Boot CD doesn't work Satellite 5105-S501. What should I do?

I do have some major problems with my 5105-S501
The computer is totally screwed up, with a little help of some evil virus. Well, anyway; I thought this would be a good time to format the HD and install the OS again.
Did like the manual said, put the recovery and applications cd started up. When I choose to install I get the message " wrong computer". Even thought this was the cd I recieved with the computer!
Tried to format the hard drive manually in the comand prompt, did not work. The hard drive was in use and the computer could not force it out of use.
Put an XP pro cd in to the drive and tried to install that one. I have to choose to delete the current partion in order to format the HD, then I got the message "System unable to perform the requested operation on the selected partition. This partition contains temporary setup files that are required to complete the instalation.
Have tried Fdisk, did not work. Same problem as above; the hard drive is in use yada yada yada!
So guys, I really need some help. What has happend, and what can I do?
Regards
/Peter from Sweden

Hi Peter,
I found something that can be interesting for you:
When you run the recovery cd you get the error message "wrong machine"
The Configuration Builder/Recovery CD looks for a specific DMI string
that identifies the model of computer you are using and compares it
to information on the CD. If these two do not match then the error
"wrong machine" occurs. Your Toshiba Authorized Service Provider can
fix an incorrect, corrupt or blank bios using a special diagnostics
tool to rewrite the DMI String.
If you are certain you have the correct Configuration Builder/
Recovery CD for your computer then you should contact your nearest
Toshiba Authorized Service Provider.
Maybe it can help you.

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