Satellite A200 (PSAE6E) cannot install XP due to lack of HARD drive

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• Satellite P200 - cannot install XP due to lack of HARD drive

  Hello...

  I have the Toshiba Satellite P200, with Windows Vista home edition.
  I want to remove and install win XP but I have the problem;
  I can t install windows xp. I have this message: Setup doesn't detect any hard disk...

  A friend tell me what s due to the update of the Bios, but I can t solve the problem

  Please help me

  Thank you

  Hello

  First of all you shouldn't t believe everything say this as some computer beginners.
  It s NOT a BIOS issue.

  Your HARD drive is not visible during the installation of Win XP because the SATA driver was not included!
  The laptop supports the SATA controller and a SATA driver must be included in Win XP to recognize the HARD drive!

  But I don t want to write the whole story again that this issue has been addressed 1000 times here in the forum. I recommend this forum a little bit and search for similar topics regarding the installation of Win XP.

  A hint; Intel Storage Manager contains the SATA driver ;)

• Re: Satellite A200 PSAE6E: cannot install Flash Cards - serial number incorrect

  PLEASE, I CAN'T INSTALL THE FLASH SUPPORT UTILIY, ALL THE TIME AT THE END OF THE SAY IT CARDS
  "SERIAL NUMBER IS INVALID '.
  PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP TO INSTALL

  FN KEY DOES NOT WORK PLEASE HELP ME. WHAT CAN I PLEASE?
  I'M USING VISTA HOME BASIC 32-BIT

  PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP.

  Post edited by: niijosh

  Hello

  In most cases, the invalid serial number error message occurs if you try to install a utility that has been created for this series of portable.
  You should check if you have downloaded the right tool.

  But a question; You use the version of BIOS in Vista?
  At that time European Toshiba page driver provides the Win Vista BIOS 2.60.
  Please check this!

  Also before that you would try to install Flash cards, you must install the VAP. Value added package contains tools needed and it should be installed first before installing Flash cards.

  Good bye

• Satellite A200 PSAE6 - cannot connect my iPhone wireless

  Hello, first of all I am sorry for my bad English.
  It is quite difficult to write in English.

  I have the Satellite A200 PSAE6 with Atheros Wlan.
  I'm trying to connect to my iPhone, but I couldn't.
  When I try the same thing with my other laptop it connect...

  Can tell me what is different or that which is wrong with my toshiba?

  Thank you for helping me.
  Best regards

  Maybe you didn't activate the card wireless network properly or maybe the wireless computer card laptop doesn't support the same WLan standard in the iPhone.

• Satellite A200-137 - cannot install windows after the hard disk crash

  last week my a200-137 crashed and now I have the new hitachi 500 GB hard drive on it, even before the accident.
  I have install with Toshiba recovery DVD windows Vista on it and after succesfull installed I have to start windows, it says prepare for first use windows then I have to wait a while and then I get the message that windows setup is not complete. But it is complete!

  After trying to install 3 times with recovert I tried to install windows xp.
  After a few minutes and transering files, I don't get the message no disc found! It is said that there is no hard drive on the laptop!
  But when I start the start menu or the settings menu, I can see the 500 GB Hitachi hard drive!

  So why windows can't find hard disk and why can't I start windowds visat after installing with the recovery dvd?

  > So why windows can't find hard disk and why can't I start windowds visat after installing with the recovery dvd?
  On this virtual path, it is not easy to say why you can not install recovery image. It would be interesting to know if the same thing will happen when you replace the HARD with the same or identical.
  This title was the original HARD drive?
  If possible, try to get original Microsoft installation disc and check if the HARD drive will be recognized by Vista or Win7 and of course if you will be able to install and boot OS preinstalled.

  Regarding the installation of Windows XP Home edition: it is well known that the WXP installation will start properly due to lack of SATA driver that must be loaded prior to installation of WXP begins.
  Check out this forum and you will find hundreds of threads with detailed explanation why this happen and what can you do about it.

