Satellite A300-14 - my brother changed hard drive recovery

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• Can satellite A300 - 1 5 - I change HARD drive?

  Hi everyone;

  I have this laptop: [Toshiba Satallite A300 - 1 G 5 | http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=EU&com.broadvis ion.session.new = Yes & PRODUCT_ID = 1055589]. It has the standard specification, no upgrade.

  I thought if it is possible to move the disk from its housing (which on the left side of the laptop) on the side right from your cell phone, because my model can have 2 separate HARD drive. This idea came to my mind because that the CPU (cooling module) is actually on the left side, but also the HDD. As everyone knows, CPU generate much of the heat from the laptop, so I thought that I can reduce the heat by moving the HARD disk to the right (where its only contains the DVD player). A matter of fact, the left side of the laptop is always hotter than the right side.

  Yes, is there any body agree on that? The HARD drive fits on the right side? If so, can u people help me on how I can move the HARD drive on the right side?

  Thanks in advance...

  I think that means shipped such a HARD drive chassis:
  [Portable HARD drive chassis | http://supcontent.gateway.com/support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2007/Tempest/Graphics/Tempest_HDD_BUMPERS_02.JPG]

  I recommend you check out it for yourself. Throw in the two slots in the HARD disk and then you should see the difference.
  HARD drive cover is normally set by one or two live only, so you can check it in a few minutes.

• Satellite A300-1J1 - how to use HARD drive recovery files to install Vista again

  I've read the threads that already exist, until anyone there sprang key of course, however I don't see the answers to my questions, so I hope someone can help.

  Basically my A300 has been regularly overheating and turning off, and after a recent instance of this, I left it disassembled and cleaned the radiator and the surround carefully.

  Unfortunately, reassembly, it became clear that Windows would not start, probably due to some problem caused by the most recent power cut or maybe even within my very careful disassembly?

  In any case, Vista does not start, in all modes, either standard, in safe mode or in repair mode. As standard, it screens with a message of error UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME blue etc.

  Mode of repair, windows bar logo and green rises, but then it just black screens and no more. Slight variation only I had here, it's that sometimes a white cursor rises, but still a black screen. I left the machine 30 minutes where there was a simple delay, but not... nothing happens, it just hangs.

  I have no CD of restoration, because I did not create one, but I was able to access all the files via the platform of Knoppix, and everything seems in order, so important HARD drive corruption seems unlikely.

  I see records to get Toshiba HDD and also Windows RE, so my question to you people is as follows; Is it possible that I can use these files that are still in tact to get Vista without buying a disc for £ 30 from Toshiba?

  My concern is, I don't see why the supposed recovery integrated does not work given that the associated files still seem present and intact on the disk, and I'm reluctant to lose 30 pounds on something, if it is not guaranteed to work in all cases.

  What would you recommend I do?
  My files are backed up and whatever is left is not important... I just want to restore my Vista more quickly, more simple, the cheapest possible.

  Hey,.

  Unfortunately I think that there is nothing you can do because the files are unnecessary if disk HARD recovery doesn't work because you must be able to access the Windows Advanced Boot menu.

  I agree with you, it's not good recovery disc HARD Toshiba doesn't work for you, but you must also understand s your fault if you didn't create the recovery disk as mentioned in the user manual. ;)

  So either buy you a new recovery disk or you are using a Microsoft Windows disk to reinstall Windows. All drivers and tools that you can download on the page of Toshiba.

• Satellite A300 - 21 H - cannot start HARD drive recovery

  My daughter dropped the laptop. Now, I get a blue screen that says I need to press F8 to start the recovery process. But when I press F8 nothing happens... Any ideas? I would really appreciate any comments.

  > My daughter dropped the phone. Now, I get a blue screen that says I need to press F8 to start the recovery process. But when I > press F8 nothing happens.

  According to me, that there is still something wrong with the hard drive after release. You can enter the Bios (f2 at startup) to check if the hard drive recognized. You can see on the main page or startup option.

