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• Satellite L40 - installation of XP cannot detect HARD drive

  Hi, Toshiba support

  I have Satellite L40 - 18Y (PSL48E-03702NAR) with Windows Vista

  I want to install Windows XP, but I can't because my HDD is SATA and installation of windows XP cannot detect the HARD drive.

  I know that I have to update my BIOS.
  I have 2 files on Toshiba drivers download

  I downloaded their extract them & try to update the BIOS one. After that, I log in the BIOS
  I can't find (HARD drive Mode) must Mode IDE.

  How can I solve this problem?

  Hello!

  > How can I solve this problem?
  I think you find hundreds of discussions in the forum about this please use the forum search!

  A BIOS update is not necessary to install Windows XP. You only need the SATA drivers you can find in the Intel Storage Manager driver package that can be downloaded on the Toshiba site. Pilots must be integrated during the XP installation with an external floppy drive or use you nLite to create a new installation disc.

  Anyway, check this link from Toshiba which is an order exact step by step installation:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD9401AN0000R01.htm

  Good bye

• RS140 cannot detect HARD drive

  Hello.

  I need advice on the LSI to Lenovo RS140 Server raid controller...
  Our company have a Lenovo RS140 server with 4 SATA HDD.

  When I boot with EasySetup DVD, it does not detect any HARD disk.
  But the BIOS detects all the HARD disk properly.

  I have updated firmware on the controller BIOS and LSI to the current version of EasyUpdate DVD, but no result...
  How to fix?

  Hello

  Since you are using a PCIe SATA RAID controller / SAS configuration setting should be AHCI.

  As seen in PIC1, you must go to the LSI WebBIOS to configure the adapter and create your virtual drive. This should allow you to install the OS.

  I guess you have the cables connecting the hard drives connected in the adapter 9240 using a mini connector SAS, correct? If you have the drives connected to the system board, the RAID controller will not be able to see them.

• ACER SWITCH 10 - cannot detect hard drive 500 GB

  Hello

  I have problem with my Switch 10, I just bought the month last to Singapore.

  My 10 switch does not detect the hard disk of 500 GB, only detect below the picture.

  

  It's happened after I did the recovery following the instructions.

  Please let me know how to solve this problem.

  Thank you.

  Try to bring up the computer management (right click on desktop and select Manage) then go to disk management in storage section. The drive appear there? Who will tell us a few which the drivers are not working properly...

• T400 Windows 7 or Vista clean install - cannot detect hard drive

  I tried to install Windows Vista x 64 and Windows 7 x 64 using copies of two OS on my T400 retail. No operating system can find the hard disk during the installation process. I downloaded all the possible drivers of Lenovo and load them via USB for installation, with absolutely no luck. I installed Ubuntu until we have a usable computer, but I really need Win7 there, so I understand that. All solutions? (and tell me to go download the driver isn't going to help me). Also, I have messed around with the setting AHCI in the BIOS, but that did not help either.

  I thought about it. For some reason, I had to delete all partitions on the disk and create a single NTFS partition (using gParted), and then he appeared. I had not yet install a driver during Setup (BIOS was set to the compatibility mode).

  I've never seen this before on the wide variety of machines to dual boot, I've built in the past. Well well, at least its working now.

• P200-rt7 but Win XP Setup cannot find hard drive

  Hi, try to install xp on my Toshiba p200-rt7 and xp says it cannot find my hard drive. If I launch the install of vista dvd he finds it so I think I need to hit F6 during the xp installation and select "third-party drivers? If Yes, where can I get these drivers? If anyone can help?

  Thank you
  B

  Installing a version commercial (street copy) of Windows XP on a Toshiba Vista laptop.
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Step 1: Prepare the BIOS
  -Go to section Support/Drivers on the Toshiba site and look for your model of Toshiba
  -If your phone has a separate version of BIOS for XP and Vista, download the BIOS XP and run it in Windows.
  -If you cannot start Windows, you can update the BIOS after installing XP.

  Step 2: Enable SATA Compatibility Mode in the BIOS
  -If installing XP cannot detect SATA drive, enable SATA Compatibility Mode in BIOS if this option is available and install XP.

