Help! -Recovery media and which HDD fits?-

Recently went to my local Geek Sqaud "best buy" and had it checked out. What my error was (Recovery) 0xc00000f " PC needs to be repaired" geek squad said it was a hardrive issue, thus needing it to be replaced. They told me I needed "HP recovery media" and an HDD. Matter in fact I don't know which "Recovery media" nor which HDD I need for my notebook. If anyone can help please let me know asap on what I can do.
Update: I've checked the prices for recovery medias, but how about the HDD??
One more thing if I'm trying to recover the laptop that was running 8.1, do I buy the recovery media for 8.1 ??

I'm sorry the shipping took so long. However, I just wanted to point out that you can make your own recovery media and are encouraged to do so by the documentation that came with the laptop.
- Peter

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[Forum FAQ] Removable media and external HDD

Scenario
There are two conceptions about which we would have confusion in some particular scenarios: removable media and external HDD. Here are two examples:
If you need to make a USB storage device perform AutoRun, the device must not be marked as a removable media device and the device must contain an Autorun.inf file and a startup application.
Answer File Search on removable read/write media.
Definition and Research
The definition of the removable media and external HDD is shown below:
The removable media device setting is a flag contained within the SCSI Inquiry Data response to the SCSI Inquiry command. Bit 7 of byte 1 (indexed from 0) is the Removable Media Bit (RMB). An RMB set to zero indicates that the device is not a removable
media device. An RMB of one indicates that the device is a removable media device. Drivers obtain this information by using the StorageDeviceProperty request.
External HDDs typically connect via USB; variants using USB interface generally have slower data transfer rates when compared to internally mounted hard drives connected through SATA.
That is, the removable media has a device property attach itself, from the results on Linux and Windows OS, we can see the difference between removable media and
generic external disk:
Here are the outputs of dmesg log on Linux OS:
sd 10:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
(generic external disk)
sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
(USB flash drive)
Here is the output on Windows OS:
We use following command to get the media type of physical drive:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DiskDrive | Format-Table Name,Model, MediaType
Conclusion
From the device’s property, we cannot say that external device is equal to removable media totally. Removable media is associated with the RMB flag, of course, RMB is embedded in device itself.
Now, back to our common issue, when you supply an answer file on a USB external HDD, it would not recognize your device as a removable media, because the StorageDeviceProperty gets value 0 of RMB to indicate this is not a removable media. In this situation,
supply an answer file on a USB flash drive (UFD) or floppy disk would fix this issue.
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Ive had it on my Ibook before and then moved it to the HDD because of Space Shortage, and then just added as ive aquired more music. Idon't Really Remeber but i think it worked before without any hiccups. oh well otherwise i can just delete those files because theyre only single files here and there. but its quite irritating because they don't seem to have any kind of corruption.

What is difference between "Product Recovery Media" and "Recovery Media"?

Both of the above are options in my ThinkVantage Folder. I asked Lenovo (Atlanta?) and uhm...they did not know either.
....And will either option give me the option of doing a clean Vista Ultimate install minus bloatware?
thks
J
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Got it - thanks.
For such a critical function one would think they would make that a tad more clear. You can also click on the Lenovo Partition. It will prompt you to create Recovery Media there as well. The contents of which match neither the Product Recovery Media nor the Recovery Media.

Recovery CDs and new HDD

Hello all in Lenovo community. All I would like to know is if I can use recovery media made with RnR 4.2 to create hidden RnR partition in my new purely clean HDD? I mean, will it create a recovery partition, write new MBR, so the new HDD would be just like the old one, with working Think Vantage button? Thank you for support.

Yes, The cd's will create the recovery partition and then you will reboot and install windows from the recovery partition.
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Reinstall Windows 8 on workstation with no recovery media and new hard drive.

Hello. I am needing help with a specific request.
We have a workstation what is running Windows 8. The hard drive failed. The machine has no recovery media that was created, however it is orderable through HP.
With that in mind, where are the tools for IT Pros to reinstall Windows 8 from .ISO or USB media, as we could do in Windows 7 and previous versions?
Windows 8 keeps the license key stored in the BIOS from what I read, and one option is using an .ISO for Windows 8 from an MSDN account. The install will scan the BIOS for the key, find it, and will activate Windows 8.
We are Silver Partner. currently we are turning people away or telling them they must have their Factory Recovery Media for us to reinstall Windows 8 after hard drive failures, since we cannot find any .ISO available, and there is no plain Product Key on
the machine.

