Boot failure on Equium A60

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• System failure-Equium A60 won't boot to the top

  Hey guys & gals
  for the first time using this site and need some advice!

  I have a toshiba laptop
  "equium a60 model PSA67E-No.-00200D8J.

  Ive had problems with my start up! I get an error message saying: I have a missing driver!

  read the MSG error-"system32\drivers\ntfs.sys".

  Also get message...

  "windows was not start because the following file is missing or damaged:
  system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys ".

  Unfortunately I can't find my original CD boot disk & I don't want to lose the files saved... not too good sense when it comes to problems with this...

  If anyone can give some advice please, it drives me crazy! Laughing out loud

  Alan.

  Heyho,

  looks like you're in big trouble. I think the only chance to backup your files is to get some linux live CD (knoppix, ubuntu and mandrake) and an external hard drive to copy the files to your hard drive internal to external hard drive attached.

  The best way would be to ask a technician or a guy who is VERY familiar with computers to backup your data.

  After that you need to reinstall your operating system but without the recovery CD, you are out of luck. Then you don't have a lot of options.
  One of these options is to look for startup disk or how to call it: "restore CD". If it is not available you should contact an authorized local dealer servicepartner toshiba and get a new recovery disk. The last option is to buy a Windows XP or to ask someone (family, friends, the one who) for a Windows XP to install.

  Greetings

• Equium A60: Impossible recovery - HARD drive failure?

  I have an Equium A60 (PSA67E-001004NO), which is about 3 years.
  Due to a lot of hanging and the full suite of failure at startup, I decided to use the recovery followed with her CD.
  Recovery procedure is followed as prescribed but the progress bar in the recovery process doesn't move at all and after a while, it shows a black screen with warning of failure and goes to a screen with X: / > which doesn't react to exit or leave an order.

  You need to restart. Have you tried the procedure several times and sometimes it shows cannot find EDISK
  Now, he doesn't even respond to the restore CD and pressing of C very beginning... it s just a black screen with nothing to do.

  Is it possible that the hard drive is faulty or something with the recovery procedure?
  I n t tried with Windows OEM but there any help and how to do with it.

  Toshiba has been a trustworthy companion in the last 3 years and it would be nice if it can be restored with the real amount of monetary resources.

  Any help

  First of all, try to use an original installation disk to Windows. Insert the disc and boot from the CD, and then follow the instructions provided by the installation routine.

  Maybe your recovery CD is not working more properly, so this method should say whether or not he is the recovery media.

• Equium A60 - failure of resume and press a key to continue

  Hello
  I have an Equium A60 which is coming up with 'failed to resume and Press any key to continue' when I turn it on. This FAILED after the battery is and it stop. By pressing a button any does nothing.

  I can't enter the BIOS if I'm fast until the message arrives, and it is set to the Startup Mode, will not resume. I tried to reset the default settings, removal of hard drives and boot from other devices, but it does not seem to happen, so I canoe perform a BIOS update either.
  Ive had the machine goes in search of a battery that I can remove or I can press a reset button, but I couldn't find anything.

  I can do, or is it totally dead for good?

  Please help me! Its a laptop second hand, but I have had it a week! ;)

  Simon

  Hello

  Could you please check if the HARD drive has been recognized in the BIOS!
  If she recognized the war you should try to install a new OS.
  Boot from the CD by pressing the C key immediately after starting the laptop.

  You can also try this:
  Simply remove the cache connector unplugged the HARD drive HARD drive and plug it in again, turn on the laptop.
  If the same message appears, simply press the SPACEBAR and check if the operating system boots from the HARD drive.

• Equium A60: is it possible to boot from the USB port?

  Hello

  I have an EQUIUM A60 with BIOS Version 1.90 is possible for a start of the USB port using an instead of a floppy mass storage device if yes how?

  Hello

  You can boot from the USB ports with a floppy drive floppy drive. You cannot boot from USB HDD or USB
  Boot devices: HDD, ODD, LAN, USB - FDD

• Equium A60 BIOS update: what is the Boot Mode?

  Due to problems with my graphics ATI I have to do a BIOS update. To do my computer (Equium A60 PSA67E) apparently needs to be in mode 'start-up', NOT 'repeat mode '. In a previously sent forum somebody said the computer just "should be turned off" but I'm still not sure of how go to this mode. Is it just a case to go to the start menu, click on shut down the computer and turn off the computer again? But how do you know when it is in mode 'start '?
  Question: How do in boot mode? (I tried the update in 'safe' mode and it does not work)

  Hello

  Boot mode is meaning stop the laptop (BONE).
  It is important that the laptop is not in stand mode or hibernation mode.
  You just simply close the unit. That s all ;)

• Unsuccessful boot on Equium A60

  My laptop Equium A60 decided yesterday that it won't start. It evokes the safe mode, mode of networking, security with command prompt, last known config success, start windows in safe mode normally options. what either I choose, it goes to the OS (windows XP home ed) logo and then it brings up a blue screen with this:

  STOP: c0000218 {Registry file failure}
  The registry cannot load the hive (file):
  / SystemRoot/System32/Config/SECURITY

  Then it will reboot and just go in the same process.

