|
|||||||
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
02-19-2008, 09:53 AM
|
#1 |
|
Member (7 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: ireland
Posts: 84
|
System disc
Hi, I have a Toshiba laptop. When i switch it on I get a black screen saying Insert system disc in drive. Press any key when ready. What must i do??
|
|
|
|
02-19-2008, 10:31 AM
|
#2 |
|
Member (11 bit)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: PA USA
Posts: 1,040
|
Try going into the setup and make sure the hard drive is the first boot device.
trulad
__________________
#1 HP 5310 500Hard Drive 350gb.Toshiba external back-up 4gb. Ram Win.7 Professional 64bit. #2 Sony Lap Top 500 gb. hard drive 3.0ghz AMD Athlon 4gb Ram Win.7 Home Premium 64 bit |
|
|
|
|
02-19-2008, 10:48 AM
|
#3 |
|
Member (7 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: ireland
Posts: 84
|
boot priority is HDD-FDD-CD-Rom-Lan.
I think that seems fine |
|
|
|
|
02-19-2008, 03:28 PM
|
#4 |
|
Member (11 bit)
Join Date: May 2000
Location: PA USA
Posts: 1,040
|
You probably don't have a floppy drive so you could try disabling that.
trulad |
|
|
|
|
02-19-2008, 03:58 PM
|
#5 | |
|
I like me
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tejas
Posts: 7,332
|
Quote:
Have you tried inserting the system disc?
__________________
It's coming....just you wait. |
|
|
|
|
|
02-20-2008, 08:52 AM
|
#6 |
|
Member (6 bit)
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 61
|
Remove any disks from drives and check if bios can discover your hard disk drive
|
|
|
|
|
02-20-2008, 08:54 AM
|
#7 |
|
Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,525
|
That error message means the bios can't find anything bootable after checking your boot list. It's usually an indication that the hard drive is either dead or so badly corrupted that the bios can't detect the presence of a bootloader on the hard drive.
|
|
|
|
|
02-22-2008, 03:44 AM
|
#8 |
|
Member (7 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: ireland
Posts: 84
|
After installing a different operating system it still wont work. Would the harddrive be corrupted?
|
|
|
|
|
02-22-2008, 08:48 AM
|
#9 |
|
Member (6 bit)
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 61
|
How did you install the new operating system ?
|
|
|
|
|
02-22-2008, 11:41 AM
|
#10 |
|
Member (7 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: ireland
Posts: 84
|
As the laptop wouldn't start up I changed the booting to the cd drive and loaded the operating system from there
|
|
|
|
|
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| compaq system restore disc needed | Tbuck | Computer Hardware | 5 | 01-07-2005 01:13 AM |
| invalid system disc, flashing cursor with boot floppy | racerbrownn | Windows Legacy Support (XP and earlier) | 9 | 01-05-2004 10:37 AM |
| My mach-up system, any suggestions? | coolcps | Computer Hardware | 22 | 07-10-2003 02:13 AM |
| How do you system builders compete with Dell? | villiageidiot | General Discussion | 29 | 04-01-2002 11:14 AM |
Linear Mode
