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| Thread ID: 86061 | 2008-01-02 03:39:00 | Problem w/ Formatting My Laptop | Tigah (13240) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 626629 | 2008-01-02 05:26:00 | 148gb sounds normal. You dont usually get all of a hdd's capacity in Windows. Some of it is used for other things. Well that sounds like the right DVD. What exactly do u do with it then to get it to restore the system?? Have u used this DVD before to restore this laptop?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 626630 | 2008-01-02 05:39:00 | Never. The day I got the laptop, the person that had sold it to me had installed everything already. I thought formatting a laptop was the same as formatting a desktop and it is almost! I just get stuck at that screen. | Tigah (13240) | ||
| 626631 | 2008-01-02 05:42:00 | Well it is the same as formatting a desktop, only diff is most laptops and some desktops also have a restore partition,. Which SHOULD make it easier to restore the system. Is this laptop still working at the mo? Can u get into it?? If u can, I would check and see if theres a create restore cd/dvd in the menu. And make another DVD. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 626632 | 2008-01-02 05:54:00 | Oh ya, Im on it at the moment. Where would I check if I can create another restore CD/DVD? | Tigah (13240) | ||
| 626633 | 2008-01-02 05:59:00 | I wouldnt have a clue where in the menu. I've never had a system with a restore partition on it. And I've never had Vista Go thru the menus. It should be there somewhere |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 626634 | 2008-01-02 06:17:00 | Ahh.. no clue on how to solve this. Damnn ]: | Tigah (13240) | ||
| 626635 | 2008-01-02 06:39:00 | Hey guys that doesn't work out - unless I'm Missing something :confused: In the original post the screen shots and request say it's stuck on the drivers loading screen. (Second screen shot) Speedy asked Is this laptop still working at the mo? Can u get into it?? With the answer of Oh ya, Im on it at the moment. Where would I check if I can create another restore CD/DVD? In the words of the Darlecks from Dr Who-- "Does not Compute" (pun Intended :p ) That second shot with the green lines is the drivers loading - Either it is past the Drivers loading and now in windows or its Not,- still stuck in loading stage ?? Cant be both ????? If it came with a LG recovery DVD, chances are good it wont actually have a specific program for making another, this usually happens only if there is No recovery DVD or Recovery Partition. Just checked on a empty 160Gb Drive- it shows in windows as 149Gb approx, so this wont have a hidden partition. If it did the main drive would be reading in the very low 140's or under. A vista DVD is a compressed file remember, so it takes a 4.7GB DVD, then add in drivers for the machine. Anyway - back to the question above - which is it - loading past the screen shot in post 1 ????? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 626636 | 2008-01-02 06:49:00 | It goes through the first screen and then the second screen I posted. Then, after the screen with the green lines. It goes to a screen where its just black.. and it doesnt move on after that. | Tigah (13240) | ||
| 626637 | 2008-01-02 06:55:00 | Okay - completely black screen = no way to get into the Menus - can't be done. Look on the laptop, someplace either near the front edge or somewhere around there - will be the power Light and maybe some others AND another that looks like a cylinder - the cylinder is the Hard drive activity light - is this off / on solid/ flashing ? ( if its off you may not be able to see it) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 626638 | 2008-01-02 07:02:00 | Yepp I see it, I remember I was staring at it for awhile. It blinks on and off for abit and then it stops completely. | Tigah (13240) | ||
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