Hi ,
"one option is using an .ISO for Windows 8 from an MSDN account."I am afraid it will not work.
The copy of Windows that the OEM installs on a computer is valid only on that unique computer, so it can only be reinstalled and reactivated from the OEM-provided recovery media on that computer. So
I am afraid an .ISO for Windows 8 from an MSDN account won`t be activated automatically.
Here is link for reference:
Windows Activation in Development and Test Environments
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd981009.aspx
1.I agree with britishdhez, the best way to solved this issue is contactting the manufacture for a recovery media.
2.As an alternative choice, there is a similar situation and Justin offers several other solutions. Here is the link for reference:
How to install and active a windows 8 after change a hard drive?
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/3591-73-install-active-windows-change-hard-drive
NOTE: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites.
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HP Elitepad 900 G1 won't boot from HP W8 usb Recovery media and mobo replaced

I replaced the mobo on my HP ElitePad 900 G1and have the HP W8 usb Recovery stick. When docked with usb media,mouse /keyboard attached I see the "usb hard drive" in F9 Boot options. I select the usb drive as a boot device and the screen goes to black with no HP logo.
SKU B6A72AV System BIOS Version 68CUA Ver F.04
Options in BIOS
F1 System Information
F2 System Diagnostics - HP BIOS application is corrupt or missing BIOS Application error (501)
F9 Boot Options - USB Hard Drive,Ethernet IPV4,Ethernet IPV6
F11 HP Recovery - Blank screen
F12 Network Boot - n/a
SecureErase
Known good Dock and HP usb Recovery media.
Has anyone seen this before and can assist please ??

If you mean Motherboard when you said mobo then the recovery disk or drive will not work.
Recovery media contents have the motherboard info on then and will only with those respective motherboard.
Wish you luck,
Karthik
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Which Macbook Pro 15.4" or 17" and which HDD

Hi,
since last days I'm reading and reading online too so decide first between 15.4" and 17" Macbook Pro 2011. Currently I use a 2.5 years old Dell Studio 17"
I'm currently always changing my decision between both, SD card which I'd need for the camera pictures, but then 3 USB slots on 17", cheaper 15.4" ...
Any suggestions from your side? Want to buy the not glossy one.
Another decision is to take the 750GB 5400rpm HDD or the 500GB 7200rpm HDD. Any suggestions on these? Price is not different between both.
Which differences are in battery life and speed? Currently 500 GB would be enough. Got 600GB now and 220 free, and could delete at leats min 100.

I went with the 500GB as the extra speed is noticeably, but it really depends on what you plan on doing with the MBP.
I eventually put in an 80GB SSD and put the 500GB in an external firewire enclosure, where I put most of the non-application files, though that was just what I could afford at the time.
I don't think there will be a huge hit in battery life between the two. While the 7200 might feasibly take more power to do things, it will do them faster and vice versa for the 5400. Don't forget that, depending on your model (I am not familiar with the speces of the 2011), the HDD is sometimes user replaceable and you can just put in your own HDD, going for one that has speed and storage.

ThinkPad Twist s230u and ThinkPad x201 Tablet Creating Recovery Media

Hi Lenovo Customer Support,
ThinkPad s230u( model number: 3347CTO) - Window 8 Pro.
Before I start using my Laptop, I want to create a Recovery Media as is shown when installed with all partitions. Meaning if I format all contents of Laptop I want a recovery Media brings back computer as I go it in the first place include all partitions. By default there are five hidden partition and one ntfs.
What is the procedure how to Create a Recovery Media? I heard only Flash Recovery exist for Window 8.
Also I have Window 8 Pro but when I tried this link procedure http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Create-Win-8-recovery-media-in-ThinkPad-Thi... I saw only Window 8 option and even then it reboot and did not work.
Also I did Flash Recovery and Took Faster with USB 3.0 Flash around 10 min around 16GB Space
Is it possible to do CD Recovery too ?
ThinkPad x201 Tablet(Model Number: 30933PG) - Wundow 7 Pro
Can you do Flash Recovery Media and CD Recovery Media under Window 7 Pro Enviro.
If you upgrade Hard drive to 1T and RAM to 16 G RAM , Can you Still do the Recovery Media?
What is the Procedure to successfully create Recovery Media.
Thanks.
saad

Reasons am asking this questions:
Sometime you test your computer doing a lot of things learning new technologies etc and suddenly you decide ok I want to take it back to factory state. Until now, most Thinkpad laptop does not come with recovery media. So how can I assure that my Recovery Media includes everything I used to have when I first receive unit.
I want to learn how to do that by myself by learning from the experts.
Until now what I know as follow:
ThinkPad x201:
I tried recovery media 3 DVD only with original hard drive works. I did not try Flash and not sure there is option yet.
If I upgrade unit with 1T hard drive and 16G Ram, How can I do Recovery Media?
ThinkPad Twist s230u:
I tried Flash and followed procedure on link in previous post. I took me less than 15 min to recovery whole. The question is does this process recover all the parts that is included when I receive unit.
I was unable to do recovery since I am not sure when in the Flash and during process showed to choose operating system was only Window 8 option not Window 8 Pro which came with unit.
I was able to do reset within system took longer and worked.
Is the recovery part build-in in the hardware or software partition? Is it included in the recovery Flash with all partitions?
Thank You. Awaiting for anyone to reply.
saad

