Satellite L500-13Z - HDD recovery is not present

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• Satellite L500-1XC HDD Recovery help

  Hi I have a Satellite L500-1XC of second hand, the former owner has installed Ubuntu (which I can't access because of password) as well as windows 7 and I try restore laptop to factory settings, but I just don't know how.

  I tried to turn it off and holding, then 0 and pressing the Start button. On the bottom of the home screen says HDD Recovery at the bottom left of the screen, but after that, he just the part of the selection for me to choose Ubuntu or Windows 7 and then just charge the laptop as usual.

  I tried to get the Recovery Media Creator, but I'm not. It seems that a lot of original Toshiba Utilities and supports have been removed.

  If anyone can help me fix this laptop, I'd be so grateful that I can not really afford to buy a Toshiba Recovery disk.

  Thank you

  > I'm trying to restore the laptop to factory settings, but I just don't know how
  I put t I think that HARD drive recovery would work because Linux has been installed on the HARD drive and I think that the partition table has been changed.
  This might be the reason why the HDD recovery isn't working.

  You can always see this Toshiba document that describes the whole HARD drive recovery procedure:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

  So now, drive HARD recovery does not work in this case, you can only use the installation disc.
  You can try to install Windows 7 using the Microsoft disk (Toshiba drivers are downloadable) or you order the disc of Arvato:
  http://backupmedia.Toshiba.EU/landing.aspx

• Satellite L500-1DT: HDD Recovery of Win 7 is stuck in an endless loop

  It's a so detailed bug report please bear with me.
  If you can help, or can confirm that you have had the same thing happen to you, I will be grateful.

  I've owned several Toshiba laptops before and I've even worked for Toshiba so worry, I like the machine. But I have a problem with his recovery software. I just bought a laptop Satellite L500-1DT with Windows 7 64 bit, on behalf of a non-techie who lives elsewhere. Since I know from experience that I have to sometimes panic calls from field in the sense of "it became too slow", "How do I get rid of the accumulated junk", "maybe he had a virus" and so on, the first thing I checked was ASR, which is how to bring the HD to "like new" condition.

  So I started out in the machine, replied to the questions until I got in the appropriate operating system, then led the program "make a recovery DVD. Double layer DVD checked ok. With the freshly made DVDs, I swapped the HD for a spare part, I had (much less: only 40 GB instead of 320) and started the rescue DVD hoping it would fix my own system to the blank disc.

  He did repartition the drive according to its schema, with more or less half the space for Windows and the other half for the data, including the recovery files. He did install the system in the Windows partition. It was then restarted in Windows 7 installed in order to complete the installation. There, the trouble began: an endless loop of reboots for hours until what I stopped it.

  Loop:
  * reset
  * black screen with bright logo 4 color windows «windows startup»
  * black screen with slight blade and "Setup prepares your computer for first use.
  * blue white screen "Welcome" with "please wait" and the crossbar with green blob, saying "the installation may take several minutes. Please do not interrupt or shut down the computer! »
  * blue screen saying it stops

  Repeat the above forever.

  I saw him restart way more than 10 times over several hours. And whenever he's faking, that this is the first time she did it. Of course, this is not normal!

  I tried to stop with ctrl-alt-del and the Task Manager, but the white screen would go even the Task Manager, making it difficult to kill any process or even inspect what they were on top. I stopped it by holding down the power button until it shuts. Then when it restarts it said that if I wanted safe mode. I tried. He went into the routine above and at one point he says that he could not proceed with the installation, if it was in safe mode. So he restarted in normal mode and then...! It is finally out of the endless loop!

  Then he asked me all the usual language, record etc., questions as he did the first time I had turned on him. This seemed good. Finally, I walked into a newly installed operating system and everything seemed fine, except that I found out later that some programs that were there before were not installed.
  With bravery bordering stupidity (*) I even Redid the procedure hard disk provided instead of my rescue: first I have nuked the windows partition, then I save the HD (with F8), not with the DVD that I had done. Result: similar rigmarole, with endless reboot.

  After that I stopped it, it kind-of-worked, as above, but now some programs were lacking, such as the Toshiba DVD drive.

  (*) motivated by: better try now with the computer here and all my tools and other computers ready at hand, that when the computer died at home of its owner, and that's the only thing left to try with me at the other end of a line call. Been there before.