• Satellite L350D-21 problems using new HARD drive recovery recovery disks

  Hello

  I have laptop SATELLITE L350D-212 with windows 7 Home premium OA.
  He started to complain that there is something wrong with the hard drive so I went and bought another hard drive of the same size.

  I created the recovery disk when the computer was purchased and have backup of all the data in an external hard drive.

  After I changed the new hard drive to the laptop and tried to boot from the recovery disc, nothing happens eventhoug I can see it seems to be all Ok with the disc.

  Any ideas on how to get to run to the new hard drive recovery?

  I have the old hard drive attached as external drive via the USB port, but cannot boot from that too. It just stops at a certain point and told to stop.

  Hello

  Usually, the recovery disk must format the new HARD drive but I recommend you to join the new HARD drive as an external device to another computer and format the new HARD drive before trying to recover the laptop.

  Once the HARD drive has been formatted, connect it to the L350D and boot from the recovery disc

  Good luck

• Satellite L650-11F - how to access HARD drive recovery?

  Hello!

  I have a Toshiba Satellite L650-11F.

  The other day I had a huge massive Goner virus (lol) and the computer is turned off. Whenever I tried to turn it on, it started to load Windows, and then restart. I tried to start Windows in safe mode but the same thing happened, just keep restarting. I tried to repair Windows (by pressing f8 and etc.) and without success, he kept restarting.

  So I tried to put it because it came from fabric and when I press 0 or F1 happears just 2 options: choose an opperating system to start or press tab to select a tool: Windows 7 tools: Windows memory diagnostic

  Can you help me please? Is there another way I can access the hidden hard drive recovery partition? Please :(

  Hi dakova,.

  Ist it Toshiba's original OS is still installed? I ask this question because it of necessary for the recovery of HARD drive. If you have installed another OS, you can access t HARD drive recovery option.
  In addition, recovery of HARD drive option is available if you press the F8 key before Windows starts. In the advanced boot menu, select fix my computer. The exact procedure is described here:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

  Alternative, you can take the Toshiba recovery disc. This will also restore the original settings. :)

• Satellite L350D - 213 Desktop gel after HARD drive recovery

  Hello

  I'm trying to help a damsel in distress. Its Satellite L350D-213 would not start. Although I could boot mode safe, that's all I could do. I tried to save all its data, but could not do it anymore. I did a HARD drive recovery and everything seems OK until I started as usual, but when I tried to open programs and they did not open. Finally, I called for a Shut Down. It took more than 10 minutes.

  I restarted in Mode safe mode and tried to open the pre installed on the desktop programs and there seems to be no problem. Closing together took 13 seconds.

  Tried rebooting as normal and the same problem occurred.

  I just feel that one of the system files is corrupted. More likely I'm wrong, so is there anyone out there that can advise?

  Thank you

  Stokkers

  It is not easy to say what the problem is here. The programs that you try to start?
  Corrupted files? I don t think so. You have installed the own recovery image and if there is a corrupted file even should arrive as soon as the first day.

  Start your laptop and enter the BIOS settings, set the default value and reinstall the recovery image.
  Configure Windows and wait for the operating system to start successfully. Don t connect the laptop to the internet and check again. Don t connect some external devices.
  What you can try is to open the Task Manager and see if there is a background activity which needs a lot of CPU usage. You can try to stop it.
  You can try to disable some applications at startup.

  Play a little with it.
  There must be a logical explanation why this happens.

• Satellite T130 - failed to restart after HARD drive recovery

  Hello

  I used the Toshiba HDD Recovery tool for reinstall windows 7 on a recovery partition. Everything went well until the end when the pc restarted and would not restart. So now that I'm stuck, I can't access f8 more.

  Any suggestion?

  Thank you

  Andrea love

  Hello

  And what exactly is happening now? You have a black screen?

  To me that sounds like it, something goes wrong in the installation of HARD drive recovery then I recommend reinstall Windows again since the middle of recovery that you created on USB or external CD/DVD drive. This can restore Windows again.