  I was not able to find any help on this point, only errors ending with 'software', while mine ends with 'security '.

  STOP: c0000218 {Registry file failure}
  The registry cannot load the hive (file):
  / Folder SystemRoot/System32/Config/SOFTWARE

  for example: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_repair_a_stop.htm

  I don't want to try it because of the slight difference in the error.

  I have read and it says you need to your XP drive. Well, I'm afraid that my laptop never came with one. As far as I know, I have the 5 disk that came with it. and not one of them is a XP disc.

  In any case sorry for drifting... but its all a big problem.

  Hello

  As far as I know the laptop was delivered with a Toshiba restore CD.
  You should get this CD. Check again if you have a Toshiba restore CD.

  The best way to fix this strange is to recover the laptop.
  But if you do not have this CD it is possible to order the Toshiba service partner in your country.
  It is not very expensive.

• Equium A60-173 - after update BIOS not boot

  Hi, I have a Toshiba Equium A60 - 173 running Windows XP.

  I just tried to update the BIOS and everything was fine until it stops and does not turn on. I waited and waited and then it turned on myself. The result is a black screen or maybe even screen does not turn on. I left it for about 5 minutes then thought that he had crashed then tried to put out of service to restart. The power button does not respond so I left a little longer, then removed the battery)

  Now, the laptop does not start, I press the power button and get: beeeep beeeep beep beep then it shuts off: S
  I'm lost and I hope that I didn't destroy my girlfriends laptop!

  Any help or tips/steps very appreciated!

  Thank you

  Hello

  Unfortunately, if the BIOS update fails you can do nothing because the ROM module needs to be reflashed to a technician for laptop

  If you need to contact a service partner in your country and ask for help. Guys can you help get rid me of this.

• Equium A60-692: sudden failure

  I have an equium A60-692, a little more than 9 months. For the past few weeks the computer just turned off while I'm working, especially watching a dvd. I removed the battery and restarted and worked normally. Is something wrong with the battery or the computer uses not common but the passage to the battery?

  Any help would be appreciated.
  David.

  HI David,

  There are two possible reasons for your problem,

  1: the laptop may be overheating leading to the power off. Normally, it is clearly the fan increased before the laptop closed.

  If this is the case try any dust/debris from your cooling fans with a compensation vacuum hose.

  2: your power system could suffer an intermittent contact of your power connector on your laptop, which causes the phone switch to battery power, even if the power supply is connected. Usually, this will require a power-stop/restart to restore normal operation. If this is the case, you will notice the low battery alarm.

  At 9 months, it is likely that dust/debris is your culprit so I would check that first.

  If you suspect your power connector then you should always be covered by your warranty even if you have to convince your repairman is not due to 'normal' wear

  HTH

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• Failed to start after installing the new memory module Equium A60

  I have an Equium A60 laptop with the following specs:
  P4 3.06 GHz
  256 MB Ram (including 64 MB ATI graphics card)
  30 GB HD
  Windows XP Home Edition

  The problem is the following; I bought a bar of memory in order to update my system. I bought a Kingston SO-dimm pc2100 512 MB. After installation of the memory of the laptop wouldn't start, after about 5 seconds after having turned it on, it turns off completely.

  If I remove the memory it starts up fine. I had tested memory and its ok so there seems to be a problem with the laptop itself. I'm confused, so if anyone has an idea of what might cause boot failure, I would be happy to know.

  Thank you very much...

  As far as I know the main reason for the failure of start is the use of non compatible modules.

  According to the specifications of the laptop, you must use PC2700 512 MB (PA3312U - 1 M 51). If you want to buy the module Kingston (products of very good quality) check it please the Kingston MEMORY SEARCH

  Good bye

• Equium A60 starts any upward

  My laptop Equium A60 asked me to uninstall Norton Antivirus because of problem with it. Upon restart, the computer would not boot at all. I use Windows XP and no BIOS is available when I turn on the computer and the computer was just a white screen. Unable to get into safe mode at all. Can someone help or give advice?

  Hello

  That doesn't sound good.
  Have you tried to boot from the recovery CD?
  Check it out.
  But if you can't get into the BIOS or see nothing on the screen so I guess it could be a hardware failure.
  In this case I don't think you can solve this problem without any help.
  Please ask the Toshiba service partner in your country for advice.

• Equium A60 - missing or corrupt ntfs.sys, please run the installation program

  When starting my Equium A60 I get the answer "ntfs.sys missing or damaged please run.

  When I run the toshiba recovery still disc, it does not cure it and I tried to boot from xp cd and it says no bootable cd in the device.

  I remember that this issue has already been discussed in different threads here in the forum.
  Why you n t use the advanced search option?

