Lenovo 3000 N200 Laptop (0687-75B) has no DVD-RW drive detected under SATA in Vista Ultimate.

I use the Windows Vista Ultimate DVD (with Auto-activation) to install OS on the Lenovo 3000 N200 Laptop, however, no DVD-RW drive after successful OS installation. I have try both compatibility or AHCI mode but the same result occurs. (Both Windows updated and Lenovo update OK)
When I install Windows Ultimate with choosing internet activation, DVD-RW drive can be found.
Anybody has idea?

Hi Duck3,
Thankyou for the website. I actually went on this one: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/02/22/troubleshoot-fix-laptop-video-problems/
Check out the Laptop LCD screen is solid white color example. This is what happens to my screen and sometimes the 2nd example happens also. I'm also thinking its the cable because whenever it does happen, I find that adjusting the position of the lid (opening the lid and closing the lid) fixes the problem. Also, one example on the other website said to try touch around the borders of the screen and see what happens - Touching around the borders does nothing.
I'm thinking cable.
I will try replace the cable after I buy new hinges and let you know how I go.
Thanks,
Dean.S
Lenovo 3000 N200 0687-A11: T5450(1.66GHz), 2GB RAM, 120GB 5400rpm HD, 14.1in 1280x800, Intel X3100, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn, Bluetooth, Modem, 10/100 Ethernet, Fingerprint reader, Camera, 6c Li-Ion, Windows 7 Ultimate!

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Hi all,
I'm new here and hope someone can tell me whats wrong with my Lenovo 3000 N200 0769. Two days ago I got up in the morning and turned on my laptop, it started and shut off about 3 seconds later. It does it every time I try to start. I was able to get the windows intro, and then could not sign in as the keyboard didn't work. When I unplugged the power cord it immediately shut off. Is it a Battery malfunction thats caused this or a Virus? PLEASE I need some help here!! I googled it and on some other sites some said it was the Battery. Thanks very much.
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Lenovo 3000 N200 0769 BIOS problem

Hello everybody! I'm a new entry in the forum, but i am a 6 year old user of a Lenovo 3000 N200 (0769) and i am very happy with its services so far! However, after a format that i make, i saw a BIOS update for this model, so i decide to install it. But the result wasn't the οne that i wish for. My poor laptop now when i try to open i can see just a black screen and nothing else. Although, i can hear the fan and the LEDs of the AC, HDD are light up (HDD's led is off after while). The laptop has got Windows XP 32bit.
I think i must recover the old BIOS, but i would like to see your suggestions and anwsers first.
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Hi LongBeacher,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
I’m sorry to hear that your N200 is displaying black screen when tried to turn ON after updating the BIOS, Remove the battery and any other peripheral device connected to the computer. Hold the power button for 10-15 seconds and then connect only the AC Adapter and try to turn ON the computer, check if the display is working also check if the computer display is working in External display.
If the issue persists even after performing the above step, I would Strongly Suggest Calling Technical Support for Assistance. Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
Hope this helps!!!
Do post us back if the issue still persists.
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Wich fan reference for a Lenovo 3000 N200 ?

(excuse me for bad english, I'm not english speaking people)
Hi,
I have a Laptop Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A44 (S/N xxxxxxx 07/11).
I have an important noise from the CPU fan. I want change the CPU fan but I don't find the good reference.
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Solved!
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Intel graphics: 41W5225
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Wow, thank you, what an awesome little tool!
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How to enable execute-disable bit and other hidden settings on Lenovo 3000 N200 model 0769!

