/> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> <action>"%SCRIPTROOT%\Dell_Optiplex_7010\DWim.exe"</action> </step> -<step description=""
name="[Custom] TDRBCD" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" runIn="WinPEandFullOS"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"/> <variable
name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/>
<variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> <action>"%SCRIPTROOT%\Dell_Optiplex_7010\TDRBCD.exe"</action> </step> -<step description="" name="[Custom] Apply D Wim " continueOnError="false"
disable="true" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" runIn="WinPEandFullOS"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"/> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
<variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
</defaultVarList> <action>"%SCRIPTROOT%\Dell_Optiplex_7010\DWim.exe"</action> </step> </group> -<step description="" name="Next Phase" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe
"%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTINextPhase.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Set Phase" continueOnError="false" disable="false" successCodeList="0
3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_SetVariableAction"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="VariableName" property="VariableName">PHASE</variable> <variable name="VariableValue" property="VariableValue">STATERESTORE</variable> </defaultVarList>
<action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTISetVariable.wsf"</action> </step> </group> -<group description="" name="State Restore" expand="false" continueOnError="false" disable="true"> -<condition> -<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression">
<variable name="Variable">PHASE</variable> <variable name="Operator">equals</variable> <variable name="Value">STATERESTORE</variable> </expression> </condition> -<step description="" name="Gather local only"
continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="BDD_Gather"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="GatherLocalOnly" property="GatherLocalOnly">true</variable> <variable name="RulesFile" property="RulesFile"/>
</defaultVarList> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIGather.wsf"</action> </step> -<step description="" name="Post-Apply Cleanup" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe
"%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf" /post</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Recover From Domain " continueOnError="false" disable="false"
successCodeList="0 3010" type="BDD_RecoverDomainJoin" runIn="WinPEandFullOS"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="DomainErrorRecovery" property="DomainErrorRecovery">Auto</variable> </defaultVarList> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDomainJoin.wsf"
</action> </step> -<step description="" name="Tattoo" continueOnError="true" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTITatoo.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser"
property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile"
property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Opt In to CEIP and WER" continueOnError="true" disable="true" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIOptIn.wsf"
/CEIP:YES /WER:YES</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Windows Update (Pre-Application Installation)" continueOnError="true"
disable="true" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step>
-<step description="" name="Install Applications" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="BDD_InstallApplication"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIApplications.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList>
<variable name="ApplicationGUID" property="ApplicationGUID"/> <variable name="ApplicationSuccessCodes" property="ApplicationSuccessCodes">0 3010</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Windows Update
(Post-Application Installation)" continueOnError="true" disable="true" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
<variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
</defaultVarList> </step> <group description="" name="Custom Tasks" expand="true" continueOnError="false" disable="false"/> -<step description="" name="Enable BitLocker" continueOnError="true" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_EnableBitLockerAction">
<action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIBde.wsf"</action> -<condition> -<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression"> <variable name="Variable">BdeInstallSuppress</variable> <variable name="Operator">notEquals</variable>
<variable name="Value">YES</variable> </expression> </condition> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="OSDBitLockerTargetDrive" property="BdeTargetDriveLetter"/> <variable name="OSDBitLockerMode" property="BdeInstall">TPM</variable>
<variable name="OSDBitLockerStartupKeyDrive" property="BdeKeyLocation"/> <variable name="OSDBitLockerCreateRecoveryPassword" property="BdeRecoveryPassword">AD</variable> <variable name="OSDBitLockerWaitForEncryption" property="WaitForEncryption">false</variable>
</defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Restore User State" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIUserState.wsf" /restore</action> -<defaultVarList>
<variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/>
<variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Restore Groups" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe
"%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIGroups.wsf" /restore</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable
name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Apply Local GPO Package"
continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIApplyGPOPack.wsf"</action> -<condition> -<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression"> <variable
name="Variable">ApplyGPOPack</variable> <variable name="Operator">notEquals</variable> <variable name="Value">NO</variable> </expression> </condition> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
<variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
</defaultVarList> </step> -<group description="" name="Imaging" expand="false" continueOnError="false" disable="false"> <action/> -<group description="" name="Prepare Only" expand="false" continueOnError="false" disable="false">
-<condition> -<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression"> <variable name="Variable">DoCapture</variable> <variable name="Operator">equals</variable> <variable name="Value">PREPARE</variable>
</expression> </condition> -<step description="" name="Copy Sysprep files" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTISysprep.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList>
<variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/>
<variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> </group> -<group description="" name="Sysprep Only" expand="false" continueOnError="false" disable="false"> -<condition>
-<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression"> <variable name="Variable">DoCapture</variable> <variable name="Operator">equals</variable> <variable name="Value">SYSPREP</variable> </expression>
</condition> -<step description="" name="Add mass storage drivers to sysprep.inf for XP and 2003" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDrivers.wsf"</action>
-<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/>
<variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Execute Sysprep" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe
"%SCRIPTROOT%\LTISysprep.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> </group> -<group description="" name="Capture Image" expand="false" continueOnError="false"
disable="false"> -<condition> -<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression"> <variable name="Variable">DoCapture</variable> <variable name="Operator">equals</variable> <variable name="Value">YES</variable>
</expression> </condition> -<step description="" name="Apply Windows PE" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf" /PE /STAGE</action> -<defaultVarList>
<variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/>
<variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Add mass storage drivers to sysprep.inf for XP and 2003" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn=""
successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDrivers.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/>
<variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Execute
Sysprep" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTISysprep.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
<variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
</defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Apply Windows PE (BCD)" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%_SMSTSMDataPath%\Scripts\LTIApply.wsf" /PE /BCD</action>
-<condition> -<expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression"> <variable name="Variable">ImageBuild</variable> <variable name="Operator">greaterEqual</variable> <variable name="Value">6</variable>
</expression> </condition> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"
property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> -<step description="" name="Restart computer" continueOnError="false" disable="false"
successCodeList="0 3010" type="SMS_TaskSequence_RebootAction" runIn="WinPEandFullOS"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="Message" property="Message"/> <variable name="MessageTimeout" property="MessageTimeout">60</variable> <variable
name="Target" property="Target"/> </defaultVarList> <action>smsboot.exe /target:WinPE</action> </step> -<step description="" name="Gather local only" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"
type="BDD_Gather"> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="GatherLocalOnly" property="GatherLocalOnly">true</variable> <variable name="RulesFile" property="RulesFile"/> </defaultVarList> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIGather.wsf"</action>
</step> -<step description="" name="Create WIM" continueOnError="false" disable="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010"> <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIBackup.wsf"</action> -<defaultVarList> <variable name="RunAsUser"
property="RunAsUser">false</variable> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"/> <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"/> <variable name="LoadProfile"
property="LoadProfile">false</variable> </defaultVarList> </step> </group> </group> </group> </sequence>

