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Forum: General Discussion 14 Aug 2012
Replies: 12
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Posted By narmex7
thank you for the help Layback Bear! problem...

thank you for the help Layback Bear!

problem is... now i can't boot into windows at all, i.e. having no way of doing this within windows.
Forum: General Discussion 14 Aug 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3,635
Posted By narmex7
are there ways to remove the hidden partition...

are there ways to remove the hidden partition with factory install?

i don't have any disk to replace with, it'd be great that a software problem could be solved if that's the case.

btw, i also...
Forum: General Discussion 14 Aug 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3,635
Posted By narmex7
yes, sure. it all started with my machine...

yes, sure.

it all started with my machine couldn't boot up with the original installation; with the win7 dvd, "can't install to disk, turn on disk controller in BIOS" is how far i could get; with...
Forum: General Discussion 14 Aug 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3,635
Posted By narmex7
thank you alpha! i read some thread here...

thank you alpha!

i read some thread here that sometimes it could be an IDE versus AHCI issue. i looked for it, but my BIOS does not have such a setting. my machine is a sony viao PCG-71314L, and...
Forum: General Discussion 14 Aug 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3,635
Posted By narmex7
thank you for your help Maguscreed! by...

thank you for your help Maguscreed!

by original, i meant the copy that came with the machine, located on the hard drive. i burned a cd from it, but lost the cd, and bought another legit copy from...
Forum: General Discussion 14 Aug 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3,635
Posted By narmex7
can't install to disk, turn on disk controller in BIOS

trying to install win7 on sony laptop with a copy that is different from the original copy of win7.

did partdisk, clean all, create partition, and dvd install gave the "can't install to disk, turn...
Forum: General Discussion 07 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
thank you Brynster for the input! bad news...

thank you Brynster for the input!

bad news or good news, i just need to know the HDD's true state, so no problem.

i think it is not that the BIOS can't detect the HDD, it is the BIOS doesn't...
Forum: General Discussion 07 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
thank you gregrocker for helping! too bad...

thank you gregrocker for helping!

too bad the BIOS is really a simple one, with

system time setting
system password setting
boot sequence

that's about it. didn't see any HDD listed, or...
Forum: General Discussion 07 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
thank you Capt. Jack, UBCD511, nice, really nice!...

thank you Capt. Jack, UBCD511, nice, really nice!

under HDD Diagnosis, the Fujitsu and IBM/Hitachi tools both couldn't detect the drive. the Samsong tool auto detected the HDD, but wouldn't do...
Forum: General Discussion 06 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
thank you F5ing for the suggestion! i...

thank you F5ing for the suggestion!

i looked, there is nothing about the hard disk in the BIOS, too bad.

i also tried to boot into safe mode from win7 DVD, but it hangs at "windows is loading"...
Forum: General Discussion 05 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
couldn't get that far. How to Repair the MBR...

couldn't get that far.

How to Repair the MBR on Windows 7 | eHow.com
says insert installation CD, select repair, to get to the command prompt window.

i couldn't get that far, after selecting...
Forum: General Discussion 03 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
thank you very much Capt. Jack! very clear step...

thank you very much Capt. Jack!
very clear step by step instructions!

problem is, the form in #3 is empty, that is, no operating system shows up there, and the top radio button is grayed out as...
Forum: General Discussion 01 Aug 2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,507
Posted By narmex7
windows won't start/can't do system repair/won't boot from CD

help please all...

sony vaio PCG-71314L
on turning on, hangs at "windows is starting" for ever
F10 says "disc read error"
F8 says "no operating system found"
booting/repairing/reinstalling...
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