Equium L40 - Vista refuses to boot after product recovery installation

Hi,
I have had to carry out a product recovery uses the supplied restore disk on an Equium L40 (PLS41) laptop. The recovery procedure does its job to the end, reformats and copies all the files then restarts. Now the problem starts....
The pc gets past the BIOS splash screen then it goes completely black with only a flashing underscore cursor in the top corner of the screen. No HDD activity or CD-rom activity.
I have done the recovery about ten times now. All with the same result. I have tried the repair procedure using a Vista boot CD and I have also tried it using another disk that came with the computer, Vista anytime upgrade. There are no faults found, it see's the hard drive and shows that the vista files are on it, also sees the winRE partition.
I have even tired installing fresh from the anytime disk. This also reformats the drive, copies and unpacks all the necessary files, starts to install updates off the disk and then says it needs to reboot. It reboots and goes straight to the black screen with the flashing underscore cursor. This happens whether I press the "hit any key to start from CD-rom" or leave it to boot from the HDD.
I have been trying to fix this for two days now including endless hours of forum searching, my friend, whom the pc belongs to is getting quite irate as am I. I need help. Does anyone know how to fix it?

Hi
According to your message I believe that the HDD is faulty.
I think there is a faulty master boot record (MBR) on the HDD and therefore the notebook refuses to start.
One question; did you try to set the BIOS to the default settings? If not try this.
If it doesnt help and the notebook will still not boot up then you should ask the ASP for the check.
In my opinion its a HDD issue and possibly the HDD must be replaced!
Greetings

Similar Messages

Satellite A200 - can't use Vista after Product Recovery

Hello. I hope someone can help me with the following... This week I've had various issues with my laptop following a Vista update that System Restore did not fix, so I decided to go for a full Product Recovery (as I have a full backup of all my files).
So far I have used product recovery on my laptop in each of the 3 ways I can see (and more than once): without changing settings, changing settings and maximising the partition, changing settings and selecting the advance / expert option.
Each time I was able to complete the initialisation of windows, creating a new user account, etc. Once the desktop has been set up, I get a small window with a progress bar and when this completes I click the 'restart' button...
After restarting I get to the black screen that says Microsoft Corporation with the green progress bar, but it stays there for what feels like 'too long'. After a while I get a black screen with a cursor and then a blue screen for a crash dump.
If I use F8 and start in Safe Mode, the system stops at the CplIR.sys file, although hard disk activity seems to continue. After 10+ minutes I switch off.
If I use F8 and then select Repair Computer... this is what happens with each option
- Restore the complete windows operating system: after clicking OK nothing happens.
- Memory diagnostics: there are no problems with the memory
- DOS prompt: I have run CHKDSK and there are no problems with the hard drive
- Startup Repair: there are no errors,although the diagnostics say 'failed' when it sees there are no system restore points
Then on restarting I either get the black screen with cursor followed by the crash dump OR if I manage to sign in and get to my desktop, I get the crash dump as soon as I try to do something (like open the control panel).
Following instructions found elsewhere, I've tried this after removing the battery and then changing the power management options immediately after windows initialisation (ie. before clicking the restart button). No change.
I've even ignored the restart button! But still get a crash dump when I try to do something.
Any ideas?? I have spent (ie. wasted) so much time on this and don't understand what can be wrong after formatting the drive and re-loading windows image...

Hello
It is very interesting story. I have recovered several notebooks many times but I have never noticed something like this.
I must say that all you have done right and you think in right way. If I were you I would try exactly the same steps to get it work somehow.
I don't know which various issues you had before but I presume there issues were just software issues and not relevant for hardware functionality.
It is really hard to say what the problem can be. What you can try is obtain somewhere Microsoft Vista installations disc and install naked Vista to see if the same will happen again.
Anyway, the fact is that recovery images are tested and adapted for each notebook model and if the hardware is OK there is no reason for such behaviour.
Try with clean installation using Microsoft installations disc and let us know what happen exactly.

My mac is not able to boot after internet recovery

Hi I Own an i mac27 inch which i bought in year 2011. Recently it showed some disc errors and got crashed with a blue screen. I was not able to boot it in a safe mode and had to remove my data via a thunderbolt cable. After removing the data i formatted the hard drive with mac format thinking that would remove the bad sectors. But I realized it wont even start up again in a recovery mode. So i tried to boot it via a bootable USB drive. Now When i press Command+R i get only two options (1. Bootable OSX Drive, 2.Internet connection) None of the options are of any help. Any suggestions??