Surface Pro 2 freezes briefly - storachi and disk error

Hello tech net
I am running a surface pro 2 with windows 8.1 (updates current as of 3 days ago), 4 GB RAM, 64GB HD. For the last several months the device will freeze up for about 5-10 secs multiple times per hour, and then resolve on it's own. During that
time task manager shows the disk is at 100% and event viewer will display 2 Warnings: an storachi (129) and a disk (153) error. This is in addition to a service control error (7000) that happens multiple times per second but doesn't seem to
affect performance. These freezes happen when plugged in, on battery, SDXC card installed or not, wi-fi or not, and no particular program running. It even happens when I'm not using the device if I go back thru event viewer. The 100% on disk is
not associated with any increase in process or app activity. Most of the time there are a couple 0.1MB/s demands like outlook, explorer or service host running but nothing that looks unusual when it spikes and freezes.
I am not a tech person and my online search for help has yielded a wide variety of solutions to this problem that didn't seem to be reliable fixes and sounded a little beyond my usual capabilities. Anyone know if this is fixable or do I need to send
the device back?
Thanks!

Not much information here to go on. Can you supply the bdd.log file. Copy to a public share like OneDrive, and share the link.
Typically any problems with format and partition have to do with the storage driver. Are you using the latest ADK from Microsoft? As Surface Pro 2 only supports Windows 8.x, you should *only* be using uEFI mode and GPT.
THe default MDT Task Sequence will do the right thing, *however*, if you change the settings in the "FOrmat and Partition Disk" step, you are then responsible for the settings from then on.
Keith Garner - Principal Consultant [owner] -
http://DeploymentLive.com

Locked Install Disk, Fails to Erase or Partition

For starters, I was having issues with the logic board/graphics of my 2007 Macbook Pro, (Model # A1226), currently running Mac OS X 10.8, (Mountain Lion). I managed to find a replacement logic board which I successfully installed. The laptop ran much smoother on OS X 10.7 (Lion) and that's what I've been trying to downgrade to, and that's where my problem continues.
I've got a downloaded install image on a usb stick, the file is "InstallESD.dmg". At some point, I was having issues with every option and did a recovery/restore of the hard drive from the usb stick. Surprisingly, at startup it brings me to the "Mac OS X Utilities" options which shows Lion being available as an install option, however after that point of selecting it, I get the message that the disk is locked. That is most likely because I restored the hard drive from the usb drive containing the bootable installer.
Whenever I try to partition or erase the drive, I get a "Fail to Erase" or "Partition Fail" message through Disk Utility. Even if I do a Cmd + R and try to reboot from the Recovery Disk for 10.8.5, (putting me back into Mountain Lion), I still get a "Locked Install Disk" message leaving me nowhere but stuck.
Ideally, I'd like to get back to Lion. I'm fine with erasing the hard drive, I have all my necessary files backed up, just not through Time Machine. I've also got what I thought was the bootable copy of Lion on the USB drive, but when I try to boot from there, the laptop is in a constant loading cycle with the apple logo replaced by one of those "no" symbols, (circles with the diagonal line), so I assume I didn't set it up correctly as a boot disk.

I think our problem is also hardware failure although without re-imaging a working surface pro 3 I can't be sure.
I tried what imfusio suggested in this thread.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/d31384bc-4e96-4a5b-a400-637bd6006d81/failure-5456-unable-to-determine-destination-disk-partition-and-or-drive-surface-pro-3?forum=mdt
Unfortunately the deployment failed with the same ZTI Error - Unhandled error returned by ZTIDISKPART:
Object required (424)
I then rebooted into WinPE and ran diskpart, I could see the two volumes (EFI and OSDisk). I then tried to format the OS disk volume using diskpart. I got a paramater is incorrect error and the disk was no longer visible with a 'list disk' command. So it's
like the format is putting the disk offline. I'm going to try restore one of these surfaces, apply all firmware updates then re-image. If that doesn't work I'm out of ideas.

[Solved] Failed to format flash drive after recent update(3/6/2013)

Hello,
I'm experiencing failure at formatting my flash drive to ext2,3,4, fat32(or possibly any possible format).
This happens after the recent system update which includes filesystem, I wonder if that's the reason.
So I followed the instructions here : https://www.archlinux.org/news/binaries … ervention/
and I start to fail at formatting my flash drive using mkfs, while mkfs on live CD 2013.05.01 works perfectly.
Any help would be appreciated.
Last edited by darrenldl (2013-06-04 14:41:04)

I once had a very odd occurrence that - being an isolated incident - I still don't really understand. But it seemed no matter what I did I could not erase data from a flash drive. I'd dd from /dev/zero, reformat, put it on a different computer, and it'd indeed be empty. But then when I plugged it back in to my computer it showed up as populated with a bunch of files that used to be on it.
It seemed like there must have been a filesystem created on my own harddrive that was being mounted to the mount point when the usb drive was detected - so what I was seeing wasn't really on the usb, but was on my drive.
I don't know if it is possible to accidentally format a mount point rather than a device - I would think it should fail, but I can't help but wonder if something like that is going on: when the usb is plugged into your machine, the locally created filesystem is being mounted, but when you plug the usb into another computer, it's obviously not there.
Some steps that may avoid whatever could cause this:
1) reboot to have a fully fresh start.
2) make sure any automounting utilities are disabled
3) partition/dev/sdX and format /dev/sdXn as usual
4) sync, to ensure all disk io is flushed.