  Step 3: Install XP using a floppy with the SATA drivers
  -If SATA compatibility mode is not available, you must use the SATA drivers diskette during installation of XP. Follow these steps:

  (1) Download driver Windows XP SATA F6 on the site of Toshiba Support/downloads.
  If a single SATA/AHCI F6 driver is unavailable, download and extract the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver for XP in a temporary folder.
  The Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver package must contain some files under the folder "F6flpy". For example: C:\temp\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\F6flpy\ICH8M_32bit
  Choose the right folder. For example: ICH8M_32bit for a Chipset of Intel ICH8 during installation of Windows XP 32-bit.

  (2) copy these files (iastor.inf, etc.) on a blank diskette. The files must reside in the root directory of the floppy disk.
  For example: A:\iastor.inf, A:\iaahci.inf, etc...

  (3) connect a Toshiba USB floppy drive to the Toshiba laptop. (some non - Toshiba USB Floppy Drives may not work correctly during the installation of XP)

  (4) (4) demarrer start from the Windows XP CD, start the installation and make sure that your floppy with the drivers is inserted into the floppy USB drive.

  (5) for the XP installation invites you to press F6 to install a storage driver, immediately press F6.

  (6) for installing XP you invites to select a SATA driver, select the appropriate driver and continue.
  For example: ICH7M Intel(r) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, Intel(r) ICH8M 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller

  (7) keep the attached floppy drive and floppy disk inserted XP has not completed its installation.
  Do not partition or format the hard drive during the installation of XP. The diskette SATA drivers are copied and stored on the hard drive during the installation of XP.

• Cannot install Win 8 - Satellite Pro C660 does not detect HARD drive

  Hello

  My HARD drive died, so I decided to upgrade my Satellite Pro C660 - 1 9 to an SSD.
  I made a USB bootable with Win8 and starts very well.

  The problem is that it does not detect my SSD, so I can proceed with the installation.
  SSD appears in BIOS but not in Windows Installer.
  He said that there is a missing driver.

  I downloaded the AHCI drivers (XP, only ones available) and even in this case, after you have selected the only rider that appears, it says no new device found.

  I tried to change the SATA from AHCI mode to compatibility mode and it's the same thing...

  What can I do?

  Thanks for the help.
  Best regards
  Bruno Moreira

  More old Windows XP need a driver AHCI Intel's but I think this isn't a problem with SATA driver missing because as far as I know Windows 8 as well as Win 8.1 already contains the drivers to recognize the SSD or HARD disk drive.
  In addition, the installation of the OS should be possible even if the driver would be added for this procedure, you must use the "compatibility" mode
  As you say, the compatibility mode is not working too, so I think there is another problem.

  However, page driver Toshiba also provides a driver Intel RST (Intel Rapid Storage Technology) (Windows 8 - updated) you can try to add during the installation of the OS.

  But I m wondering if you would be able to install this Win 8 on common SATA HDD.
  Have you tried to format the SSD using a different computer, then install Win 8?
  Give it a try.

• Tecra S5: Need driver SATA XP to detect HARD drive

  Hello

  Can you afford to help me with the installation of Windows XP on Toshiba Tecra S5?

  I need SATA drivers to load when I boot from the XP CD and then click F6 to load the drivers for the drive external floopy.

  So all I need is the SATA drivers to detect the hard drive.

  Means u can help

  Thank you very much
  Omar

  On the European driver Toshiba page, you can find the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
  This storage Intel nursery includes SATA drivers!

  Check this box!

• Satellite Pro L300 - installation of Linux RHES4 cannot find HARD drive

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 and it comes with preinstalled Vista, I loaded the XP due to the fact that I was going to see if I could load linux Redhat Enterprise 4 and dualboot both operating systems at the same time but discovered this "DOUBLE BOOT" means that you can have 2 operating systems but can only bott one or the other...

  Anyway, my problem is that I want to just install Redhat Enterprise 4 linux on my laptop, but when it comes to partition the hard drive I get an error message saying "cannot find the hard drive to create file systems" then click OK and restart.

  Any ideas people?

  Chris.

  Hello

  I m not a Linux expert, but I think that the reason is missing SATA drivers.
  Normally, on each notebook with SATA HDD, you need SATA drivers to recognize the HARD drive before installing OS.
  If you install Windows XP or Vista, you need storage for this Manager. The drivers can be loaded with an external floppy drive.
  But I put t know how it works on Linux

  An alternative you can change in the mode of AHCI Compatible HARD disk BIOS. Then, you don't need drivers and your disk should be recognized correctly.

