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Stuart K.

Stuart K.

PCIQSP003551

Shotts, ML7

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Member since 30th May 2009

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RE: sony vaio

hi there a boot cd would: remove any viruses affecting system boot fix any mbr corruptions / errors diagnose / identify hdd errors fix or edit the boot.ini and so on but as its an old post i'd can it

1 Jun @ 00:58

RE: sony vaio

hi there it could have been: a virus a failing / faulty cmos battery mbr / boot or system partition changes boot.ini changes i mean what is the point in changing a drive because of a typo in a boot.ini file only once i had satisfied these things among others would i change the drive. maybe you work differently

31 May @ 23:00

RE: sony vaio

hi there YES it can mean a HDD is on the road out but not always. I would test the drive to confirm. No point in replacing a part that is perfectly ok. regards

31 May @ 21:17

RE: sony vaio

might be better to verify the other options first which was what i said originally, might the customer too regards

31 May @ 15:40

RE: sony vaio

hi there: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321626 relacing the HDD is the LAST option so don't always assume a hardware failure regards

31 May @ 15:38

RE: sony vaio

Or a software failure the error message tells you exactly whats wrong the bios cannot see the system / boot partition correct this and it will boot regards

31 May @ 15:09

RE: sony vaio

hi there the original poster error message was "No operating system found" this DOES NOT point to a hdd failure regards

31 May @ 15:07

RE: sony vaio

Hi John Stag Why does that have a slim chance of working? even a boot with an xp cd into the recovery console will fix this. or the vista start up disk. Regards

30 May @ 19:03

RE: sony vaio

Hi There sorry i didnt expalin that too well. his system cannot see the OS on the HDD. A boot disk will allow the fixing of the mbr / boot records allowing the system to boot. regards

30 May @ 18:53

RE: sony vaio

Get a decent boot cd (free online) and boot from that. There should be tools on there that will allow you to reallign your hard drive to boot ok. You DO NOT need to loose any data OR format / reinstall in this situation Regards

30 May @ 02:13

RE: My laptop is not booting up - when i turn it on all I see is a white cursor on a black screen and I

Hi There Which operating system are you using? XP - Boot from your XP CD and go into the recovery console and run chkdsk /p /r Vista - boot from your CD and choose Repair My Computer then select Startup Repair. Also run the memory diagnostic tool. If u need further help just ask Regards

30 May @ 02:10

RE: My son has a packard bell desktop computer that will no longer switch on, when i switch it on the li

Hi There I wouldn't be too sure it was the power supply due to the fact that the power and hdd LED's come on. A blown power supply wouldn't produce this. Try opening it up and reseating the memory, cables etc Regards

30 May @ 02:02

RE: entry level IT job

Hi There Try for a 1st Line support job. Do that for 6 months to a year and that will give you experience. I see that you are CCENT certified and that's great, however the prospect of any decent size company letting a person near a CISCO router or switch is very slim. Good luck

30 May @ 01:50