  Now, that specific (DVD player), that I could download it from the support page and it installed fine. But what else might be missing or not working not that I have not noticed? The restore process is clearly not working as it should.

  I'm the first or only to whom it happens? I'm doing something wrong? Is there anything else I should try?

  I need to make sure that the restore procedure works perfectly while I still have the computer in my hands. If not, there is no chance that I'll be able to do a remote reinstall for my non-techie, once I asks me to clean the laptop by phone a few months from now.

  Thanks in advance

  [Update: just looking for the right place where I could post what I found that other people report the same problem.] This is definitely a bug in the software distributed for W7 - 64 overlay, not a problem isolated to my machine. See for example
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=49421&TSTART=0 where the user kwarc described the same symptoms with a Satellite L505.

  Hello

  First of all, I must say that I could recover my trouble free unit.
  The installation of Win 7 went well and everything has been installed correctly.

  Back to you:
  To me it looks like something wrong with installation maybe some HARD drive partitions were confues perhaps, HARD drive should again formatted, and then run the recovery procedure.
  You should test

  Regarding the DVD player:
  As much as I know there is no DVD player for Win 7 64 bit. There are only available for Win 64 bit updated. If you need to install the DVD player for Win 7 32 bit version and then update using the patch released for Win7 64 bit.

• Satellite L500-13z - Windows 7 does not recognize wireless network adapter

  Hello

  The Windows 7 RC Device Manager does not recognize my wireless network adapter (for example: Atheros, Intel or Realtek). I tried to install all the Toshiba support drivers, but none of them work:

  After installation, they ask me to connect the unit to my computer (of course it is still on the motherboard!).

  =>, Is there a way to know what is my Wifi adapter?

  that one failed: http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD7201PO000SR01.htm (this is the only Word to say "network adapter" with a yellow exclamation point).

  -Online someone knows when will be released Windows 7 drivers on the website?

  Hello

  Before you begin to install all drivers WLAN you can find on the Toshiba site you must make sure that wireless network card, you have exactly. You can check in the Device Manager-online properties-online Details of the local network adapter device.
  Need you an information like PCI\VEN_XXXX & DEV_XXXX

  If you have based this information you are looking for with these terms on this site in order to determine the exact WLAN card:
  http://www.PCIDatabase.com/

  After that, you can download the driver appropriate for your laptop. Before installing, you must uninstall all other versions and restart the laptop.
  Also, make sure that the WIFI is enabled with the hardware switch and FN + F8.

  Welcome them

• Satellite S50-B-12Z - recovery does not start

  Hi guys.

  I have Toshiba Satellite S50-B-12Z
  I can't start the recovery.

  When I press the 0 key starting system, information about recovery happens.
  I answer YES to the question if I want to continue the recovery and after this system appears as normal takes just a bit longer.

  What will happen? I remember I managed to enter the recovery menu once but can't remember how.

  I taught maybe I deleted the partition by mistake, but partition magic shows he's still there (not used status).

  Any ideas why menu recovery will not come to the top?

  Hold F12 for power up to display the start menu.

  If "HDD Recovery" is not found, or its load fails, this means that the recovery partition has a problem.

  You can order on the site of Toshiba recovery disks.

• Satellite L500-128 - FN keys do not work with Win 7 64 bit

  Satellite L500-128 - FN keys do not work with the help of the operating system Windows 7 x 64

  Hello

  Satellite L500-128 belongs to the series of PSLJ3E.
  The European driver Toshiba page contains all drivers for this unit.

  Next to the installation of value-added package, you will need to install the Flash Cards Support utility v 1.63.0.4.
  Buttons controls the FN Flash Cards!

• Satellite L650-12 q - Toshiba HDD Recovery does not

  Toshiba Satellite L650-12 q
  Windows 7 64 bit

  I am looking to re - install Windows using the Toshiba HDD Recovery software on my hard drive to restore the computer to factory settings.
  I followed the procedure to do this in the System Recovery Options, but received the following message is displayed:

  "The recovery of the operating system is impossible!
  Not found the HDD Recovery folder on the second disc of the first hard drive. There is no valid disk HARD recovery environment on this computer. »

  More details:
  Before you do the above, I supported the system and the files and folders using AOMEI Backupper. I then made the mistake of the merger of C: D: and E: partitions, E: contained HDDR files.