  Theoretically, it could also be a hardware problem but I would try the middle of recovery recovery facility that s my personal opinion. ;)

• Satellite A300 - cannot read the second HARD drive

  Greetings from the Spain,

  I got 1 month there is a serious problem with my laptop (which is 5 months old), associated with crcdisk.sys.

  I gave up after several hours studying, and send the computer serving techniques. (Vista was does not load and no recovery was possible)
  Technical services changed 1 hard drive and the motherboard (don't ask me why)
  This computer cams with 2 HD (these 2 devices)

  The first has a recovery partition.
  The problem now is that I see the second HD (D :) but I can't read or access it.)
  However, McAfee, it can scan and I can see the names of files (they were there before sending it to T.Service) during the scan.

  The only solution I have Toshiba is "send it back", but with the previous experience I've had with this guy, maybe now they put a new keyboard and wait another month...

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  _Update_

  Now I can read the second disc of Internet expolrer..., i.e. D:\documents... I read a few videos, I got there and seems to work.
  However, I cannot read with ordinary windows Explorer or cannot write files from any program.

  BTW. I can access from the Explorer, but just the files, i.e. d:\documents\letters, but not to the root?

  You have installed the laptop with the recovery disk? Try this!

  What operating system do you use? If you are using Vista control this information from Toshiba:
  http://195.182.196.33/KB0/TSB7101OB0006R01.htm

• Satellite A300 - Questions about the second HARD drive Bay

  To the underside of the laptop, there is an empty Bay for a second HDD internal.
  It is in the lower left corner (the first internal hard drive is on the lower side right) and the Bay has a sata connector.
  The plastic cover of the empty Bay extended columns so nothing (not even a hard disk) can be positioned on the inside.

  Someone knows:
  -If the sata connector works
  -If I can connect a secondary internal hard drive which work together with the primary
  -Where I could order the support for the secondary hard drive (i.e. toshiba code)
  -Where I could order a plastic cover without extensive columns, bcz I want to break.

  If my question is not clear, I can upload a photo.

  Thanks in advance

  Hello

  You can order all the parts of the ASP from Toshiba in your country.
  Get in touch with some guys in the ASP and ask for the parts you need.

  Welcome them

• Satellite P300 - 18 M: should I HARD drive recovery image if I have the recovery DVDs

  I have two original recovery DVD from Toshiba with my laptop P300 - 18M.

  Can I still drive HARD recovery image on my labtop drive F:?

  Can I use this space for any other questions

  Hello

  If you have packed the Toshiba Recovery DVD and if it s working properly then you n t need the recovery image on the HARD drive because you can reinstall the OS using the created DVD.

  Good bye

• Satellite A300 - how to start HARD drive recovery after own OS insatallation

  Hi guys.

  I have a question.
  I have a Toshiba Satellite A300, which came with Windows Vista.
  Normally I have the recovery with the normally pre-installed utility partition.
  After that I formatted the system partition, I installed a clean and fresh Windows 7 copy.

  My question is this.
  Since the recovery partition does not get soiled with, is there not a way to install the disk recovery utility hard back in recovery of Windows of F8 before the boot options?

  Please don't tell me that I need to have the recovery disk.
  I already did, I just want to find a solution because it is not that hard for someone who accidentally formatted the system partition and had not created the disks, but the recovery partition. My guess is to do some modifications in the files of the Windows recovery environment that are launched when you use the option to repair my computer at startup, because normally, HARD drive recovery utility appears as one of its tools-options.

  The problem is that I don't have to where these files are, maybe (C:\boot?)
  Currently, I am trying to see if a facility upgrade of windows 7 on windows vista will keep options for hard drive recovery then maybe I will find what it takes.

  All suggestions are welcome!
  Thank you for your time.

  OK, just a hint more, I found what is happening with the recovery environment, and which must be replaced to include more tools...
  This article was really helpful:
  http://www.techplat.com/2010/02/12/how-to-replace-default-Windows-7-recovery-environment-in-diagnostic-and-recovery-toolset/

  Also, I found a few guides microsoft on changing windows 7 recovery environment.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744576%28WS.10%29.aspx
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744525%28WS.10%29.aspx

  So I continue and I think I'm close...