ThinkStation S30, Adaptec RAID 6405E and Recovery Media

I have a working TS S30 with W7 and I've created my Recovery Media set of (4) DVDs. I then bought an Adaptec RAID 6405E and 2 SAS HDDs and created a RAID0 (I know... it isn't fault tolerant). Booted the S30 using the 1st Recovery Disk in order to install W7 but the setup doesn't recognize the RAID0. Perhaps because there's no driver for the Adaptec RAID 6405E on the Recovery Media.
The question is: how do I add the Adaptec RAID 6405E driver to the Recovery Media in order to run the W7 reinstall on the RAID0?
Thank you.
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Recovery media is designed to work with the system configurations as they ship from the factory. Adding a third party RAID card not sold or supported by Lenovo is outside the intended design of the recovery media provided by Lenovo. HDD controllers are particularly troubling in that drivers for the controller are needed to do any sort of image recovery. Think about the number of available HDD controllers on the market and the sheer number of different drivers we would have to support to attempt the type of design you're implying. We couldn't possibly cover them all, much less make sure they're up to date and the process works smoothly.
Conversely, we're limited by Microsoft with exactly what we can provide as recovery media and what their functionality is. This is mainly due to piracy concerns. We can't hand out recovery media that function essentially as OS install CDs that will work on any platform as there's not much we could do to stop users from using that recovery media in unauthorized ways.
Adaptec isn't officially supported because it's not a device that we qualified during system development. Devices that are qualified (i.e. you can order your system directly from Lenovo with the device installed) are fully supported by Lenovo.
As I see it, you have two options to make the Adaptec card function correctly in your system:
1. Install the card, set up any arrays you require, and reinstall the OS from scratch manually using the Adaptec drivers.
2. Figure out some way to possibly migrate your current (I'm assuming Intel controller based) image over to your new Adaptec controller.
I'm not super familiar with what sort of image migration methods that might be popular today, so you'll probably have to do a bit of searching to figure that out. The last time I migrated an image, I think I used Acronis software, but I also wasn't migrating to a platform with a different HDD controller.

T500 - HDD for Ultrabay - can it be used for Recovery Media & Backups & Page File & data?

I'm learning to check first before buying things.
I am considering getting a generic ultrabay SATA adapter
http://cgi.ebay.com/SATA-adapter-IBM-THINKPAD-43N3412-R400-W500-X200S-R500-/130441260492
and a WD 7,200 HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136278
Can the ultrabay HDD be used for Recovery Media, and also Backups, page file, and other data?
And can the Backups on this HDD be deleted, so only the last backup is present?
Also, is it possible to use a HDD in the ultrabay slot, without an adpater? My T500 is a desktop replacement currently, so the HDD wouldn't need to be protected from movement or bumps.
Thanks for any ideas

For all of you who know less than I do, a HDD in the ultrabay slot can be used as a Recovery boot, and for the R&R backups.
These must both be put on the primary partition of the HDD.
I believe, but can't test or confirm, that another partition (logical partition) could be added to the drive and used for page filing and data.

NB505-508BL Rebuilding replaced hard disk without recovery media

Hi All,
I'm hoping for some help. My brother has an NB505-508BL mini netbook. It doesn't have a DVD drive, and so when he got the laptop, he decided he couldn't make the recovery media.
Last week his hard disk completely died, so I ordered him a new one. I've just installed it and asked him for the recovery disk / image / media, which he hasn't got.
So I've been checking these forums and I can't believe what I am reading: Toshiba don't supply a link to a downloaded image for recover for software that the customers already own, but will charge an outrageous $30 to send out an image by post.
The main problem I have is that I like in the UK, so Toshiba wont send me the recovery disk or USB. So I pretty much screwed unless someone else can help me out with any of the following:
Is it possible to download windows 7 starter from Microsoft (or anywhere, legitimately) and install it onto the laptop, at least to get it going?
If I got windows going and downloaded all the Toshiba drivers from the website, would I be able to create the recovery media and re-image the hard disk to have the hidden partition with all the recovery data on it?
I'm desperate to get this going for my brother - especially as he spent a lot of money on the computer, and then I spent a lot of money replacing the hard disk!
Many thanks for any help -

mini notebook NB505-N508BL
Probably your best bet is to have an acquaintance in the US or Canada request the recovery thumb drive and mail it to you.
   Order Toshiba Recovery Media
That's cheaper than purchasing a retail version of Windows and certainly much less trouble than installing all of the drivers and utilities (which are here).
Until recently it was possible to download Windows 7 for Netbooks from Microsoft. But that has for some reason been withdrawn.
You can still download Windows 7 from here. You'd want the x86 English version. That DVD contains all 32-bit Editions.
You can convert the DVD to a bootable flash drive.
   Use a USB Key to Install Windows 7—Even on a Netbook
Note that Microsoft does not actually sell Windows. It sells product keys. Which edition you choose to install determines the price of the product key.
I'd guess you have a fighting chance of convincing the Microsoft activation people that Windows 7 Starter edition has already been paid for. If you're successful, they will issue a free product key for that edition (only).
This Microsoft toll-free phone number in the UK is for volume licensing, but maybe they will give you the number of the local Microsoft people for more info.
   (0) (800) 018 8354
Good luck!
-Jerry

