Re: Satellite L310 - Can't boot from HDD

Hi
My L310 just died on me yesterday. My system just can't boot, not even in Safe Mode. And it keeps trying to boot via my network card, not through hard disk.
I have set it to the default BIOS settings but it doesn't help.
And it has this continuous loud beeping tone when it tries to boot via the network card. Beeping continues, even at the BIOS screen and during safe mode.
I have manually selected the hard drive but it keeps trying to boot through the network card.
And the laptop does not respond to the keyboard. Even with an external usb keyboard. When I sometimes manage to boot my system on the rare occasion, I arrive at the log in screen and can't key in my password.
Does anybody have similar problems?
Let me know. Thanks!

It looks like that your HDD is faulty. Does the BIOS recognize it?
You should test the HDD with Drive Fitness Test. Download the CD image, burn it on a CD and boot from it:
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
Check this and give us a feedback. Maybe the HDD must be replaced.
About the keyboard issue its not easy to say what causes the problem but in worst case it must replaced too. :(

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