  OK I did and found these two threads:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=24051

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=24292

  I would be grateful for feedback!

  Greetings

• Equium A60-157, problem after update BIOS 1.90

  Hi all!

  I've had my Toshiba Equium A60-157 for two months. I've updated the my bios twice. First of 1.70 to 1.8 C and from 1.8 to the current 1.90 (common at the time I made this post).

  I noticed that as soon as I used my recovery DVDs to restore the laptop to the default constructor, I had a problem with the main user account that is normally created after the completion of the recovery strategy.

  Whenever Windows would open a session after the recovery account generated, a popup would display a message similar to the following:

  "Windows can not load the profile and connects you with a temporary profile." No changes will be saved. "

  He also said that this problem was maybe due to incorrect permissions, or something like that. The pop-up window also contained a 30-second countdown before opening in windows with the temporary profile. As indicated by the pop-message no changes would be recorded. I could even change my user account image.

  I ran it again the DVD of recovery only to get the same problem. This NEVER happened when I ran on the original bios 1.70, bios recovery DVD AND 1.8 c.

  Anyway I came up with a solution to this problem, which only caused me no problem at the present time.

  I just logged into Windows mode without failure, entered the account administrator, created a new account and deleted the account of departure (created at the end of the recovery program).

  So far, the user account-wise, everything back to normal.

  If the recovery strategy or the bios did not cause this problem, I would be grateful if someone could give me some possibilities of doing just that.

  I don't want to get updates of bios from 5-10 down the road, only to find out that my recovery DVD does not work.

  Fact the DVD should be updated as well as the recovery bios?

  Thanks for your time.

  Hi, Conrad

  Can you please tell me why you do the updates to the BIOS? Have you had any problems? I use my unit for close to two years and I didn t make any BIOS update so far. If everything works well, it is not necessary to do an update with the exception of some Microsoft updates that make the OS more secure. Don t do any update if it is not necessary.

  In any case, I am very confused with your question. Normally, Recovery DVD should not be updated. The BIOS updates are useful if there is a hardware conflict or a problem and not a problem using the operating system or any software.

  It will be interesting to know why you're doing the recovery procedure each time after BIOS update.

• My Equium A60 not startup after Windows update

  Hello.
  I have an Equium A60 (PSA67E) about 1 years. There has been many problems with this one recently. First, there was the problem of overheating. The machine would heat up and stops by itself without any warning. I tried many options by keeping the cooling ports clear but dint help not at all.

  I've recently updated my bios version 1.90 such suggested by Toshiba. I always see overheating so far after the bios update.

  The most annoying is the display driver which is in this case a lack of mobility radeon ATI 7000. This would cause the display to become oversized and the resolution is very low. It would go without saying when I restart the machine.

  Last month, I reformatted the machine using the Toshiba Recovery CD. Everything went well until I am passed on the automatic update of windows. The first update coming, and I install and reboot the machine to let it function. He's fine. Comes the second update is installed and I have proceed to restart to allow functional upgrades, it does not start. The machine keeps starting over and over again without loading the OS. The screen is the typical Toshiba boot screen with the yellow light (charger) on the screen and after some time a blue screen is delivered for a short time (I am unable to read this error message it is said) and the machine starts start again. What can be the problem?

  I need to install windows XP SP2, and for this I need to go through the Windows Update. What can be the remedy and on the update of the available display driver. I tried, but it makes the situation worse.
  I used the recovery CD at least 20 times that there is no alternative. I tried to start in safe mode but din't work.

  Hi, Germain,.

  According to your description of the problem it doesn't seem to be anything wrong with what you have done so far, but I just want to clarify a few points.

  1. After installing the recovery CD system you install/activate your anti-virus software?

  2. are you using Windows Update in automatic mode or you manually select the update process?

  I recommend you to turn off automatic error (Advanced tab in system properties) reboot so the system will not attempt to restart when you get your blue error screen. This will allow you to see what error.

  Kind regards

• Burned DVD - Equium A60 playback

  Hi guys, I was wondering if someone can help me. I have an Equium A60-692 with a Pioneer DVR-K13A CD-ROM drive. The current problem I have is that whenever I insert a DVD that was previously burned, not only by my pc, but others that the CD-ROM drive is unable to read. DVD, that I created in the past that worked very well also stopped play. All I get is the orange led flashing first and then rest it perminently on resulting in a failure in the dvd playback. The player plays original DVD movie very well and plays also any form of cd. Do you think the reader is endangered or is there a setting that has been changed? Any help on this would be greatly apreciated.

  Best regards Richard

  Hello

  It's not easy to say why it of not possible to read the burning DVD.
  You log out of engraving? Sometimes the medium cannot be read because the sessions of burning are not closed. But this is only possible if you burn CD/DVD several times.
  The second possibility could me not supported way. You must use different media.
  However try to remove you drive the Device Manager and reboot the device. The operating system should recognize the drive again. Well maybe this procedure will solve this problem.