Satellite 1410-401 won't boot to the top

Hi all

A friend of mine asked me that if I can settle on his laptop, it does not start, when I click on the button that lights up the screen Toshiba but remember to come and on every 2 seconds!

I can then get to a screen if I press the esc key who is black and said "system to check.
Then press F1, it stays that way until I press the F1 key, if I press the F1 key I get the system set up the page to the top, but when he says: you want to get out and I press Yes it just goes back to the flashing start screen!

Any ideas what the problem might be, it is a fairly old laptop a Toshiba S1410-401.
I tried to boot mode safe but still no joy!

He has XP Home Edition installed with no disc re install, I have XP Media Center edition with a boot disk installed on my home PC, the laptop has a license code my hot spare could be installed on the laptop and the use of license he key to activate it or isn't it possible?

Maybe this isn't a software issue at all, any help would be appreciated!

Thank you very much
Nick C

Hello

I can confirm the information published by naccioman.
The serial key you will find at the bottom of the device will not work with discs from Microsoft. The serial key belongs to the Windows operating system that is pre-installed on this laptop and it s an OEM license.
So you only chance is to reinstall the OS from the original disc of Microsoft.

First you should check if the laptop boot from a Windows CD.
If it will not start and that installation would not start so a hardware problem couldn't be the reason why the laptop doesn't work properly.
In this case I recommend that you test the RAM and HARD drive.

Are most of the cases the defective or not compatible RAM causes issues.

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