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07-18-2012, 11:11 PM
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my laptop is dead, please help
Hi everyone i have a Toshiba Satellite L505D-GS6000, which is out of warranty and i was trying to Factory Restore. half way on the restore it stopped responding so i had to turn it off and when i booted again i tried to restore again but the Restore partition wasnt available no more, basically it wasnt even booting cause it was always asking for a boot disk, the i noticed that nothing on the PC was working or was not recognized cause i tried to install a retail windows and it wasnt booting from the CD, either from the USB, neither from the HDD. then i took it to a friend of mine to see what he could help me with and still the same i think he tried to install xp sp2 cause i found his cd inside the drive.
so what do you guys think i can do here?
is the PC done for good?
is there a chance that i can fix it?
is there a way to fix it?
can anyone provide me with apps, programs, links, names of programs i can use to restore my pc to a usable state at least?
all i want is to be able to use it again
thanks in advanced i hope someone can help me since this is my first time asking for help
have a nice day
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07-19-2012, 12:25 AM
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could be faulty hard drive replace it they are cheap to buy
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07-19-2012, 01:58 AM
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Its hard to figure where the problems lies before we get more specific information. I encounter the same issue a while back which turned out to be associated with my HD.
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07-19-2012, 06:41 AM
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take out the hard drive so it can be eliminated from the equation
now as l8ter suggested try to boot a Linux live cd
then report back your results
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08-06-2012, 12:40 PM
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buy a new laptop..
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08-06-2012, 02:43 PM
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I downloaded the manual for you, go over it, and type recovery in the search and follow the instructions.
Download Manual:
Free Cloud Storage - MediaFire
hope this will help
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08-06-2012, 03:56 PM
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Ok....first off Im a tech....second....ok what you did was corrupt the install by shutting it down....try to do another factory restore it will start from scratch....Otherwise get a windows disk and do it like that.....you wont have all the crap software....imo its better to get a windows disk for that reason....
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08-06-2012, 04:04 PM
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Install a Linux live CD to a USB thumb stick. That should get you by until you can acquire another HD. Or, just install Linux in general. 
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08-06-2012, 06:03 PM
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hard drive isnt corrupt....just the install....
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08-06-2012, 06:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BFoster108
Ok....first off Im a tech....second....ok what you did was corrupt the install by shutting it down....try to do another factory restore it will start from scratch....Otherwise get a windows disk and do it like that.....you wont have all the crap software....imo its better to get a windows disk for that reason....
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did you even read the OP ?
he try another restore..
he try a windows disk
some genius tech you must be 
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08-06-2012, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BFoster108
Ok....first off Im a tech....second....ok what you did was corrupt the install by shutting it down....try to do another factory restore it will start from scratch....Otherwise get a windows disk and do it like that.....you wont have all the crap software....imo its better to get a windows disk for that reason....
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Please don't tell me that you work for Geek Squad... 
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08-06-2012, 07:40 PM
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Please don't tell me that you work for Geek Squad... |
NOPE....LMAO....bunch of ppl that dont know wth they are doing......One does though usually theyre boss....
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08-06-2012, 07:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BFoster108
NOPE....LMAO....bunch of ppl that dont know wth they are doing......One does though usually theyre boss....
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Whew... I was worried there for a second. 
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