Satellite A500 - HARD drive will not show up in BIOS

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  Clonezilla is not supported by Microsoft.

  If you are unable to boot from the Vista repair disk then you will need to go into the system BIOS and make sure that it is configured to boot from the DVD drive.

  Check out the link:

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  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Start-Windows-from-a-CD-or-DVD

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  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/BIOS-frequently-asked-questions

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  See also the thread which has some troubleshooting steps for this same issue.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-system/Windows-Vista-crashedstartup-repair-wont-launch/49315171-1601-49DD-84fe-50bebd9ddbae

  The above link contains third party links provided by other users.

  Note: The use of third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

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• IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

  I have a MacBook from 2008. 4 years ago I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive. I have thousands if photos on it. IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

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  I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive.

  Did you move the iPhoto library for the external hard drive or the iPhoto application, or both?

  How is formatted the external hard drive? Is the file system on the drive Mac OS extended (journaled) or other system files?  Is the drive directly connected by USB or similar, or is it a SIN?

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• Hard drive will not accept any CD or DVD

  I have a MacBook Pro, OS 10.6.8 version.  The hard drive will not accept a CD or a DVD.  Thinking maybe I left a floppy disk in the drive, I tried to eject, but the eject button does not eject anything.  I have not tried to insert a disk for a long time, so do not know how long it could have been a problem without me realizing it. I tried to shut down the computer and restart, but this does not solve the problem.  I did some research using the Apple Hardware Test, but the instructions say insert the Applications install disc 2.  Unfortunately, as I can't insert a disc, I can't deal with the problem in this way?  Any suggestions?

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  Hey Timmy,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Community and thanks for posting the question.

  According to the description, player does not network share.

  The problem may occur due to some network settings.

  Perform the steps from the link below and see if it helps.

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• Hard drive is not recognized in the BIOS - Equium A60

  Hi hope someone can help. I have a Toshiba Equium EA60-173 and the hard drive is not recognized in the BIOS. When I remove the hard drive and put it in another laptop it is detected fine. I also tried another hard drive in the Toshiba and that does not work either. So I suspect the IDE controller has disappeared, but can I do to confirm this? I wish there was an option in the BIOS to force detection. I updated the BIOS but still the same.

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• My external hard drive will not go up and I'm not sure what the question is

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  Hope someone can help me,

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  What about different DVD media? Have you tested the media DVD-R or DVD + R common?
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• my external hard drive will not appear in my computer although it shows in Device Manager. It was working fine last week, so any suggestions would be great.

  I tried to restore my laptop computer and uninstall the hard drive. still can not open it.

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• Satellite A500 - HARD drive recovery option is no longer available at the F8 Menu

  Hello, this my phone trees.
  I reset my Satellite A500 and due to a power failure reset did not finish. When I have inexplicable with F8 I can see HARD drive recovery option, and then must log on my account that I did not at all because of the power failure.
  Then I installed a copy of Vista retail, hoping to create an account and be able to retrieve from the HARD drive.
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  Why you didn t ask how it works before you do anything?
  You've misunderstood with username and account.

  Now, when you use your own installation, you need to remove the option for installation of HARD drive recovery and the recovery image can be installed with recovery only DVDs.
  Now, you have two options:
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  What do you think of this?
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  I recommend you to install Win7. Download page for all the necessary drivers, you can find and download from Toshiba

  If you have more questions or need help please let me know.

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  In early 2008

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  (click to enlarge)

  image of wikipedia

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• A1103 new Ram and HARD drive will not start

  Hello.

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• C50 - D satellite - external hard drive is not recognized

  Just Satellite C50 D but are unable to read or recognize my LaCie hard drive.
  As it has all the data from my old computer, it is rather important. Can someone provide help and advice on the way to a) the disc or b) transfer all data in the memory of the laptop

  Thank you very much
  A  :-)

  Hello

  The laptop supports 1 USB 3.0 port and 2 USB 2.0 ports.
  I recommend you connect the external HARD drive to each port (USB 2.0) and USB3.0 just to check if it is not a compatibility problem. But generally, it shouldn't be a big problem to connect a USB 2.0 device to a USB 3.0 external.

  However, it could also be that this external HARD drive needs more than usual 500mA power supplied by a USB 2.0 port. In this case, you must use a USB cable to Y to connect the HARD drive to two USB ports.