  Otherwise, I recommend this thread: http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=14

  Welcome them

• Satellite A205-S5880 (PSAE3U) downgrade Vista to XP - does not detect HARD drive

  Hi all
  I got this hair loss situation, I had a satellite A205 - S5880 (PSAE3U) and decided to downgrade to XP, I got all ready drivers for XP (I have the EMEA support site and the wireless from a Czech website), I have my windows XP SP2 g CD and I get after loading everything Since the CD that my HD is not detected or not recognized and it tells me to make sure I have connected (I know I do).

  After doing a search of loong on the web, I discovered I have need the drivers (or something like that) to my HD which is a Hitachi HTS542520K9SA00 ATA Device (200 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA). My bios won't let me put my SATA to IDE (or something like that) also to update and nothing, please I need my Windows XP CD to read my HARD drive, and I can take care of the rest (at least I think so, otherwise I'll ask again: D).

  I also found that I can watch my motherboard chipset for motherboard for my HD controller, it ' s (i think) a toshiba ILHAM v1.00 or Intel Crestline - GM GM965.
  Maybe this info also works: Intel ICH8M

  I would totally be apreciate all the help, thanks in advance. I am able to give any other information you want
  in any case here is a summary of my pc with everest
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  SUMMARY OF EVEREST
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  Computer
  Computer Type ACPI (Mobile) 86 x PC
  Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
  OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
  Internet Explorer 7.0.6001.18000
  DirectX DirectX 10.0
  Computer name USER-PC
  Name of the user
  Domain logon user-PC
  Date / time 2009-05-02 / 21:37

  Motherboard
  CPU type Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium, 1866 MHz (14 x 133)
  Card mother name Toshiba Satellite A205
  Motherboard chipset Intel Crestline - GM GM965
  Memory system 3061 MB (DDR2 - 667 DDR2 SDRAM)
  DIMM1: Micron Tech 16HTF25664HY-667E1 2 GB DDR2 - 667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
  DIMM3: Hynix HYMP112S64CP6-Y5 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
  Type of Phoenix BIOS (15/05/08)

  Display
  Video card Mobile Intel (r) 965 Express Chipset Family (448 MB)
  Video card Mobile Intel (r) 965 Express Chipset Family (448 MB)
  Accelerator 3D Intel GMA X 3100
  Monitor monitor generic PnP [NoDB]

  Multimedia
  Audio adapter Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - High Definition Audio Controller

  Storage
  Controller IDE controller Intel(r) ICH8M SATA AHCI - 2829
  Controller IDE Intel(r) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2850
  IDE controller Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
  Storage controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
  Hard drive Hitachi HTS542520K9SA00 ATA Device (200 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA)
  Optical drive MAST * a DVD-RAM UJ-850 s ATA Device (DVD + R9: 4 x, DVD - R9:4 x, DVD + RW: 8 x / 8 x, DVD - RW:8 x / 6 x, DVD - RAM: 5 x, DVD - ROM: 8 x, CD:24 x / 16 x / 24 x DVD + RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
  Hard disks SMART Status OK

  Partitions
  C: (NTFS) 125915 MB (102380 MB free)
  D: (NTFS) 64863 MB (12885 MB free)
  Total size 186,3 (112.6 free go-go)

  Entry
  Standard PS/2 keyboard keyboard
  Alps Pointing-device mouse

  Network
  Main IP 192.168.0.199
  00-1B-9E-FB-8B-DF main MAC address
  Atheros AR5007EG network (192.168.0.199) adapter wireless network card
  Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI - E Fast Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0) network card
  TOSHIBA Software Modem modem

  Devices
  Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
  Printer send to OneNote 2007
  Controller FireWire Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller (PHY: TI TSB41AB1/2)
  USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB universal host controller
  USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB universal host controller
  USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB universal host controller
  USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB universal host controller
  USB1 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB universal host controller
  USB2 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
  USB2 Controller Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
  USB camera Chicony USB 2.0 Camera
  USB device USB Composite device
  Battery Microsoft AC adapt
  Battery Microsoft ACPI battery compatible control method

  DMI
  Provider DMI BIOS TOSHIBA
  DMI BIOS Version V5.60
  TOSHIBA DMI system manufacturer
  DMI system product Satellite A205
  DMI system Version PSAE3U-08C023
  DMI 68221541 K-system serial number
  DMI system UUID EA88852C-3BD111DD-968C001E-EC3CB59A
  DMI Motherboard manufacturer TOSHIBA
  DMI Motherboard product ILHAM
  DMI Motherboard Version 1.00
  DMI Motherboard Serial number 0123456789AB
  TOSHIBA DMI chassis manufacturer
  DMI chassis Version n/a
  DMI chassis serial number, no
  DMI chassis asset tag *.
  DMI chassis Type Notebook

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  Hello!

