Operating system not found

[Pippa123]

My sony vaio is about 2 years old with a Windows 7 64 operating system. I changed the hard drive to a 500GB Toshiba. When I turned the computer back on it said "Operating system not found". I was told to turn off my computer and then restart while pressing F2. The new hard drive showed up on the screen. Then I restarted the computer again while pressing F10 but it says "Operating system not found".

Help please....

 

[bigmck]

My sony vaio is about 2 years old with a Windows 7 64 operating system. I changed the hard drive to a 500GB Toshiba. When I turned the computer back on it said "Operating system not found". I was told to turn off my computer and then restart while pressing F2. The new hard drive showed up on the screen. Then I restarted the computer again while pressing F10 but it says "Operating system not found".

Help please....

It says above, you "changed the hard drive drive". You say nothing about putting the OS on the new hard drive. Did you do that? Or do you mean "you added a second hard drive"?

 

[jumanji]

Yep, I was also astonished. Looks like you haven't reinstalled the OS.

And a few more questions.

Why did you change the hard drive? If there was a problem, what was it?

Did you make the Recovery Disks?

If not, how do you plan to reinstall the OS?

 

[gregrocker]

On the chance that you haven't reinstalled the OS to the new HD and need to, either run the Toshiba Recovery disks you made or order from Tech Support, or follow these steps to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 with everything you need in the blue link.

 

[bigmck]

I would have liked to have heard this story, but I don't think he is coming back.

 

[Carl Lawrence]

You need to reply?

 

[Kunj29]

First question, do you have the OS installed on your new hard drive?

 

[Pippa123]

First question, do you have the OS installed on your new hard drive?

I do not. I have followed some earlier help and have so far downloaded the installer to a memory stick.........

 

[bigmck]

First question, do you have the OS installed on your new hard drive?

I do not. I have followed some earlier help and have so far downloaded the installer to a memory stick.........

If the OS is not on your HD, you won't be able to boot. First you need to get Windows 7 burnt on a DVD. Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life Download the ISO file of the appropriate one (Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate) and burn to a DVD. You can then start to install Win 7. Use this tutorial to guide you. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html When you get to the part about "Activate Windows Online", uncheck the box and do not input your Windows Key. Do that later after you are happy with the install. Let us know how things go.

 

[mrhiab]

Gregrocker posted a link with all the info you need to install an OS in post # 5.

Personally I would burn your win 7 iso to a DVD.
Set your boot sequence to DVD then hdd in the bios if it isn't already.
Put your newly burnt DVD into the Viao and reboot. It will say press any key to boot from DVD. Then follow the prompts.

 

[x BlueRobot]

Did they add a new HDD or replace the old HDD?

 

[Pippa123]

Gregrocker posted a link with all the info you need to install an OS in post # 5.

Personally I would burn your win 7 iso to a DVD.
Set your boot sequence to DVD then hdd in the bios if it isn't already.
Put your newly burnt DVD into the Viao and reboot. It will say press any key to boot from DVD. Then follow the prompts.

My boot options are 1.internal hard drive, 2. internal optical drive, 3.external drive, 4.network.

Which one of these should I set boot to?

I have replaced my original HDD supplied with a larger capacity HDD and this is where my problems began.

When I set my boot option to internal optical drive and I start computer from my old hdd it gives me option to boot from CD or DVD but when I install my new hdd it goes straight to windows repair or something and this is where it starts asking me for things such as Image point.....

 

[AddRAM]

You have to have the dvd in your dvd drive when you boot the pc. One of your function keys should pull up your boot options. Or go into the bios and set the dvd drive as first in the boot order and your hard drive 2nd. Remember to save the settings.

Did you make a windows 7 dvd from the instructions in Gregs tutorial ?

 

[Pippa123]

Or go into the bios and set the dvd drive as first in the boot order and your hard drive 2nd.

Did you make a windows 7 dvd from the instructions in Gregs tutorial ?[/QUOTE]

Is the dvd drive also the internal optical drive?

I made a windows 7 on a memory stick. Maybe it needs to be on a dvd?

I am an amateur when it comes to computers. Thanks everyone for your patience.

 

[bigmck]

Is the dvd drive also the internal optical drive?

I made a windows 7 on a memory stick. Maybe it needs to be on a dvd?

I am an amateur when it comes to computers. Thanks everyone for your patience.

Make your boot order 1) Internal Optical Drive 2) Internal Hard Drive. The others don't matter. Look at my post #10. You need to use the link to Digital River to burn a copy of the version of Windows 7 that you presently have onto a DVD. It will be easier that a memory stick. Then use the Clean Install tutorial in that same message to install it. Set your boot order and make the DVD and install. This will get you on the right track.

 

[gregrocker]

If you downloaded the Win7 ISO to flash stick then it will not boot. You must write it to the stick using the tool in Step 2 of Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 which has been pointed out to you four times yet which you apparently ignored. So let's get started, okay?

We have a 100% install rate for those who cooperate, asking back any questions needed to complete the steps from the top. If you have problems we will help you, but we need you to be fully interactive.

 

[Pippa123]

I have done it.

Thanks everyone.

Where I got hung up was it said I had an option of downloading windows to a disc or a memery stick. I choose the latter and it was here that I got stuck.

It worked fine once I put it on a disc.

Bye.

 

[bigmck]

I have done it.

Thanks everyone.

Where I got hung up was it said I had an option of downloading windows to a disc or a memery stick. I choose the latter and it was here that I got stuck.

It worked fine once I put it on a disc.

Bye.

Glad to hear you got things in good shape.