No boot disk found after recovery
Hi all. I have a problem with my laptop. I own a hp pavilion dv6 VJ703EA#B1A and recently i tried to restore it to factory settings via hp recovery manager. An error occurred during the process and after that it couldn't boot showing me the message that it didn't find a boot disk. I got an ubuntu linux cd and saw that all the partitions are lost. I proceeded and installed ubuntu but now i want to ask if there is a way to get back hp recovery partition and reset my laptop to factory state. Thanks in advance.
Hi:
Below is the link on how to order recovery disks for your notebook.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07143&tmp_task=solveCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lan...
I have a workaround that you can use permanently or until you get your set of recovery disks.
Scolton: You can do this for your Toshiba too, and not have to worry about what you do when the W8 preview license expires.
If you can read the 25 character Microsoft windows 7 product key, you can download plain Windows 7 ISO files to burn to a DVD for the version of windows that came installed on your PC, and that is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC's case.
Burn the ISO using the Burn ISO option on your DVD burning program and burn at the slowest possible speed your program will allow. This will create a bootable DVD.
Use the 25 character product key on the PC to activate the installation.
The key will activate either a 32 or 64 bit installation.
Then go to the PC's support and driver page to install the drivers you need.
Link to the W7 ISO file downloads is below.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
Paul
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+-- Logical Volume Group A8C00490-0E14-401F-AB69-59F37724E8C4
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Fully Secure: No
Passphrase Required: No
|
+-> Logical Volume 1512657C-ED13-4B31-82C6-7AECBBCA7F98
Disk: disk2
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Revertible: No
LV Name: Fusion HD
Volume Name: Fusion HD
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Restart your MBP and enjoy using it.
(Note that if you have FV2 enabled, you will need your FV2 Recovery Key to actually reset your password. This is one of many reasons that I enable FV2 - anyone can startup a Mac and go into the Recovery Partition if it exists and reset a password, but having to also enter the FV2 Recovery Key adds a nice extra layer of protection. In addition to that, setting a Firmware Password makes it nearly impossible to start up from any disk other that that which is currrenlty installed in your Mac without knowing the Firmware Password - another security bonus. If someone gets ahold of your Mac, and you have FV2 enabled and an appropriately complex Firmware Password set, then them using your Mac as their own becomes a decently difficult process. It's by no means perfect computer security, but it makes it more challenging for someone to steal and use your Mac.)
If anyone has any other tips to share or additional solutions to problem I described, please discuss and share.Which OS X is installed on your Mac ?
Troubleshooting advice can depend on that information.
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