Keep extra partition on deployment with MDT 2013

hello all,
I am using MDT 2013 to make the
deployment of some workstations in the company,
however they all have an extra
partition (D: \),
doing some testing I noticed that the
MDT does clean the entire
disk, not just on the C:\ drive.
Is it possible to get the MDT format
just drive the system keeping
the extra drive (D:\)?
Thank you.
Eduardo Sena | Microsoft Certified Professional | Embaixador Windows 8 | MVP Windows-Expert IT Pro | [email protected] Blog - www.eduardosena.com.br

if you are just replacing the OS, then I recommend the "Refresh" scenario. Refresh will take an existing Machine and refresh it to a new OS version, persisting the existing partition configuration.
Keith Garner - Principal Consultant [owner] -
http://DeploymentLive.com

MDT 2013 - Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005

I'm attempting to deploy an image that I have recently captured with MDT. I was able to capture the image without any problems and after capturing, it booted up properly. But now when I go to deploy the image using a Standard Task Sequence it
errors out. It does boot into WinPE and gets to the installing operating system portion then spits out the following 8 errors:
(5624):2: Run ImageX: /apply "\\PDC31089\DeploymentShare$\Operating Systems\Win7_BUP_1-31-14\Win7_BUP_1-31-14.wim" 1 C:
Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005
Failed to run the action: Install Operating System.
Unknown error (Error: 000015F8; Source: Unknown)
The execution of the group (Install) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.
Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows)
Failed to run the last action: Install Operating System. Execution of task sequence failed.
Unknown error (Error: 000015F8; Source: Unknown)
Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail
Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005
Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005After I receive the error messages if I attempt to restart the computer and allow it to boot up it just comes up with:"An operating system wasn't found. Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system"
I have tried the following to resolve this issue:
Create a new deployment share with only network drivers added and the one .WIM that was captured with MDT as well as one Task sequence.
Update to MDT 2013
Update Deployment share and completely regenerate Boot images
Tried starting deployment from within Windows by mapping the drive and executing litetouch.vbs
Also tried starting deployment using USB boot disk
I'm running out of ideas and seem to keep getting the same 8 error messages. It's very aggravating and am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction.
I've included some log files on Skydrive at: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=6375A8F9E8089918%21105

I came across this post recently. I am having the same string of errors suddenly when I try to deploy any image from my MDT 2013 server now. Previous images now fail to install soon after the Inject Drivers task sequence at the Install Operating System sequence.
Each time I try to deploy an image(have tried several each with different task sequences), I get the same 7 errors.
The errors produced are:
Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005
Failed to run the action: Install Operating System.
Incorrect Function (Error: 00000001; Source: Windows)
The execution of the group (Install) has failed and the execution has been
aborted. An action failed.
Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows)
Failed to run the last action: Install Operating System. Execution of task
sequence failed.
Incorrect Function
(Error: 00000001;
Source: Windows)
Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail
Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005
Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005
My HD size is 146GB with about 71GB being free.
The BDD.log file is too large to post here apparently. Here are the
last bits of it.
<![LOG[Assume this disk is the destination Disk, and verify.]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart"
context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[TargetPartitionIdentifier is set, find disk: SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk WHERE Size = '499577253888' and VolumeName = 'OSDisk' and VolumeSerialNumber = 'CA3BC8A9']LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014"
component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Search for Drive: TargetPartitionIdentifier SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk WHERE Size = '499577253888' and VolumeName = 'OSDisk' and VolumeSerialNumber = 'CA3BC8A9']LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014"
component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Found Drive: C:]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Property OSDTargetDriveCache is now = C:]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Property OSDisk is now = C:]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Target Drive Letter Found: C:]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Found OS Drive: C 0]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[New ZTIDiskPartition : \\MININT-I3DUVLI\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="C:" \\MININT-I3DUVLI\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #0, Partition #1"]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000"
date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Check Disk [0] <> [0] OK to skip.]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[####### NOTE: If this is one of the last lines in your BDD.log file, check C: for the most up to date bdd.log!!!]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart"
context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[ZTIDiskpart processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDiskpart">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTIDiskpart processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="11:36:58.000+000" date="09-26-2014" component="ZTIDiskpart" context="" type="1" thread=""
file="ZTIDiskpart">

