Solve : Can't reload OS on Toshiba CF-47 Toughbook?

1.	Solve : Can't reload OS on Toshiba CF-47 Toughbook?
Answer» I got this laptop from a friend & was told it had been working ok, but would freeze up on occasion. The user would pull the battery to cut power & reboot, which apparently worked. Then, upon booting, "save to disk file not available/disabled" or something to that effect would appear, but it would boot. Now it won't boot. I'd like to format the hard drive (wipe clean) & install a new XP Home OS I have. How might I accomplish this?Reset the BIOS to DEFAULT / fail safe settings?You said : "Toshiba CF-47 Toughbook" Isn't this a PANASONIC?Did I say, Toshiba? I meant Panasonic, sorry. It behaves as DESCRIBED with all settings restored in Set Up to Default Settings. I believe this includes BIOS. Are safe settings the same as booting in Safe Mode? Quote Did I say, Toshiba? I meant Panasonic, sorry. That is a rather dubious mistake. Is that you, Flame? Quote I believe this includes BIOS. Are safe settings the same as booting in Safe Mode? No, see the following article for more information: How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setupI deleted existing partitions on the hard drive, reformated the raw space as NTSF, & tried to reinstall the OS. All apprears ok as it copies files, etc., but on the third stage, "Installing Windows", what should take 39 minutes never completes. The 39 minute counter never diminishes. Upon stopping this stage (after 2 HOURS), the following appears: Error: Instalation Failed:D:\l386\asms Is this the code for, "Time to see if your toughbook's tougher than a sledghammer?"That depends. Does it come with or without that smiley? You might want to try the following: Ensure the laptop is not overheating Reformat the HDD and ensure that you are doing a full format Use a legal copy of Windows XP Clean the Windows XP CD. Are using recovery disks! more info>>that was omitted from your post!I've done all 4 bullets in yourlatest post, Raptor, to no avail. I don't understand Merlin's post Quote I've done all 4 bullets in yourlatest post, Raptor, to no avail. I don't understand Merlin's post No one ever does, do not despair. He meant to say if you have recovery CD-ROMs or diskettes as opposed to an OEM version of Windows XP.

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I got this laptop from a friend & was told it had been working ok, but would freeze up on occasion. The user would pull the battery to cut power & reboot, which apparently worked.

Then, upon booting, "save to disk file not available/disabled" or something to that effect would appear, but it would boot. Now it won't boot.

I'd like to format the hard drive (wipe clean) & install a new XP Home OS I have.

How might I accomplish this?Reset the BIOS to DEFAULT / fail safe settings?You said : "Toshiba CF-47 Toughbook"
Isn't this a PANASONIC?Did I say, Toshiba? I meant Panasonic, sorry.

It behaves as DESCRIBED with all settings restored in Set Up to Default Settings.

I believe this includes BIOS. Are safe settings the same as booting in Safe Mode?

Quote

Did I say, Toshiba? I meant Panasonic, sorry.

That is a rather dubious mistake.

Is that you, Flame?

Quote

I believe this includes BIOS. Are safe settings the same as booting in Safe Mode?

No, see the following article for more information:

How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setupI deleted existing partitions on the hard drive, reformated the raw space as NTSF, & tried to reinstall the OS.

All apprears ok as it copies files, etc., but on the third stage, "Installing Windows", what should take 39 minutes never completes. The 39 minute counter never diminishes.

Upon stopping this stage (after 2 HOURS), the following appears:

Error:
Instalation Failed:D:\l386\asms

Is this the code for, "Time to see if your toughbook's tougher than a sledghammer?"That depends. Does it come with or without that smiley?

You might want to try the following:

Ensure the laptop is not overheating
Reformat the HDD and ensure that you are doing a full format
Use a legal copy of Windows XP
Clean the Windows XP CD.

Are using recovery disks! more info>>that was omitted from your post!I've done all 4 bullets in yourlatest post, Raptor, to no avail.

I don't understand Merlin's post Quote

I've done all 4 bullets in yourlatest post, Raptor, to no avail.

I don't understand Merlin's post

No one ever does, do not despair.

He meant to say if you have recovery CD-ROMs or diskettes as opposed to an OEM version of Windows XP.

Solve : Can't reload OS on Toshiba CF-47 Toughbook?

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