If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
I am trying to get a Toshiba Satellite Laptop going. I think the
model is either L505D-S5965 or PSLM0U-00F002 or PA3726U-1MPC. It came to me without a hard drive, so I tried two Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 's that I have - 80GB SATA - and tried to install XP SP3 from a working install CD. Both hard drives seem to work. At the end of the initial file loadings, and before asking for hard drive partition choices, the install fails with this SOD: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer. Technical information: *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) I need help on what I can try next. How can I 'check for viruses on the computer' with only the BIOS? How can I 'run CHKDSK' without access to DOS? How do I make sure the hard drive is properly configured and terminated? I would guess maybe my hard drives are bad - but both of them? Thank you Big Fred |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
Download a copy of Hiren's Boot CD or Ultimate Boot CD, boot from that and
you have all sorts of options. I'd start with deleting any/all partitions and formatting drive. Also set BIOS to fail safe defaults. Then try installing OS, also have you considered the XP disc may be dirty or scratched? Kenny Cargill wrote in message ... I am trying to get a Toshiba Satellite Laptop going. I think the model is either L505D-S5965 or PSLM0U-00F002 or PA3726U-1MPC. It came to me without a hard drive, so I tried two Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 's that I have - 80GB SATA - and tried to install XP SP3 from a working install CD. Both hard drives seem to work. At the end of the initial file loadings, and before asking for hard drive partition choices, the install fails with this SOD: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer. Technical information: *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) I need help on what I can try next. How can I 'check for viruses on the computer' with only the BIOS? How can I 'run CHKDSK' without access to DOS? How do I make sure the hard drive is properly configured and terminated? I would guess maybe my hard drives are bad - but both of them? Thank you Big Fred |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:17:06 -0000, "Kenny Cargill"
wrote: Download a copy of Hiren's Boot CD or Ultimate Boot CD, boot from that and you have all sorts of options. I'd start with deleting any/all partitions and formatting drive. Also set BIOS to fail safe defaults. Then try installing OS, also have you considered the XP disc may be dirty or scratched? Kenny Cargill I already have a copy of Hiren's Boot CD - will try to find it and try it. Thanks. Big Fred |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
|
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:25:00 -0600, philo* wrote:
On 12/12/2013 07:30 AM, Anssi Saari wrote: writes: I am trying to get a Toshiba Satellite Laptop going. I think the model is either L505D-S5965 or PSLM0U-00F002 or PA3726U-1MPC. That last seems like a part number for a Toshiba PSU. I remember those from when I was hunting down a properly small and light PSU for my small and light Portege R500 a few years ago. Every seller on eBay spammed every Toshiba PSU number in their ads and said they are "compatible". Well, not compatible in weight and volume... *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) I need help on what I can try next. Google tells me this could be the old issue that XP doesn't have SATA drivers on the install CD. Surely you've run into this if you try to fix broken computers? Usual thing is to make an install CD with the proper drivers using nLite or even use a floppy drive during install if you have one. Or set controller mode to IDE in BIOS, if there is such a setting. Or install Windows Vista/7/8 instead since this system is fairly new (2009)? I've seen that before and... Setting the controller to IDE mode in the BIOS should do the trick. It's obviously not a virus on a fresh install. I have experienced that problem in the past also. This time I don't think so. I ran my Hirens Boot CD against this, and its drive test tells me that the drive is defective. So I guess it is. I sure hope it isn't something stupid like the drive needing an MBR and not having it or vice versa. The funny thing is, I was able to run DOS CHKDSK /F via Hirens, and somehow finagled a NTFS format of the drive. All 80 GB of it. In fact, I can even do a DOS copy/paste of folders and files into the drive. However, I still get the same SOD when I retry an XP install. Oh BTW - I did try a default reset in the BIOS. Thanks Big Fred |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
|
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:43:04 -0600, philo* wrote:
I have experienced that problem in the past also. This time I don't think so. I ran my Hirens Boot CD against this, and its drive test tells me that the drive is defective. So I guess it is. I sure hope it isn't something stupid like the drive needing an MBR and not having it or vice versa. The funny thing is, I was able to run DOS CHKDSK /F via Hirens, and somehow finagled a NTFS format of the drive. All 80 GB of it. In fact, I can even do a DOS copy/paste of folders and files into the drive. However, I still get the same SOD when I retry an XP install. Oh BTW - I did try a default reset in the BIOS. Thanks Big Fred Hirens is a great utility and if it said the drive is bad...it probably is. I keep a few drives in my workshop that have failed diagnostics but are still able to be formatted. Surprised me, but I have two drives with the same characteristic that way. Thanks Fred |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Toshiba Satellite
Again have you tried a different XP disc?
Kenny wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:43:04 -0600, philo wrote: I have experienced that problem in the past also. This time I don't think so. I ran my Hirens Boot CD against this, and its drive test tells me that the drive is defective. So I guess it is. I sure hope it isn't something stupid like the drive needing an MBR and not having it or vice versa. The funny thing is, I was able to run DOS CHKDSK /F via Hirens, and somehow finagled a NTFS format of the drive. All 80 GB of it. In fact, I can even do a DOS copy/paste of folders and files into the drive. However, I still get the same SOD when I retry an XP install. Oh BTW - I did try a default reset in the BIOS. Thanks Big Fred Hirens is a great utility and if it said the drive is bad...it probably is. I keep a few drives in my workshop that have failed diagnostics but are still able to be formatted. Surprised me, but I have two drives with the same characteristic that way. Thanks Fred |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Toshiba Satellite A60 | Sydney | General | 8 | May 14th 10 05:00 PM |
Toshiba Satellite A45-S120 | Godsrick | Homebuilt PC's | 3 | September 20th 06 09:09 PM |
HP nx9020 vs Toshiba Satellite L10-119 | neswiedz | General | 0 | March 24th 05 02:47 PM |
resetting Toshiba Satellite BIOS password - need toshiba manuals | blq knight | General | 2 | December 1st 04 07:35 PM |
Need help taking Toshiba Satellite Pro Apart | purplestallion | General Hardware | 1 | July 2nd 04 03:23 PM |