Use the default format and partition step to format disk0 partition 1 in multiple disks sutiation

As we know,we need to disable the default format and partition step in ts to let mdt deploy os on C and leave the other partitions stay safe when there is only one disk on pc，and the way of installing operation system is logical drive letter store in a varible.
But what if there are 2 disks on pc，and for a record the disk 0 is always the OS disk,don't need to confirmed this.How can we modify the format and partition step to format only C on disk0 under this condition?then lead the mdt to do the rest deployment
by itself.
Thanks

You are pushing up against the design limits of MDT, and the more complex and/or arbitrary the disk configuration the harder it is for MDT to perform installations.
If you want to maintain the *existing* disk configuration, and just update the OS present, then the recommended course of action is to run MDT from *within* the OS (cscript.exe
\\server\deploymentshare$\scripts\litetouch.vbs), not from WinPE. When you do this, it's called a "refresh" scenario. MDT can capture the user files via USMT, and it knows which
partitions to use, because it's launched from within the OS itself.
Disabling the default Format and Partition step has other unintended consequences.
Keith Garner - Principal Consultant [owner] -
http://DeploymentLive.com

How do I make NTFS format for partition in disk utility ?

Hi, how would I format a external hard drive partition to NTFS for windows ? There's no option in disk utility. Only MS-DOS ( FAT ) , ExFat, free space, Mac OS extended- journaled, Mac OS extended, journaled case sensitive.
The other partition would be mac os extended journaled . Does it have something to do with partition scheme ? I'm running mountain lion .

anonymous4a wrote:
ok i wasn't clear,
That would have helped.
I want to make a backup of my windows partition and mac partition on my macbook pro retina on to ONE external hard drive.
Ok, so you have OS X and Windows in BootCamp on your Retina MBP.
You want to make a backup of both to one drive and this is what you should do.
Get another powered external drive slightly larger than your internal boot drive.
Use Disk Utility to format this external drive with a GUID partition table and two partitions each slightly larger than your MacintoshHD and BootCamp partitions
The first external partition formatted OS X extended journaled (MacintoshHD2) and the second one exFAT (WindowsBootcamp2) The OS X parittion is first at the top.
Download these two programs, Carbon Copy Cloner and Winclone 3.
Use CCC to clone the OS X MacintoshHD to the MacintoshHD2, and use Winclone 3 (runs in OS X) to backup Windows BootCamp to WindowsBootCamp2.
The OS X clone on the external drive is bootable if you hold the option key down while booting the computer.
The Winclone 3 partition on the external drive is not bootable, it's a backup only as Windows is copy protected and will invalidate itself if it ran.
Warnings:
Don't use CCC to clone BootCamp, it's not designed for that and won't restore to run Windows.
There is no software that can do both parittions at the same time and be bootable or restore properly to a different sized drive or restore the RecoveryHD partition. Some have tried with some other softwares and have problems with lost drive space.
Both partitions have to be cloned/backed up seperatly as there is some intelligence involved and the user needs the option to adjust partition space.
Also, backup your files in Windows (and OS X) to a regular external exFAT drive that was formatted on the oldest Windows machine your going to connect to, OS X doesn't do exFAT correctly so Windows can't read it. The exFAT partition using Winclone likely won't be readable by a Windows PC.
Most commonly used backup methods
.Drives, partitions, formatting w/Mac's + PC's
Again, you can't run Windows from a external drive, it's copy protected and takes the hardware id's into that, so it's essentially worthless to use NTFS on the external WindowsBootcamp2 partition.
All you need is a partition format that can handle over 4GB sized files, and exFAT is ideal and free to use. FAT32 can't handle 4GB+ files and is being phased out.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/review-is-microsofts-new-d ata-sharing-system-a-cross-platform-savior/

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