• Change HARD drive on Satellite L300 - Windows Vista need

  Hi all

  My laptop hard drive is completely dead and the repair option didn't work.
  I backed up all my data, etc., including the folder HDDRecovery and WinRE partition/folder.

  This is a laptop Toshiba L300, which I bought in the United Kingdom (from the Toshiba online store) and I now live in China. I visited the workshop of local support from Toshiba in China, but they were unable to provide any assistance that offer me a disk empty (usually overpriced).

  They said that they can not install anything because the model is different from those that are sold in China and the Windows Vista sticker is no more on the laptop (Vista sticker for a couple of years ago but I think it has never been a serial number).

  Anyway, I didn't buy their hard drive and I didn't really get the original hard drive since that I didn't, and I decided to buy a hard drive from another brand for myself.

  My question is: is it possible to install the Windows Vista (which I've already paid anyway) in my new hard drive? I don't know if it's relevant, but I will emphasize here that I saved my folder HDDRecovery both WinRE partition/folder. I'm not ready to re - buy Windows or buy the top-selling Toshiba Recovery disk. My plan is to install a Linux OS if Windows is no longer an option.

  I could give you all the details of model and the order if necessary.

  Thank you
  Georgios

  > is there a way to install Windows Vista (which I've already paid anyway) in my new hard drive?
  Yes, but you can do so via the original recovery DVD only.
  Saved on external HARD drive recovery image is useless now. I put t understand why you didn t created recovery disk according to the instructions of Toshiba.

  If you don t want to get Toshiba disc I recommend you to install the clean version of Win7. Your model of laptop is fully supported for Win7 and it works perfectly on your machne. I ve installed long ago on friends L300.

  Linux is also good alternative.

  It's your decision.

• Satellite A300: Delete files from HARD drive recovery - how to download missing files

  Hello.

  I format partition D:, where was a HARD drive recovery file, now I can't recover my PC.
  Can simple question, I download this file from a Web of Toshiba site or from another site?

  You can not download files from HARD drive recovery or recovery image.
  You can order the DVD of recovery from here:
  http://backupmedia.Toshiba.EU/landing.aspx

• Re: No HARD drive recovery on Satellite S995D-S5374 area

  I can't do a recovery disc, it says that there is no HDD Recovery area.

  The situation was like that, I wanted to decrease the size of the C drive. I did it with a program and then windows could not start and went to do so more and more.

  I used a different windows installation disc 8. I used the reset option. And the computer started as if it was just a box, the only difference was that my files were intact and also my account on win8. Although scores are one in trouble.

  Now, it looks like this:

  https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.NET/hphotos-AK-AsH4/485244_553699437987988_1572844514_n.jpg
  https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.NET/hphotos-AK-AsH3/537768_553699434654655_840557981_n.jpg

  I can not access the half of my hard disk space. There is recovery partition as you can see, but I can not burn a recovery disk...

  I tried to do what he says here (opening the HARD drive recovery process), but it failed. I get the screen where it says
  my pc need to be repaired and nothing was found or can not be found to achieve this.

  Yes, guyes, * please help *. I want my rear disc space and if it is possible to make a recovery disk. As I can access the recovery partition in my computer, can't do a drive recovery here?

  p.s. in disk management, when I right click on the partition "Data", it is said that 'Help' and nothing more.

  p.p.s. I Satellite S995D-S5374. And there was no disk recovery with it when I bought it.

  In recent years, Toshiba doesn't offer recovery discs with new models of laptops with recovery media must be created by the owner of the laptop. It is clearly described in the document s user manuals.

  Recovery media can be created if the laptop has only factory settings. As I see that you have changed the structure of the partitions and that was the big mistake. Of course you can do, but at the first recovery media must be created.

  Please read the last post on http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=140985

  Sorry, but now you cannot create recovery media or start HARD recovery disk image installation.
  If you want to have the recovery disk and use it to recovery image installation, you need to order a new drive for https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx

  If you have any other questions you are welcome.