2008-11-16: I have posted some more settings, scroll down to message 19 in this thread to read them.
Hi,
Here's some good news for anyone with a Lenovo 3000 N200 model 0769, who is disappointed and frustrated with the lack of options in the BIOS setup menu. (I had a moan about that in this thread.)
This is a long post but I hope you'll find it worthwhile. Here are the features/settings which I will explain how to enable:
The BIOS disables the execute-disable bit function of the CPU, with no way to turn it on. You can enable it.
You can set VGA and VESA graphics modes to not be stretched to fill the whole screen (sharper graphics with no distorted aspect ratio).
Speed up the POST display by skipping the memory test
Disable various features (if you don't use them, that might save some power): the HD audio controller, WLAN card, on-board LAN, shadowing of the video BIOS
Enable beep before booting the OS
Enable key click sound (only in DOS, not Windows or Linux)
I'm still working on this, and hope to figure out more hidden settings soon, e.g. to disable the DVD drive and trackpad, and to change the video output from NTSC to PAL.
The information below applies to the Lenovo 3000 N200 model 0769 with BIOS version 3.03. My N200 has Nvidia graphics. For some background on the general principles/research required to figure this out, please see this thread at Wimsbios.com.
To change the settings, you need to create a bootable DOS floppy disk or USB drive. Download SYMCMOS.EXE (Google for it) and put it on the bootable disk. Boot the disk and run SYMCMOS to back up your current CMOS settings: SYMCMOS -Lsettings.txt
Next load the settings.txt into a text editor. It will begin like this:
( SYMBOLIC CMOS EDITOR - Version 643710-035 )
CRC = 3EDD
(0000) [0001]
(0003) [0001]
Your CRC value may differ. Each line after the CRC contains a token number, followed by the value of that token. You can start with the settings.txt you created and edit any tokens you want to change, or delete all token lines and just include the tokens you want to change. Then use SYMCMOS.EXE to apply the new file: SYMCMOS -V2 -Uupdate.txt
After running that command you can reset, and hopefully notice the new settings in action. (For certain settings, such as re-enabling the execute-disable bit, you need to turn the computer off then on again.)
Here are some specific tokens you can change:
Token Default New Description
(0000) [0001] [0000] Disable the HD audio controller
(0042) [0001] [0000] Disable LCD panel graphics scaling/stretching
(004B) [0000] [0001] Beep before booting the OS
(0267) [0001] [0000] Enable support for the CPU execute-disable bit
(028E) [0000] [0001] Enable key click (only works in DOS and BIOS setup)
(02A3) [0001] Set to 0 for slower memory test, or 2 (or 3?) to skip
test for faster booting, especially with 4GB RAM
(046E) [0001] [0000] Disable video BIOS shadowing. (Best to leave enabled.)
(0471) [0000] [0001] Enable 1MB memory hole at 15MB. (Best leave disabled.)
(0486) [0001] [0000] Disable PCI Express ports 1-6. This takes precedence
over the individual port bits below, and disables the
LAN, WLAN and (probably) ExpressCard port.
(0489) [0001] [0000] Disable PCI Express port 2 (WLAN card)
(048C) [0001] [0000] Disable PCI Express port 3 (maybe ExpressCard?)
(048F) [0001] [0000] Disable PCI Express port 4 (LAN)
For example, if you want to disable LCD panel scaling and enable the execute-disable bit, you would create a text file like this:
CRC = 3EDD
(0042) [0000]
(0267) [0001]
Some final points:
Loading the default settings in the BIOS setup menu will overwrite any changes you make using SYMCMOS.EXE. So keep that bootable disk around in case you need to re-apply your settings in future.
The token numbers above are specific to version 3.03 of the Lenovo 3000 N200 model 0769 BIOS. They might be different for earlier BIOS versions, and will be different for other models of computer.
Once you have created a bootable floppy disk with a text file containing your updated settings, you could create a bootable CD with the floppy's data on. Just boot that CD to restore your settings in future.
Before experimenting with randomly changing token values to discover other hidden settings, make sure you know how to reset your computer's CMOS memory! Changing some settings results in your computer becoming unable to boot, so you can't use the BIOS setup screen to reset. I wrote about how to reset the N200 model 0769 CMOS in this thread.
If you discover any other settings, please let me know.
Any changes made are at your own risk; if you "brick" your laptop don't blame me!
Message Edited by Donuts on 10-15-2008 09:45 AM
Message Edited by Donuts on 11-16-2008 11:35 PM