• Cannot install Windows 8 on the replacement hard drive

  I got the replacement from Dell hard drive which he said would come with Windows 8 and pre-installed drivers. Well, I installed the hard drive and he said no. OS can be found. I didn't have a chance to make my own backup discs, but Dell sent a CD Windows 8 recovery media with the laptop and now with the replacement hard drive.

  When you try to install Windows 8 on the new hard drive, I get to the part where it tells me to choose a partition to install Windows 8 on and none of them will not let me. There are 5 to choose from and I don't know what to do to get past this. The largest partition either 5A about 934 GB of space left out of 1 TB, but as I said I can't choose it or one of the other ones for the installation.

  You just have to click on next, in any case, despite the message?  Otherwise:

  Start on the DVD of Windows 8, instead of install now, click repair your computer, Advanced Options, invites ... when it opens, type the following:

  DiskPart
  Select disk 0
  clean

  Then, try to install.

  The above will remove all the data partition and disk, allowing you to do a clean install on an empty drive (these scores are not required, and Windows will create its own partitions (two) he needs to install and run).

• Satellite A200 PSAE3E - cannot install the ATI graphics driver

  I have a Toshiba laptop Satellite A200 PSAE3E and on Vista, it tells me that my display driver is not updated (generic), even when I installed Toshiba Tempro it came.

  So I downloaded the driver and will not install ATI Catalyst, in the installation process it stops and tells me that it could not detect the compatible hardware.
  If someone knows a solution to this answer please problem.

  Hello

  It would be very interesting to know what model of laptop you have.
  I mean I want to know the additional number: A200-xxx

  What is the portable was really equipped with the ATI graphics card?

  You should check this again because I assume there is no installed ATI chip

• Satellite A200-PSAF3A cannot install XP SP3

  I have an A200 - PSAF3A laptop computer which came with Windows vista, but also a disc provided by toshiba downgrade to XP. I used the disk and followed the instructions to downgrade to XP Prof SP2 successfully.

  I am now trying to install XP SP3 as an update and it progresses the installation in the "back up the registry ' step and then fails and I get a message"service pack 3 put up error".»

  I used the information on the microsoft Web site trobleshooting and none of these solutions have solved the problem. (BTW - there is another 20 XP SP2 updates that also won't install!)

  I would like to solve the installation of XP SP3 - all the tips would be appreciated.

  Thks

  Hello

  I doubt that there are those who might say why you could not install SP3.
  Fact is that the installation of SP3 should functions and it s any laptop you are using. It is not in the laptop!

  In your case, I recommend to clean the BONES and the registry using CCleaner.
  Then you must download the full pack of SP3 and it need to store on the HARD drive.

  After which allows to launch the update exe

• Satellite Pro P300-18 - canoe install WIn XP for lack of HARD drive

  I just got a Satellite Pro P300 18 with VISTA pre installed.
  I need to install XP Pro on it, but when I start installing XP Pro from the CD, it says it cannot find any hard drives.

  Is that any body can help me?
  Some of my software works or not or could not, t install under VISTA, so I really need XP on the new laptop computer.

  Kind regards

  Hello Tino

  Yes he'll see.

• Satellite A200 - 1 M 5: strange noise from NECK or HARD drive FAN

  I have a brand new A200 - 1 M 5 has bought 10 days ago and 4 days ago one began to hear a strange noise from the fan or the cpu or perhaps hhd I don't know!

  When windows stars I continued fan power. I mean like vooom, solid with air coming out.
  Or not this sound, but each all in a 1 sec fan noise door and disappear 1 to 2 min of its different!

  I also wanted to turn on the pc, it lights!
  There are AC lamp light but not on the battery!
  Then, I removed the battery and then put it in its place again and the pc started normally!

  Help me

  c.p. my ram is 2 MB

  Hello Cezar

  You should clarify directly with your local dealer or the Toshiba service. I have too many Satellite A200 and my laptop is quiet enough and described it is not normal for me.