  You will find hundreds of discussions here in the forum about this, if you install Windows XP and Vista from a Microsoft disc and the HARD drive can't be detected... So he s strange to read these questions again and again.

  However, to install Windows, you need the SATA drivers or let's say the Intel Storage Manager package. It contains the driver you need. You can then create a new installation using nLite [www.nliteos.com]
  Or look you at this Toshiba document: http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD9401AN0000R01.htm

  Good bye

• Cannot find HARD drive protection service

  Hello

  I have the Satellite pro 200 u. I instaled the new system (windows xp professional service pack 3). OK, I installed most of the tools and utillities and all work, but I have a problem with the HARD drive protection. I start out by the system. When I try to open or open the settings window appears and it says:

  "---------------------------
  TOSHIBA HDD Protection - definition
  ---------------------------
  HARD drive Protection service cannot find.
  ---------------------------
  Ok
  ---------------------------
  "

  What can I do?

  Hello

  > I installed most of the tools and utillities
  What tools are installed exactly?
  Toshiba tools to install first the common Modules. It of necessary for all of the other tools. Check it!

  More sure that Satellite Pro U200 is equipped with the protection of the HARD drive?

• Re: Tecra M10 - 10Z - cannot find HARD drive recovery

  After almost three years of use, I decided to re - install the operating system, because the M10 became very slow.
  Now, there's no disc provided (OS is W7 pro 32-bit)... so I did the procedure of F8 startup... but the list of the checkout (after you have entered "repaor PC) ends with"(execute with prompt): no HARD drive recovery! "

  The operating system is absolutely original. The only thing I did was to add a partition to store all my data.
  Can someone help me understand the situation? I'm the only user if my account is 'administrator' t.
  In addition, I do not see the special partition in 'my computer' (never seen) I only have C and E (E is the one I created)...
  Thank you much for the help!

  I don t have this Tecra and cannot say for sure what the problem is here, but it turns out that Toshiba offers an OS preinstalled with recorded on the second partition in the file called HDDRecovery recovery image. On some machines, this recovery image is saved on partition small and invisible.
  Everything will be OK until the user changes the structure of the partitions or delete the recorded recovery image.

  To avoid this Toshiba recommends creating DVDs which can be used if the user has the situation that your recovery. It would be much better when you have this drive now. I put t know why you didn't create this DVD.

  In any case, I assume that the recovery image cannot be found because of the structure of the changed partitions or maybe you did anything in the past that have deleted the recovery image.

  Now, all you can do is to install OS own version or one order new recovery image. It can be ordered on https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx

• Tecra S1 - Bios does not detect HARD drive

  Hi, first time poster, long drive date.

  I have a friends laptop with me an old S1, its hard drive has failed. (Even tried it on my USB adapter to diagnose).

  I had another IDE HDD which works like a dream.
  I can even install Windows up to a point with the exception of when the computer wants to do the first restart of the second phase of the installation. (Not on CD).

  In the bios the HARD drive is not detected a 0 MB for the read command.
  I tested the USB HARD drive. So works perfectly. will try another hard drive there tomorrow see what is happening.

  I tried the recovery CD aswell. But she also can not detect the hard drive.
  Finally, I even reflashed the Bios even if it was the last version 2.50.
  Still did not change.

  If I'm just at a loss here. Tomorrow I'll do the following.

  Try a 3rd HDD IDE into the machine.

  Opening of the case and see if I can find the CMOS battery to replace or remove for a minute or 2 to see what is happening.
  Is obviously a problem of bios of the HARD drive is detected. Has anyone ever encountered this before?

  Windows / ERD Commander / Partition Magic 8 all finding the end hard drive.
  Thanks for listening to my dribble that I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall being close.

  Kind regards

  Dave

  What drive did you use and what size it it?
  I think that not all HARD drive would be compatible because of the 28-bit LBA.

