Toshiba satellite bios detects cd/dvd rom but windows 7 ultimate wont,

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  1. Posts : 9
    win 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #1

    Toshiba satellite bios detects cd/dvd rom but windows 7 ultimate wont,


    Help guys, first of all I am new here, so howdy?

    info:
    Laptop Toshiba Satellite 550 series
    O/S Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit
    Intel core Due 2000
    ram 4GB

    Problem.
    I reinstalled my Windows fresh and was operating perfectly, after attempting to dual boot the machine with Ubuntu 12:04 which failed miserablly the Windows also has become so that it takes exactly 6 minutes 16 seconds to boot up. the ubuntu that i tried to install Fails completely.

    So as it is a new fresh Windows also I thought no bother, I just reinstall Windows again, so went into the bios and told it to boot up from CD and I though Bobs yer uncle in a few minuts. NO. the machine booted up again via HDD at the same pace of 6.16 minutes.....
    Thought ok, just stick the win 7 cd in and click the Setup.exe file.... that should sort it, except under my Computer Shows up no CD/DVD Rom device.

    I looked into the device Manager next and in reality there are no cd/DVD Rom device listed and no Option to introduce one, under add new Hardware everything under the sun Comes up listed but CD Rom devices.

    So I thought you know what go into command promt and Format c: manually and then put the cd in, that should work because the bios has detected the cd Rom.... except the machine refuses to Format c; drive at allll cost.

    ran MSconfig next to try and sort it there but I was just as unsuccessful there as the rest.

    now what I am doing is ""pulling My Hair out"" please someone tell whats going on with this machin!!!!
    thanks in Advance
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  2. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #2

    The CD ROM problem may be a driver problem. Look at the Toshiba site whether they have a driver.

    Your slow boot is probably caused by the remaining Grub. But that can be fixed. Post a picture of your Disk Management and we'll see what can be done.

    Formatting the disk from within the OS does not work because the system protects itself.

    Next time tou want to install Ubuntu, put it into a virtual partition. That is a lot easier. Here is a tutorial on how to do that. It is for Zorin which is an Ubuntu derivative and it works the same for Ubuntu. Only the VMware Tools installation needs different commands. Try those:

    cd Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib

    sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d
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  3. Posts : 9
    win 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    1st thanks for the effort youre making mate!!!!
    here is the pic, but since I am at the mo working in Germany ist all in German...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Toshiba satellite bios detects cd/dvd rom but windows 7 ultimate wont,-disk-manager.jpg  
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  4. whs
    Posts : 26,210
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       #4

    Kein Problem. Deutsch ist meine Muttersprache.

    You were lucky. The Grub does not seem to be in your system. But now I am a bit puzzled about your slow boot times. I do not see a partition where you could have possibly installed Ubuntu. What happened to that partition?
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  5. Posts : 9
    win 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    gut zu wissen....
    The onlything I did was to go into the add and remove programs through the C/P and deleted ubuntu...I did think at the time that this will only superficially remove it but didnt think that it would create damage.

    What happens if I copy the "Inhalt" of the Windows 7 CD and paste it into an 8 gig USB drive and then exe it? will it over write the Windows with a fresh copy from there?
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  6. whs
    Posts : 26,210
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       #6

    You can create a bootable USB stick and install with that. See here:

    USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create

    But before you install, I would clean the disk and create a primary active partition to which you can install. One advantage is that you do not get the dreaded 100MB system partition - the bootmgr will be in C.

    You can do that in several ways.

    1. With command prompt at startup: Command Prompt at Startup

    The commands to use are:

    Diskpart
    List disk
    Select disk n (where n is the number that was given for your disk in List disk)
    Clean
    Create partition primary
    Format fs=ntfs quick
    Active
    Exit



    2. Using the bootable CD of Partition Wizard. Download the .iso from the last box on this website and burn that to CD. Then boot with the CD.

    Here are a few tutorials:

    How to Delete All Partitions with partition manager? Partition Wizard delete all partitions Help Video

    How to Create Partition with partition manager? Partition Wizard Create Partition Video Help

    To activate a partition in PW, you highlight the partition, click on the Partition tab (top left) and go to Modify. There you'll see.
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  7. Posts : 9
    win 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Okidok, I will try that......
    Thanx whs
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  8. Posts : 9
    win 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    so Whs
    I did it all. 1st I tried to d/load the dvd driver from toshiba but everytime came as a corrupted file, then I tried to D/load a new bios, that was the same, so finally i formatted my usb stick through CMD via the link you provided and succeeded in reinstalling win 7.
    Now the computer starts up like lightning and all is working........except...... the DVD/CD is not detected and not visible under my computer!!!!!
    i dont know really, im now going to retry the driver now that i have a fresh healthy copy installed, any ideas welcome.
    thanx

    "EDIT"

    here is the latest try, with the new copy of 7, the driver is from toshibas website for this exact machine
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Toshiba satellite bios detects cd/dvd rom but windows 7 ultimate wont,-1111.jpg  
    Last edited by the odd 1 out; 02 Dec 2013 at 15:49.
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  9. whs
    Posts : 26,210
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       #9

    Did you try to open it with 7-zip.
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  10. Posts : 9
    win 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    no, is that in the zubehör?
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