  After having tried the recovery above and receive the above message, I reinstalled the file system I had saved on an external hard drive, which resulted in a copy of the drive C: and E: drive with HDDR files.
  Unfortunately, when I tried to recover the operating system, the same message appeared.

  Then I tried to use a system restore disc, I had created a few weeks ago, but concluded that, for some reason that CD is empty.

  The good news is that the computer still works - slowly - and HDDR files seem to be still there, but for some reason, inaccessible.

  What are my options? I want to go back to initial factory settings so that I can go back and re-install the programs and files that I want to. (I backed up all my files and have records of installation for programs).

  If the worst comes to the worst and I have to buy a Windows 7 disc (if that's even possible - I don't want Windows 8), it would be possible to install on this computer and it would give me a clean install, without any of the garbage which is currently cluttering up my computer?

  Thank you for reading, and I would be grateful for any advice you can offer.

  In your case, the situation is clear: HARD drive recovery facility does not work?
  If you want to have the laptop with the settings you have an option only: for recovery image installation you must use the installation of recovery disc.

  If I understand right you don t, entitled?
  But you can order it on https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx

  If you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.

• Satellite L500-12 q Recovery Disc Creator Error

  Hello

  I have a laptop Satellite L500-12 q. I used the Recovery Disc Creator to make recovery disks. It needs 4 discs. The 1st was writtenk ok, but on the second, towards the end of the current status, it stopped advancing. It's almost an hour, and it is still not finished. I'm on the second try. The disc is spinning and the drive makes noise as if it was written, but it does not advance at all.

  Please, could you help me?

  Thank you
  Claudiu

  Claudiu Hey,.

  What kind of DVD that you use to create the Toshiba recovery disks? I got also some problems to create a recovery disc but I changed DVD + R, DVD-r media and everything was ok! I used Verbatim discs to create because I have really good experience with this kind of discs. In addition, it seems that TDK discs also work quite well. Check this box!

  If it doesn't work check the Toshiba page for an update of the firmware of your WEIRD!

• Satellite L500-164: 15.6 "does not appear fullscreen in games

  Hello

  I recently bought the L500-164 and installed Windows 7 64-bit. Everything works perfectly, just a thing which annoys me incredibly.

  Whenever I play a game (Counterstrike, Warcraft3, Warsow, soldier) is a big black band on the left and right, so basically the screen of the game resembles a quadrat. I saw even more on my old 15.4 "laptop, because he was able to view as wide screen.

  I installed the new catalyst, but is not possible within the REC to enlarge the screen of the game for the full amount...
  I really want to solve this problem and I hope for your help.

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Normally, every game, you can change the screen resolution and I think that you didn t set the resolution of the screen to the right. As far as I know the Satellite L500-164 has a native resolution of 1366 x 768. did you choose this resolution?
  If you choose another resolution that uses another format, you have these bands on the left and right sides.

  In addition, you must use the Toshiba display driver directly. Other drivers are not pre-tested and don t have protection against overheating.

• Satellite L500 PSLS0E - Menu FN does not work

  Now, I tried to connect my laptop to my TV again (I did it before using a cable HDMI and FN + F5, but not more.) but now for the first time I noticed that the fn does NOT bring the menu that he used to put in place when I pressed forward and I have no idea what is the cause.

  I tried to use google ect to find a solution and the thing I noticed, is that when I go to the start menu > all programs > TOSHIBA > utilities other people seem to have "Flash Cards" and "Flash Cards - setting" now all I have is help Flash Card, restart settings for Flash cards and Flash Cards. I mean just to see if it has to do with the problem anyway spend.

  I would like to know how to solve this problem, I already tried to install the package of value added, but it did not help at all, and this problem is probably caused by a me fiddling around with my laptop. Thanks in advance.

  PS:
  Toshiba Satellite L500 (thingy part number: PSLS0E) Windows 7 64 bit.

  Hmmmm... Usually Toshiba value added package relocation schould help.

  Try please once more to remove the system of VAP, restart your computer and install the latest version of the Toshiba download page.

• Re: Satellite L500/050 - FN buttons do not work

  Hi all

  I have recently reinstalled Windows 7 64 bit on my * Toshiba Satellite L500/050 * who had the same system as soon as possible.