  Sorry, but to say with certainty if there is something strange or not I should have the laptop in front of me. Second issue with the battery is as strange and it is certainly the second reason to contact ASP.

• Satellite A200-1 s 5 - can I use a second HARD drive and RAID?

  Hi all

  Toshiba Satellite A200-1 s 5 is eligible to add a second hard drive? It has RAID controller as much I know - it might help?

  Thank you
  Denis

  If you have a SATA connector in the second HARD drive Bay, you can use a second HDD. Check it!
  Then you can buy each disc HARD what you want with SATA port.

  The Satellite A200 doesn't have a RAID controller.

• ThinkPad R60 cannot install Windows XP After erasing the HARD drive using the lenovo diagnostic utility

  WinXP pro Setup cannot find that any installed HARD disk so cannot install windows. Unfortunately after many attempts to use rescue and recovery to restore the factory settings and for some reason constantly default... After leaving another utility popped up giving me the opportunity to erase the HARD drive and so I did... After fact as well and all I had was a blank screen, no windows more or no matter what utility to reinstall windows, then I used my winxp pro installation CD, but the program installation would continue not after a certain point by saying that the installation did not find any HARD disk installed. followed by "ensure that any disk HARD r turned on and correctly connected, and that no matter what material associated drive configured correctly, this may involve running a manufacturer provided diagnostic or Setup program. Clearly it took me by surprise. What was supposed to be a cut to white erase and reinstall now me baffled and angry. Formats the HDD of the solution? If so why didn't not the usefulness of lenovo do... If not, what is the problem? Someone help pls

  Welcome to the forum!

  Go into the BIOS (F1 at startup), set the "compatible" SATA mode (NO AHCI), then press F10 to save and exit, and you should be all set.

  Good luck.

• Cannot install Windows 7 on an external hard drive

  Mr President, I want to install win7 in external hard drive operating system, but I get an error message saying "windows cannot be installed on this configrationof installation or installation on the disk drive, connect to a usb port or ieee 1394".my contact no. is 09660166247 and my email is * address email is removed from the privacy * help

  Cannot install Windows 7 on an external storage device. You must install it on an internal storage device.

• Satellite A200-1TS - Win XP does not recognize the new HARD drive

  Dear Forum,

  My HD crashed, I installed a new, but XP will not recognize.
  I created a new partition with Partition wizard home edition, and with a Mini XP bootable CD I can access Hd, reading and writing, but if I try to install XP from the CD of origin of the system does not have a usable hard drive.
  Any part of the material blocking this new HD? How can I install windows XP on a hard disk new?

  Thanks in advance for your help

  Can you please tell us what model of laptop do you have?
  Maybe you need to load the SATA driver?

• Portege M400 - cannot install Windows XP on the new HARD drive

  Hello here is my problem,

  I bought an older Portegre M400 E, without a HARD drive. So I buy a new Samsung 400 GB. I looked in the Bios (ACPI BIOS Version 3.40) and it is ok. He shows me the HARD drive with built in Assign LD - 0 status ONLINE, 400 GB size so it seems to be nice. Changed the matrix Raid, described in the manual, in condition to create 1Raid-0
  So, I want to boot from the Windows XP CD, not recovering my own.

  Windows open to the top and after a short period, the installation ends with the message that it is not any HARD drive. This I try sometimes :-( Hope someone can help me.
  Do not forget that I didn't have any HARD disk with the dates of the laptop.

  Thank you Carsten
  (Sorry my English is not so good Im from the Germany)

  Wilkommen!

  > Changed the matrix Raid, described in the manual, in condition to create 1Raid-0

  I don't know much about your model, but I think that something wrong with the raid in the Bios settings. What other options are available in the Bios for the State of the hard drive? I found the RAID driver on the Toshiba driver page. It is possible, that you can integrate in with a program called nlite Windows installation disc or install Windows as in compatibility mode, and install the Raid driver. then