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18 May 2014
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#1
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old computer new installation
a friend of mine has a toshiba satellite 1905-s301 laptop, originally had windows xp installed on it.
the hard disk crashed, therfore another reason to install another operating system.
the problem is, the above model doesn't allow booting from a usb port. the cd reader doesnt read, therfore making it a big challenge "how" to install another operating system.
any ideas would be appreciated.
thanks
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number surface pro 1
OS windows 8.1 pro
CPU Intel Core i5
Memory 4096 MB
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz
18 May 2014
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#2
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If you can't use USB or CD/DVD drive I know of no way to install Windows.
As old as the laptop is I doubt it has the hardware to handle Windows 7.
It came new with Norton 2002.
http://support.toshiba.com/support/s...mTOCLink=false
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
18 May 2014
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#3
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Cheap external usb DVD drive. Or load OS to the target HDD via another computer with drivers for the lappy?
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok
Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser Chrome and IE 10
Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
18 May 2014
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#4
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Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere
Cheap external usb DVD drive.
tried that, its the same problem, it will not let it boot from there, we tried the disk in another computer, no problem. we assumed it recognizes it as a usb, not a disk, and therefore unbootable.
maybe there is a way to install through a working computer on the hard disk, then to connect the hard disk?
what you wrote:
Or load OS to the target HDD via another computer with drivers for the lappy?
how would one do that?
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number surface pro 1
OS windows 8.1 pro
CPU Intel Core i5
Memory 4096 MB
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz
18 May 2014
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#5
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That looks to be your only option is use the target drive in another computer and load the OS and drivers to it then install to the lappy......good luck.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok
Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser Chrome and IE 10
Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
18 May 2014
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#6
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Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere
That looks to be your only option is use the target drive in another computer and load the OS and drivers to it then install to the lappy......good luck.
great, how would i do that?
if i connect via usb connection, the installation would not allow it
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number surface pro 1
OS windows 8.1 pro
CPU Intel Core i5
Memory 4096 MB
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz
18 May 2014
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#7
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I'm looking through our SF tutorials for a situation like this to aid in a step by step and not finding. I wonder if the issue could be getting the laptops drivers installed? To me you should be able to use another lappy of even a desktop and remove or unplug it's hdd's and then hook yours up and install away including your driver disk for your laptop. But as I've never done this I'm not sure I want you to invest all this effort till we check things out and get a second opinion.
Have you checked to see if the laptop is powerful enough to run W7 well?
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok
Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser Chrome and IE 10
Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
18 May 2014
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#8
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Looking quickly at Toshiba's site for this lappy I'm not seeing even Vista supported for updated drivers.
You may be asking too much from this machine and it's limited processor and ram!
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok
Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser Chrome and IE 10
Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
18 May 2014
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#9
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Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere
To me you should be able to use another lappy of even a desktop and remove or unplug it's hdd's and then hook yours up and install away including your driver disk for your laptop.
In line with that kind of thinking, maybe option two of this tutorial would help,
Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Win 10 Pro x64
CPU Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
PSU SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Hard Drives 250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
Internet Speed Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
18 May 2014
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#10
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Quote: Originally Posted by tapuz

Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere
That looks to be your only option is use the target drive in another computer and load the OS and drivers to it then install to the lappy......good luck.
great, how would i do that?
if i connect via usb connection, the installation would not allow it
 Warning
I've done this and know it works. However, as it is rather unorthodox method, I will take no responsibility. If you decide to try, it's your own risk.
You need another laptop for this (a desktop is OK, too, if it accepts and can use the HDD intended for your old Toshiba as a system disk): - Remove the (first) HDD from the second laptop, connect the HDD you want to use on the old Toshiba
- Boot normally from Windows install media, install Windows
- When Windows boots to desktop first time after the installation, generalize Windows as told in Method One in this tutorial: Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer
- Remove the HDD from the second laptop, reconnect its original HDD
- Connect the HDD to your old Toshiba laptop
- Boot
Kari
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My System Specs |
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Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Cooling As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
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