My laptop ask for a start-up disk

my laptop stopped working having lines all over and I thought I close it and restart.
But now it ask for a start-up disk

Do you have restore discs that came with the computer or did it come with Lion pre-installed? If the former boot the computer from the installer disc to at least determine if the computer is OK. If it is, then the problem is with the drive.

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After upgrade to mavericks: time machine keeps asking for my back up disk and won't open unless i plug in the disk. any solutions?

after upgrade to mavericks: time machine keeps asking for my back up disk and won't open unless i plug in the disk. any solutions?
before the upgrade, i could open time machine without the need for having the back up disk plugged in.

Ok. I got it to work, sort of....
As I mentioned before I tried the "disk password" and the "Time capsule Password" options to see if I can start the back up again or start a new backup. Neither worked. So I tried the firmware down grade, but like you said that did not work. I then decided to try the "Account password" option and I have never used this option before becasue it states that if there is data on the drive it would not be acessable after creating an account. Since I wiped out the disk that was nno problem. When I created the new account and choose the drive it asked for the user name and password. I entered the info for the new account I just created(FYI this has nothing to do with your login username and password), bingo! It worked!
Now I have two partitions on the TC disk. The old one and now the new account. I am guessing this is to be used if I have multiple computers, which I don't.
I any case, I am going to wipe out everything again and try again to do a backup the way I had it before.

HT3777 why does my boot camp on my mac pro ask for a windows 7 disk

why does my boot camp on my mac pro ask for a windows 7 disk? Can I just install my vista home premium in and proceed?

Lion and Mountain Lion can only install 7 under BootCamp.
You can load Vista under a VM (virtual machine) such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox (Oracle ownload).

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Here's my setup:
I've got a Airport Base Station and an express for streaming music. My IMAC and IBOOK connect wirelessly. I am trying to connect to my apple network with my Sony Vaio and it asks for an encryption key. I don't know what I need to do or where to find the key.
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Laptop asks for PASSWORD. Won't start up.

Today I was running a scan on my Toshiba Satellite C50D-A-133 when I came back to it eh computer won't run. It opens a black screen with a blue box in the middle saying 'enter password' - I have no idea what the password is as the user password doesn't work. HELP!

Hi ruthstrong,
It opens a black screen with a blue box in the middle saying 'enter password'
After I evaluate your issue. I might says this is a BIOS password. I would suggest to contact toshiba if your laptop still in warranty. Toshiba Phone # 1800.457.7777 business time 8am-2am the following day EST. If your laptop is Out of warranty contact # 1800.438.3910 business time M-F 8am-8pm EST.
Hope this works for you!
BTW IF YOU THINK IT HELPS ALOT. PLEASE DONT BE AFRAID TO CLICK KUDOS star ^_^
- cokies

I downloaded CS4 Design Premium and asks for me to Insert Disk 1, but there is no Disk 1... HELP!

I had bought Adobe Design Premium CS4 and the disk was destroyed, so I found the download on Adobe and downloaded it. Then, instead of just executing the file I downloaded, I extracted it and burned it to DVD. When I ran the setup and selected what I wanted to install and it says, "Please insert Adobe CS4 Design Premium disk 1 into drive G:\ to continue installation."
I have a valid serial number because I logged into My Adobe and got it from my account.
Do I just need to name the DVD a certain name for it to work or do I need to download the file again and just run it from the massive file I download?

I just found the 2 original files I downloaded and ran the self-extracting app and it extracted everything to Adobe CS4\Design Premium\Adobe CS4 and when I ran Setup.exe, it worked fine. :-{)
Thanks for everyone's time in reading this post and thanks kglad, but I figured it out on my own.

My Macbook won't boot up because there isn't enough free space for my start up disk. It's now stuck on a blue screen. How am I meant to delete files to free up space if I can't access the computer?

My Macbook won't boot up because there sin't enough free space to run the startup disk. My Macbook now won't go past the blue screen so exactly how am I meant to be able to delete files if I can't access the computer?

Do you have a bootable backup?
What operating system are you running? If OS X 10.6 or lower, boot from your original OS X DVD or a retail OS X DVD and then delete files as needed. Your goal should be to get to 10% of your disk capacity free.
If you have OS X 10.7 Lion or 10.8 Mountain Lion, you don't have many choices in recovery mode (boot holding the command and r keys down).
If you have a FireWire or Thunderbolt connection, you can try target disk mode with another mac.
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My Portege 7020CT at start up ask for BIOS update disk

I have a Toshiba Portege 7020CT and it will not boot up as it asks for a bios update disk to be inserted into floppy then press any key.
Can anyone explain were to get the bios update disk from please and how to fix this? Many thanks.

The BIOS should be available on the Toshiba driver page.
But its very strange that the unit ask for the BIOS update.
Did you get any error messages like RTC battery is empty or something like that?
Try to enter the BIOS and try to set the bios to default options and then save the settings and try to start the notebook again.

CS6 Beta asks for disk during install

I downloaded the CS6 beta to a new folder in my Program Files folder on my hard drive.
I did a complete shut-down and cold restart on the PC.
I closed all other programs and disabled all the memory-resident ones except my antivirus.
I started the CS6 setup. At roughly 28% complete, the installer stopped and displayed the message:
"Please insert disk Photoshop CS6 to continue"
Clicking 'Continue' brought the same error message screen back.
I would like to try CS6, but how do I get it installed?

