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Sjw2481 Posts 6 Registration date Tuesday January 21, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 4, 2014 - Jan 21, 2014 at 04:32 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Feb 4, 2014 at 06:23 PM
Ok, I messed up this laptop.

It had Vista on it, but reformatted with XP. It was working ok before a but some things were not working. I tried to retore the factory settings but that would not work, so tried to install XP as I had that available. I bought a copy of Vista.

Now all I get is this screen...


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/sjw2481/image_zps9abad207.jpg

I tried booting it with an XP CD and a Vista CD but it won't do it.

I cannot get to the BIOS to change any settings.

How do I reformat this drive?

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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jan 22, 2014 at 05:32 PM
If you can't get into the BIOS there is nothing you can do. I would remove the hard drive and see if that ERROR let's you into the BIOS settings.

Good Luck
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Sjw2481 Posts 6 Registration date Tuesday January 21, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 4, 2014
Jan 22, 2014 at 06:33 PM
Do you mean remove the hard drive then boot up the laptop?

I did take it out earlier today and reformatted it, but it gets the same screen.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jan 22, 2014 at 09:49 PM
you can try to start it without the hard drive
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Sjw2481 Posts 6 Registration date Tuesday January 21, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 4, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 10:08 AM
Took out hard drive, rebooted and can now press PF2/12 with it working. Changed the boot sequence so the CD is first.

Rebooted with vista and no HD, but it would not install.

Rebooted with XP and install runs to the point where it gives an error due to no HD.

Rebooted with HD and XP but stops at Toshiba screen.

Bad hard drive?
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jan 23, 2014 at 06:35 PM
Yes, it looks like a bad drive.
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Sjw2481 Posts 6 Registration date Tuesday January 21, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 4, 2014
Jan 24, 2014 at 10:46 AM
New drive ordered. I'll let you know if it works.
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Sjw2481 Posts 6 Registration date Tuesday January 21, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Got the new drive and it has corrected this problem, but now a new problem.

After I installed XP, I get "error loading operating system"

I tried rebooting with windows repair.

I did a chkdsk.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Feb 4, 2014 at 12:27 PM
It is looking more like you have a problem with the hardware that controls the hard disk. Which means you need a new motherboard.
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Sjw2481 Posts 6 Registration date Tuesday January 21, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 05:12 PM
That was a lot of work for nothing.

Do you know where I can get one for less than $50?

Are they hard to install?
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Feb 4, 2014 at 06:23 PM
It's crazy with laptop motherboards. They cost more than buying a used working laptop.
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