Satellite A210/A215 recovery stuck on "Initializing the Partition"

Model: Toshiba Satellite A210/A215
Task: System Recovery
Problem: Stuck on "Initializing the Partition"
A few months ago, my Satellite A210/A215 suddenly wouldn't start Windows, and after a few tries of restarting, said that there was no operating system. I'm currently in the process of trying to perform a full system recovery; however, the recovery seems to have stopped on "Initializing the Partition." Now, as the recovery process had been moving quite slow before anyway, I allowed the computer to sit over night. This morning, the computer is still on "Initializing the Partition". Any suggestions would be great!

Are you using the recovery partition or recovery discs?
For now, I'd suggest giving up on that trial and trying again. You might as well give it a few tries even if the second one doesn't take! If you try a few times and it still won't go, it sounds like the hard drive itself might be bad.
- Peter

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