My OS is 32-bit XP Pro SP3 with all critical updates applied. The only other Adobe product installed is Adobe Reader X.
The only thing you did differently is to put the downloaded file and the extracted files on your Desktop. I downloaded mine to a unique folder in my hard drive Program Files folder, extracted them there, then ran the Installer.
I also selected 'Try' instead of 'Buy' and created a unique Adobe login ID for myself. After the first failed attempt, all subsequent installation attempts 'recognized' my Adobe ID and only asked me to confirm it.
Since my last post, I've also tried copying the extracted files to a DVD, then running the Installer from the hard drive with the DVD in the DVD drive (Failed) and I tried running the Installer directly from the DVD drive (Failed). In each attempt, it got to 28% complete, then began asking for the Photoshop 6 disk.
I may try to install CS6 Beta on my Win7 system, but I really dislike using that PC for beta versions of programs.

(Win 8.1) **Windows asking for startup password

My mother (who is 82) has somehow locked up her computer so it asks for a start up password during boot up. (Windows 8.1 OS) I have tried to change the start up option to Safe Mode, attempted to do a system restore etc and it reads " You
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4400 halts during bootup asking for updated installer - why?

I'm rebuilding a 4400/200, which shows great promise but halts during boot up with a dialogue asking for an updated installer disk. The only button is "restart".
I want to run the 4400 on OS7.5.3 which it supports so I've installed it on an external scsi HD. It starts to boot, the little happy Mac icon shows then the dreaded dialogue box appears. I've tried to boot from CD (Gen Apple OS7.5.3 CDROM) zapped the PRAM, taken the internal IDE drive out (that has OS9.2 - planning to erase it).
My concern is the 4400 also stops when booting from "Disk Tools 2" on floppy, my other 4400 (OS9.1) works fine from that.
Any ideas why the 4400 should start to boot correctly then throw up the "correct installer disk needed" dialogue?

You may be out of luck, because System Enabler 827 is probably only found on the 4400's OS 7.5.3 Restore disk. Because the 4400 had a different architecture from the other Power Macs, OS 7.5's built-in, universal System enabler doesn't fully cover it. OS 7.5.5 and 7.6 aren't supported on the 4400/200, but OS 7.6.1 is, which has a universal enabler. You might want to try eBay for the full-install OS 7.6.1 retail/universal installer disk. I think that there was an OS 7.6.1 Update disk, which merely updated OS 7.6 to 7.6.1. If you're interested, here's the full 7.6.1 installer disk. Otherwise, try to find the 4400 Restore disk.

OS 10.4.1 Start Up disk missing from desktop

Is it my imagination or do Macs these days have a proliferation of oddities occurring when you least expect it.
Anyway, my problem is that I booted up my Intel 2.66 dual this morning, it started up fine, system running, apps all there etc. But then I noticed the hard disk icon for my Start Up disk was missing from the desktop.
Its there, its mounted, its running the system, all my apps work but you can't see it to double click on it on the desktop and when you go into a finder window its not listed in the drives available.
Its mounted, its verified, its seemingly all okay but its just not visible on the desktop or in the finder window.
I can get to it by opening a finder window from one of the two other disks attached to the machine and then searching for something on that disk - ping - the file is returned in the finder window with the directory showing the Macintosh HD as its root. I can then select that in that finder window and it opens up the window for the disc.
Any clues as to why this might have happened and more importantly how I can get it back.
Cheers
James

Dale
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So on balance I think its a pretty good machine. I've had a few glitches with it but that's down to early release UB software rather than the hardware.

Where to locate osx 10.5.8 start-up disk?

Thank you BDAqua for the prompt response. I bought this G5 from a thrift store several month ago, my first computer, I love it. I'd like to use your detailed advise and get back on track. Where will I look in Minneapolis for a start-up disk for this 2006 beautiful Lion?

Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available
by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
MB576Z/A Leopard 10.5.4 install DVD
MB021Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
MB022Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (5-user family pack)
Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
 Cheers, Tom

Toshiba satellite m200 ask for password

i need help.. my laptop ask for a password upon turning on.. theres no other option, but to input the bios password..but i didnt put any password on it.. is there any body can help me.. please...

Jerry,
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, no joy.
Tried the Ecs key method, the F2 key method, and the F12 method. The result is the same.
Sorry I wasn't more specific about the model number. The label on the bottom says:
Satelitte M200 system unit
Model No. PSMC3A-04P008
Label pic attached.
Do you have any more advice? One thing I find curious is that I can find no reference to the model number on the Toshiba support site.
Jaime.
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Windows wont start, Recovery Disk asking for another disk, only can with 2

My son was surfing the web when IE stopped responding. Window would not close so he held the power button until the laptop shut off. When he tried to start laptop again, could only get as far as the windows loading bar, but it would not load. After unsuccessfully trying a StartUp Repair we used the Recovery & Application Disk, holding down the C. After it appeared to run succesfully we got a boot manager missing error. So we tried the Recovery Disk again. Now it just continues to ask for additional disk but the Recovery Disk set is only two disk set. This is a L305-s5875 Satellite that we have had for about 11 months. If anyone has any suggestions we would greatly appreciate it.

Try cleaning disk with alcohol,with soft tissue paper.That is what i did to get disk to work.
Also try and hit start and F12 and then change boot menue to Cd/Dvd insted of hardrive
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