Hello nachi777,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post it looks like you are trying to reformat your hard drive, but are unable to boot into recovery. Since you have a newer iMac, you should be able to boot to internet recovery. Booting to internet recovery occurs automatically if your startup drive has an issue. If you are seeing boot drive options when starting up, then you may just be holding down the option key on the keyboard. Both options you do see to boot from, should be able to help in reformatting your hard drive.
OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

Mac Pro refuses to boot after new drive instalation...

Hi
Could anyone shed a bit of light on my problem - Ive just got a new 500gb seagate drive, - when I load it up in order to format, im faced with a blank screen, and os x refuses to even think about booting up - there is also an odd click which Im guessing is the boot drive trying to start.
The new drive slots into place fine, and I made sure I was earthed out before touching it...
When the new drive is taken out, the system starts up without a hitch.
Do I have a duff drive? - or am I missing something blindingly obvious?
Thanks for any help
Maxine.

Hi,
Funny that I saw this message, I am the person that had the exact same problem on the 20th of December.
After trying to install the HD, I had the problem as well. I ended up taking the computer in to my local Apple store, and they kept the Mac Pro.
It is now January 5th and I still do not have the system. Called them an hour ago and they said that the part (they didn't mention what it was) was on BACKORDER, so they had to decide if they were going to wait for the part or give me a brand new system. Hmmmm.... Could this be a NEW hidden problem for the Mac Pro now?
I wanted to purchase an iMac, but was afraid of the lock-up issues. I am starting to regreat my choice and wish I had got an iMac, at least I would have some kind of file server for my network
All I can suggest is to take it in to your local Apple store and let them check it, and then ask if they could fix it right then, or you two could have a system that's not able to be workable.
-Dan Uff

Satellite L300 refuses to boot after BIOS upgrade

Hi,
My girlfriend's L300 was lagging terribly so we decided to format C:. We did this with the accompanying XP restore disk.
Then we had to upgrade the drivers. We started the installation of the BIOS upgrade from the Toshiba driver website, went away for a while and when we came back the computer had restarted of itself.
It was stuck in a cycle of the "windows loading" screen and the one with a bottom bar that says press F2 for this or F12 for that. Tried all options in the boot menu, not even safe mode works.
We tried to reformat with the previous method, by inserting XP CD and holding down the 'C' button while starting. We get the familiar 'Windows Setup' screen, and it seems to load all the windows setup files from the CD. But when we get to the installation, we get a blue screen error message. 'A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.....Technical information: ***STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D254,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)
Nothing seems to work, please help! We really want to save the images, on the D: disk partition.

Hi
Try to set the BIOS to default settings.
You have to access the BIOS and there you could set it to default.
Please check if you can install the OS using the SATA mode -> AHCI and compatible.
If you use AHCI then you have to include the SATA drivers. If you use the compatible mode, then SATA drivers are not needed.
If you want to get access to the HDD before installing the OS in the C partition, then I would recommend booting the notebook using a Windows Live CD like WinPE or BartPe.
Both are live cds which dont need a installation you have to boot from such disk only to get access to the content on the HDD.

XP SP2 won't boot after successful partial installation

I have a brand new installation of Leopard, updated to 10.5.6 on a 1st generation Core duo White Macbook. I have successfully set up bootcamp on this machine before but have to redo it after getting a hard drive replacement.
I run the bootcamp assistant, create a 2nd FAT32 partition (15GB) for XP.
Then I boot to the XP SP2 CD and run the installation, choosing to install onto the new 15GB partition without reformatting it. After it copies the files it reboots.
Upon rebooting, it gives a DOS screen that says there was a boot failure. Don't remember the exact words, but I think it said something like "No boot disk available."
I have restarted the bootcamp installation 3 times and the same boot problem keeps happening. Any ideas?

Hi,
'without reformatting' is the cause of this trouble.
See here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1722?viewlocale=en_US
During the installation you have to reformat the designated BootCamp partition from within the Installer.
Hope it helps
Stefan

Mac Mini won't boot after failed XP installation

Recently upgrade HD to 320GB 7200 rpm and 3GB ram. Running 10.5.8 fine.
I tried to install Windows XP through Boot Camp, but wasn't successful, I terminated the installation. Then Mac Mini won't boot up. When powered on, you heard the chime, then grey screen showed and stayed. Tried starting with "C" (boot from CD), "OPT" (boot option), "T" (target), and reset PRAM. None of them worked.
What should I try next?
Thanks
Message was edited by: Yijian Cao

If you install XP on Bootcamp, your startup disc will be changed to XP Windows partitioned you did. To restore your startup disc back to Mac OS, make sure your Mac is turned off. 1. Plug the power back and press the power button ON. When you hear the power On sound, press and hold the ALT key on your keyboard until you see the hardrives. 2. Select the HD that says MAc OS, then your mac will boot back to Mac OS.
Let me know if you have more problems, maybe I can help.
Abel

PC won't boot after Cloud CS6 installation

The title says it all. I get to the Asus splash screen and it stops.
Any way out of this, maybe by going into the BIOS and doing something?
Thx.
Paul
UPDATE: I'm in, via resume, after going in to the BIOS but not changing anything there. A little confusing, but I'm gonna shut it down and reboot (since it was in sleep mode when the problem arose) and see if that clears things up.
UPDATE 2: So far, so good. Reboot worked correctly. Ran CCleaner--needed to twice. Still testing. Will run full collection update (haven't opened a single app yet) and hopefully problem solved.