Hi Donuts !
My computer is a 3000 N200 0769BAG. It has a Dual Core Pentium and the information I get about the BIOS using lshw are :
========================================================================================
description: BIOS
          vendor: LENOVO
          physical id: 0
          version: 68ET35WW (04/16/2008)
          size: 106KiB
          capacity: 960KiB
          capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot biosbootspecification
====================================================================================
I've nothing telling me it is a 3.03 BIOS version but only got the BIOS file name (68ET35WW);
Is it the same BIOS you used and if not how could I find the list of (token, default value,new seting) for that particular BIOS ?
Thanks a lot in advance for your help !
Regards

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I have a 3000 N200 laptop running Windows XP which has begun showing a blue screen error then restarting during startup.
When turned on, it shows the Lenovo logo page then a page saying Windows did not start successfully last time. When I choose to start Windows in both normal and safe modes, the XP startup screen comes up then a blue screen flashes up for 1/2 a second then it restarts. I disabled restart due to system failure and read the error code, details are below:
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x000000ED
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Windows 10 on Lenovo 3000 N200 0769 RGB

hi all, I dared to upgrade my old Lenovo 3000 N200 (0769 RGB) from (an already unsupported) Win7 to Win10.Everything works ok, only the video driver is some basic windows driver from 2006 and only supports 1024x800 resolution. It is a nvidia chip as far as I know (GeForce 7300) but nvidia does not support win10 for that chip it seems. I tried to use the latest driver from lenovo (vista 64) and it worked after installation but after reboot the screen stays black. Has anyone found a driver that works on this old laptop? thanks juba

Hi,
This issue occurs typically on laptops.
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First disable any sleep settings on your PC and do normal PC optimization.
In some cases disabling the ACPI Battery from within device manager also helps.This may disable the ability for the PC to charge the battery on a laptop.
If the issue persists,I suggest you perform the following steps to check the result.
1.Press Win+R, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2.Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
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Note If the Parameters subkey does not exist, right-click ACPI, point to New, and then click Key. Type Parameters as the subkey name, and then press ENTER.
3.Right-click the Attributes entry, and then click Modify.
Note If the Attributes entry does not exist, right-click Parameters, point to New, and then click DWORD value. Type Attributes as the entry name, and then press ENTER.
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Noisy fan on Lenovo 3000 N200

Hi,
I have had my Lenovo 3000 N200 for a week now. So far im happy with it. But ive noticed how the fan goes in intervals up and down very often. Have you noticed this also? Read about it in a review http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...ew=Lenovo+N200 where it is described as the fan has "ADHD".
Sometimes (like now) Ive heard the fan go constantly (not max but still going so you can hear it) for about half an hour.
I guess its manufactured that way... or do you think its bad or wrong if it goes up and down like that? This is my first laptop so I dont have any experinces regarding this area.
Since this is my first laptop Ive no experience regarding how much the fan should go/sound. But is it normal that you can hear it while youre working at your computer?
The machine was pre-installed with Vista and i have tweaked it a little but still its not a very good OS for this machine I can tell.
I have plans on installing XP (saw on Lenovos homepage that its compitable with XP) and I have read about it on forums something about that you have to creat a install disc with SATA-drivers.
Thanks
Ekano

Hi
It is normal to hear the fan running, it shouldn't be loud but a wooshing sound is normal.
Window Vista does a lot of background stuff (far too much in my opinion) so your laptop runs hot. The fan will hardly be on with Windows XP (make sure you select the Portal/Laptop power scheme in XP to get even cooler running).
To slip stream the ACHI drivers for SATA you will need the F6 install files from Intel, the Intel Storage Matrix driver page has info about getting these files. To slip stream them into Windows XP Google for NLite.
The easiest way though is to go into the BIOS and set the hard-drive to Standard IDE, install Windows XP, then install the Intel Matrix drivers, reboot and set the BIOS back to ACHI. There isn't really much difference in performance between standard and ACH I modes.
Regards
Phil

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