  But I managed to mess up my backup partition and I had try to reinstall all the drivers from the internet, but the problem is that it gives weird results.

  For the first part of the key Fn does not work even after I have installed and reinstalled PVAT countless times and the other thing is that my LCD Brightness increasing when I decrease and vice versa. (0% were more high-brightness 100% has lower, when the brightness is grayed out by the computer, it actually increases).

  There may be others I do not know for sure now this kind of problems, but I think that my laptop does not work as well as he used to.
  Can someone give the list or step by step instructions on how to uninstall and install all my drivers for this.

  Thanking you inadvance.

  See you soon.

  Hello

  It seems that your model of laptop belongs to the Australian series of Toshiba.
  Please check this page of the Toshiba Australia driver:
  http://www.MyToshiba.com.au/support/download

  Here you can find the required drivers for the FN key.

  As far as I know that you will install the VAP (value added package) and the Support of Flash memory card utility.

  Welcome them

• Satellite L500 PSLS0A - internal webcam does not work

  Hello

  I was wondering if someone could help me out here. I have a built-in webcam and who doesn't, but I would like to make it work again. I don't know if the software has been removed.

  Does anyone know what brand these webcams are i.e. Logitech?
  I don't have any CD when I bought this laptop (do not know if I threw them - silly me)

  Could someone point out to me which software I need to download? Very appreciated

  Details of the laptop
  ******************
  [Information on PC]
  Model name Satellite L500
  Part number PSLS0A - 08 p 002
  Version of the OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 6.1.7601

  > Does anyone know what brand these webcams are i.e. Logitech?
  As far as I know the internal webcam module is Chicony.

  Your laptop seems to be an Australian series of Toshiba.
  That's why the drivers and other software from Toshiba as webcam software are on the Australian page Toshiba ;)
  http://www.MyToshiba.com.au/support/computers/satellite/L500/psls0a-08p002/download?OS=24

• Re: Satellite L500 - 1UU BIOS Splash screen not visible anymore

  I activated the FAST Boot in the BIOS on my Satellite L500-1UU.
  The STARTUP SCREEN of my motherboard DOES NOT SHOWUP.
  I WOULD LIKE TO RE ENABLE IT.

  ADVISOR.

  Hello

  Why you n t set the BIOS back to default settings?
  Turn on the device, press F2, and then choose the default settings in the BIOS (I think you need to press F9).
  Save the changes and reboot.

• Satellite L500-1XZ - 'play' button do not run my Media Player

  Satellite L500-1XZ

  Why my button "play" do not start my default media player? If I manually start media player and use Play button works.

  Thank you

  Hi cuibusel,

  I put t know why this happens but the fact is that these buttons work only with Windows Media Player and not with other players such as WinAMP, etc..

  If you have several problems with them, I recommend to install the package of added value of the official website of Toshiba.

• Pixel dead Satellite L500-017 - HDD is moved to another laptop?

  I recently got a laptop Toshiba Satellite L500-017 (recently as in, like, 4 days ago) and the bloody screen ALREADY has a dead pixel.

  I intend to trade him because he is still under warranty, but my question is this; they will replace the whole laptop, or they will be able to move the hard disk to another computer?
  Considering that I've already implemented so (80 GB of programs and music) on my laptop and the amount of time that I got it before he messed up, I think that it's just that they actually past it to spare me the time.

  I mean, Holy crap I have yet a week and the screen has a dead pixel! What kind of manufacturing is it?
  I would not normally receive so angry, but in such a short period of time, it's already messed up, and that is it pissing me just off the coast. I know that it is a single pixel, but I don't know if it'll be only a pixel, considering how long it took to arrive.

  So my question is this;
  because it is still under warranty, is it possible they can move just the hard drive on one with an another L500-017?

  Hi mate

  I'm not sure if the ASP would replace the screen if only a dead pixel is visible.
  I found this Toshiba FAQ on dead pixels:

  + Information about the technology and pixel for LCD screens display fault tolerance +.
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB9502LZ0000R01.htm

  I think that you should simply visit your dealer where you bought this laptop and laptop should ask for replacement.
  Usually the dealer should replace the entire notebook
  But you must back up your data to another HARD drive because I doubt that they empty the HARD drive on another unit.

  See you soon