That is very odd Paul. I haven't heard of that exact situation before. If you discover the root cause please post back. Regardless, glad you got it fixed.
-Dave

Windows freezing during boot,after vga drivers installation

System freezes during the boot process,as soon as i install nvidia drivers.i ve tried eliminating the problem with several ways,but nothing seems to solve it.different windows version,different drivers version,different cpus,different memories,nothing attached on the board except the hdd and ram,different psu,manually installing drivers,stopping nvidia services,different vgas(9600gt,9800gt,gts240/250)although it works with pov 9300gs or 8600gt 512.additionally,system boots up normally in safe mode.is there anything you can possibly propose?
thanks in advance.
cpu:intel c2d e8500
m/b:msi p43t-c51 ms7519 latest bios
memory:2x kingston 2gb 6400
psu:premier 450w
vga:point of view 9800gt 512 green edition
os:windows xp pro 32bit
hdd:500gb hitachi
pci:serial port oem card

guys i have the exact same problem it has nothing to do with psu i have a coolermaster 800W and a msi9800gt vga this m/b has compatibility issues with nvidia graphics drivers and some nvidia vgas. I have two of them. Both have the same problem get an AMD graphic card. Trust me i know what i'm talking about. I tried every possible solution out there nothing worked. I emailed msi technical support they just send me latest bios and latest drivers nothing. I tried to update vga bios nothing. I tried tree different psu all from different vendors guess what nothing. I changed my memory modules nothing. I changed cpu nothing. I tried every bios available nothing.

HP DV6700 shuts off on boot after new LCD installation

Hello.
I have had this HPdv6700 for about a year and a half. I just last wednesday installed a new LCD to replace one that I cracked by being too rough with the lid.
The new LCD worked fine, but at my desk I always use an external monitor and extend the desktop. I plugged in the external monitor to the VGA, and when I tried to switch over to "extend desktop" the screens flashed as usual, but the laptop just turned immediatly off.
It now immediately turns off when it tries to power up the installed LCD, right when all the HP stuff should come up when the screen initially turns on. If I unplug the LCD, and only plug in the VGA, it boots up, it only shuts off with the new LCD.
My guess is that my video card is fried, just enough where it still sort of works, but only when used with a monitor that has its own power supply. Doesn't make sense really, usually when they go, thats it, they're gone.
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 with the AMD Turion X2 64 bit processor and have the Nvidia Geforce 7150m graphics card.
Event logs in Administrative tools show nothing, as the PC shut off too fast to make a log.
Everything appears to be installed correctly on this, but this seriously seems like some kind of power drain, any ideas about what I'm missing here?

Oh, and can the problem be a faulty LCD that draws too much power, or maybe my inverter is fried? I really doubt its the graphics card, and I don't want to buy new parts just to "experiment"

Sun Virtual Box & Toshiba Satellite L10 - product recovery settings problem

Hi-
I had a problem a while back with my Satellite L10 and was unable to get full recovery settings after installing Sun Virtual Box and ignoring Microsoft warnings.
I suspect this has now cloned my disk. Something is very very wrong. I am using Win 7 beta in the interim but would like my XP back.
My notes to Sun Microsystems are here:
[http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15106 ]
Has anyone had the same experience or what does Toshiba recommend?
Thanks,
Tim

Hi -
Thanks very much for the advice.
It's really strange as the system runs through Win 98 options on booting the product recovery dvd but then gets you to a full & perfect toshiba L10 XP.
I reinstalled XP and went through the process you mentioned above (F8 etc) after installing - at least my safe boot mode options etc. are there.
My guess is that either the disk itself picked up on the cloning or something outside the HDD has been cloned or produced an 'image' of the previous HDD.
If I want to get a new product recovery dvd (as a next step in my investigation) can I download from the net or do I have to order from Toshiba (is this a good course of action?...).
My system can only burn cd's, but I could get someone else to burn a dvd for me if this is possible.
Thanks....
Message was edited by: tigertim71