System won't boot to USB Recovery Media

I have a Satellite P55-A5312 with pre-installed Windows 8 (upgraded to 8.1), Intel i5 processor and 6GB Ram. I created a set of DVD recovery media and a USB Flash (Toshiba brand 32GB) recovery drive. I set the boot order in BIOS to USB, then DVD, then HDD. Secure Boot is enabled.
Question I have is, how can I verify that the reovery media will boot if needed? If I power on the laptop, neither the DVD nor USB will boot and it goes directly to Windows, which kind of makes sense. If I then restart, the DVD recovery media will in fact boot, but the USB recovery media won't boot. Even if I restart with F12 and choose USB as the boot device, the USB media will not boot. The only way I can get the USB recovery media to boot is if I disable Secure Boot.
I find it hard to believe that USB recovery media will only work if Secure Boot is disabled. What am I doing wrong?
Ken
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Sure would be nice to know what the recovery media boot behavior is suppose to be with Secure Boot enabled...
With a little luck, Peter will stop by and let us know.
-Jerry

I deleted my recovery partition and now want it back

hi i have a hp pavillion g6-2106nr i made recovery disks for it , but every time i try to use the to gain my recovery partiton back it keeps asking for drivers which i thought was saved on the recovery disks that i made for there is a total of 10 dvd recovery disks for my computer but they are proving worthless how do i recreate the recovery partiton to where when need be all i have to do is hit f11 to restore my computer with out needing a winodws7 disk and having to install the drivers one by one do i need to purchase the recovery disks from hp to get this accomplished my computer is currently underwarrenty and i am a computer tech but i never actually intalled a recovery partition on a computer but im sure im missing something or my disks are crap please tell me what im doing wrong so i can fix it and make it back to factory original programing as when it came out of the box
thanks
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You can order the Recovery Media and it should reinstall the OS and restore the Recovery partition: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=5278...
Click on "order Recovery Media" and then fill in the appropriate information.
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How to obtain recovery media in Barbados.

I am visiting a friend in Barbados and here's the issue.
My friend has a Satellite L300D - 02Q laptop.
He was having problems and took it to a local tech. He did not have recovery media and the local tech apparently wiped the hard drive and installed Windows 7 Ultimate. My friend did not realize this was a problem till he started receiving messages about it being non-genuine.
The Microsoft label on the bottom of his laptop has been worn. I can read the product key just fine, but I can no longer read what operating system it is. I believe it is for Vista Home, but can't be sure.
I will be in Barbados till next Thursday (1 more week) and would like to help resolve this issue.
Can anyone help me determine what product this key applies to?
Is there any possibility of downloading and burning the recovery media, so there is no delay?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Please let me know if there is any other info you need.

I can read the product key just fine ... I will be in Barbados till next Thursday (1 more week)
If you want to fool around with it, Rick, you could do the following. Things work this way because Microsoft gives away Windows. It sells the product key.
1. Download the 32-bit package from the following site. Use the 32-bit (x86) English ISO: link.
Windows Vista with SP2 RTM Slipstreamed/Integrated DVD ISO Image (BT Download)
2. Install Windows Vista Home Premium clean from that DVD.
3. Activate it by phone. Wait for a human to answer. Explain the situation and give that person the OEM product key of the Windows Vista Home Premium that came with the laptop. Because you already paid for Windows, that person should give you a retail product key which you can use to activate.
4. Install the Toshiba drivers and utilities by looking up the Satellite L300D-02Q (part number PSLC8C-02Q019) at the Canadian site.
Toshiba Canada download site
Any questions?
-Jerry

Re: How to install Windows from recovery media on a new hard drive?

Immediately after a Windows update, my computer would not restart. It said disk error.
I could not start it from the recovery media and F8 would not work. I bought and installed a new hard drive. Now when I put in the recovery media to install Windows on the new hard drive, it gives an error message.
What can this be? Should I be able to install Windows from the recovery media?
It is Windows 7 and the laptop is Satellite A500, 64 bit.

Hello
Generally speaking you can install recovery image on every compatible HDD so thee should not be any problem about it.
Please tell us what happen when you start recovery installation. Which error message is shown?
Is new HDD recognized in BIOS. Before you start recovery installation set BIOS to default settings.

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