  The 28-bit LBA supports hard disks up to 128GB and if the IDE controller supports only 28-bit LBA then it may happen that more large drives would not be recognized by the BIOS.

• Satellite L300 - Win XP Setup cannot find hard drive

  My Satellite came with vista installed. No disc Toshiba down grade to XP. When you try to run the installer, he comes back with the program Setup cannot find the hard drive connected to this computer, make sure power is connected etc. It doesn't matter if I delete the vista partition or not.

  I copied the XP cd to the hard drive, but here the Installer gives blocked application because the current version is newer than the version you want to install. (not verbatim) Vista and both are my precious new copy of XP Home SP3 OEM. If anyone can help... PLEASE, I BEG YOU!

  Thanks in advance
  Special characters

  Hello

  You really Don t know why it happens?
  You don t have a clue?

  In this case, use the forum search. You will find hundreds of discussions on this and it s not a bug, it s a feature. The magic word is Intel Storage Manager.

• 15 - f039wm: BIOS does not detect hard drives until it performs a diagnostic search

  I was handed a 15-f039wm laptop to watch and I recognized immediately the hard drive was bad, complete failure - no detection and would not pass the built-in diagnostics. I have removed the drive from the laptop and confirmed that the car was bad on a separate system. I ordered a new drive, went with an SSD and put the new drive of the laptop. I checked the cable was sitting correctly on both ends and for good measure he reinstalled on the motherboard as well as on the drive itself.

  Then I tried to re - install Windows 8.1 with the laptop provided with Bing, but when it came time to select the hard disk in the Windows Installer screen, no disks have been detected. I tried to load the drivers for the drive recognized, but nothing has worked. I then tried to start other diskettes of Windows (7 & 10) and the same problem arose, no drive detected. For fun, I loaded Hiren's Boot Disk and tried to see what I could do, and oddly enough the drive detected several times.

  Then, I decided to go back to the integrated diagnostic tools (F2 at startup) and see what would happen. Hard drive has been detected and passed the Quick Test. I have a Windows install CD in and after that I left the screen he ended up launching the installation disc. I decided to try just a new set of drivers to see if the disc could be detected, but that the disc was already detected and just sitting there, ready for the installation of the software.

  I have installed 8.1 on it and did the upgrade of Windows 10 to the owner and I noticed something serious.  Whenever I restarted (key here being a full reboot), the drive was not detected and I would get an error in DEVICE of START-UP INACCESSIBLE when he tried to load Windows. I ended up to play with the drive and launch the troubleshooting menus command prompt.

  I tried to run diskpart, and when I typed "list disk" inside diskpart and he told me that there are no drives found. Large.

  I took once more apart from the laptop and reinstall the drive again and the same problem happens again. This is where it gets a little weird. I ran Diagnostics on the hard drive again and just canceled check out out and Quick Test and let it boot. It starts very well.

  I thought so at this stage it is a bug in the BIOS or something and decided to flash F.25 Rev.A to see if that would help. No, the problem persists after BIOS update flash. I decided to just go ahead and order a new cable to see if the cable is the issue. Is there anything else I can try? Anyone have this problem, it is rather strange to me, and I saw a lot of machines to act strangely.

  So, to summarize:

  Hard drive is not detected at least that I force diagnostic analysis of any type on the hard drive and come out and let it boot.

  What I tried:

  New hard drive

  Reconnect the hard drive

  BIOS settings - boot order, security keys allowed Secure Boot on / off, Legacy Boot on / off, (there no option of detection or ahci in the BIOS).

   

  Many windows install environments, non-windows - disk environments is ever detected by the BIOS, I guess

   

  Flashed the BIOS updated

  Reinstall Windows (back to 8.1 with Bing and question persists, persists on Windows 10 institutions)

   

  DiskPart on Windows Installer (shift + f10 - prompt "diskpart" command, then in diskpart: 'list disk' which wouldn't say no disk).

   

  Ordered a new cable (pending on this one)

  What gets me, is that it works whenever I have diagnostic scan before starting. Every time. It fails on a restart cold without doing so. I looked on the Board for the damage of physical strength and the liquid, but do not see anything to really. I'm guessing that it was abandoned. Any ideas on what else to try? I'm running out of ideas on this one.

  Try the new cable, but I think you look a very bad mother board it.