=== modified file 'ChangeLog'
--- ChangeLog	2011-03-23 19:29:17 +0000
+++ ChangeLog	2011-03-24 01:42:40 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-03-23  Mario Limonciello    <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com>
+        * util/grub-setup.c: Always copy the partition map, not only in
+          scenarios that are not embedding.
+
+          Fixes installation issues when installing to a partition
+          on Dell Latitude E2 and E3 series laptops.
+
 2011-03-23  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/term/gfxterm.c (calculate_normal_character_width): Return 8

=== modified file 'util/grub-setup.c'
--- util/grub-setup.c	2011-01-07 12:27:34 +0000
+++ util/grub-setup.c	2011-03-24 01:39:20 +0000
@@ -399,25 +399,24 @@
       }
 #endif
 
-    if (! dest_partmap)
-      {
-	grub_util_warn (_("Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition.  This is a BAD idea."));
-	goto unable_to_embed;
-      }
-    if (multiple_partmaps || fs)
-      {
-	grub_util_warn (_("Attempting to install GRUB to a disk with multiple partition labels or both partition label and filesystem.  This is not supported yet."));
-	goto unable_to_embed;
-      }
-
     /* Copy the partition table.  */
-    if (dest_partmap)
-      memcpy (boot_img + GRUB_BOOT_MACHINE_WINDOWS_NT_MAGIC,
+    memcpy (boot_img + GRUB_BOOT_MACHINE_WINDOWS_NT_MAGIC,
 	      tmp_img + GRUB_BOOT_MACHINE_WINDOWS_NT_MAGIC,
 	      GRUB_BOOT_MACHINE_PART_END - GRUB_BOOT_MACHINE_WINDOWS_NT_MAGIC);
 
     free (tmp_img);
-    
+
+    if (! dest_partmap)
+      {
+	grub_util_warn (_("Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition.  This is a BAD idea."));
+	goto unable_to_embed;
+      }
+    if (multiple_partmaps || fs)
+      {
+	grub_util_warn (_("Attempting to install GRUB to a disk with multiple partition labels or both partition label and filesystem.  This is not supported yet."));
+	goto unable_to_embed;
+      }
+
     if (!dest_partmap->embed)
       {
 	grub_util_warn ("Partition style '%s' doesn't support embeding",