Equium L40-17M PSL49E - Wlan stoped working after BIOS update

Hi all,
I have problem with my lap-top.
The laptop is Equium L40-17M, model PSL49E-00C005KS.
Before couple days i update my BIOS with version P20B200 (bios-20080617131309), and after update, internal wireless stop working.
Show me device is enable but activity is off, and i can't turn on device.
First thing what i think is "Windows" and i start recovery disk. But after recovery problem is still exist, wireless do not working.
Then i put external USB wireless, and try to connect with router.
Computer recognize USB but he also do not working good, therefore the problem is not in wireless (i am not sure for this), but i think that problem is it because laptop can't recognize correctly USB device.
I want to flash bios with old BIOS but i don't have it
I will grateful to someone who have same problem, tell me how i fix it.
Or send me old bios for my laptop.

My mistake, I don't explain correctly what I done.
Yet yesterday I download driver for WLAN from Toshiba site and install it, but is no result, problem still exist. Combination FN+F8 is forbidden (no displaying icon or not working signal lamp) - its all the same laptop don't have WLAN. It is absolutely strange.
My laptop OS is: Windows Vista premium (32bit), and first I download BIOS for Vista version 2 of course (I am not such stupid to download BIOS, before read notice), after problem I download & BIOS for XP (just for test).
And result from test is: WLAN yet not working, when I push Fn+F8, icon for WLAN show me that device is turn off and every time is always off. No matter what button I push or what command execute. Install driver for WLAN, but its same result at - not working devices.
After all this operation I flash BIOS, with version for Vista, recover laptop with recovery disk and install driver for WLAN. No matter, my hard working was unjustifiable, device not recognized & not working.
May be tomorrow I try to install Linux, just for try-out.

Equium L40 - cannot boot from Recovery CD

Hi, can anyone help?
I want to use the Recovery cd, but when i press f12 on startup and cd drive from menu nothing happens.
After a short while the laptop starts as normal. Its an equium L40.
Please help

Did you try to change the boot order in the BIOS to CD/DVD firstly and then to boot from the CD?
There is also another possibility for booting from the ODD.
You can press the C button immediately after notebook was switched on. This would enable the booting from the ODD drive.
But Ive got some questions;
Did you try to boot from different bootable CDs like Win XP, Linux, etc.? Is it possible?
Possibly the drive malfunctions?
I think this could the main reason why the notebook misses the CD.
What do you think?

Equium A210-1C4: Winload.exe problem after using product recovery disk

Hi There
I Could really do with some help here. I have a Toshiba Equium A210-1C4 Laptop. Partitioned drive with Vista home premium service pack 4.0.
Last night I used the product recovery disk supllied with the laptop to try and restore it back to its factory settings.
and the end of the process I'm left with a cmd prompt box with X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe in the blue top bit stating:
Error: imageX could not apply vista F:\05993xsp.swm Index 2 from ODD to C:\!
Press any key to continue. That box dissappears then another one with Administrator: X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe in the blue top bit stating:
waiting for ODD to become available...
ODD Drive F: ready.
check for medium in drive F:...
Failed to initialise the raid class.
No RAID - continue normally...
X:\windows\system32>
Now whenever the laptop tries to restart it just comes up with the error message:
WINDOWS FAILED TO START. A RECENT HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE CHANGE MIGHT BE THE
CAUSE
FILE: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WINLOAD.EXE
STATUS: 0XC000000E
INFO: THE SELECTED ENTRY COULD NOT BE LOADED BECAUSE THE APPLICATION
IS MISSING OR CORRUPT
Below I then have the option to esc or continue both with the same outcome of system trying to restart.
The recovery disk has no repair option on it.
please help, I haven't a clue.
thanks

Hi
It looks like something went wrong during the Recovery procedure.
Did you try to recover the notebook once again?
If not you should definitely try this!
You are right; the recovery disk hasnt a option for repair because the recovery disk is not the same like a MS Vista disk. The Recovery disk contains the image files (its a package) and the files contains the Vista, Toshiba drivers, tools and additional software.
Therefore if something went wring during the recovery procedure, you will be not able to repair the OS installation but you have to run it again.

I have a Mac, IPad, I phones, and 2 Windows Vista Pcs and I'm having trouble with the Windows Laptop staying connected. I have to re-boot after and extended period of time please help

I have a Mac, IPad, I phones, and 2 Windows Vista Pcs and I'm having trouble with the Windows Laptop staying connected. I have to re-boot after an extended period of time please help. Thanks!

I have a Mac, IPad, I phones, and 2 Windows Vista Pcs and I'm having trouble with the Windows Laptop staying connected. I have to re-boot after an extended period of time please help. Thanks!

Equium L40 - Vista refuses to boot after product recovery installation

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for