tecra 530cdt

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 3rd, 2004, 10:30 AM

I have a Toshiba Tecra 530CDT that won't boot at all - not from the hard disk or from a floppy.
When you press the power button the screen lights up and shows the memory test. After the memory test it just freezes - doesn't try to access the hard drive or floppy drive. It just freezes at the same point.

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by daffy86

Does the screen stay on?

Yes it completes the memory test, and just stays there

**freddy** · October 4th, 2004, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by BHUMI PUTRA

Yes it completes the memory test, and just stays there

as if it is looking for drives?

can u get in the bios? , does it show the drives? ,,,what is the boot order?

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 08:01 AM

i managed to change the boot mode to FDD-CdRom-HDD,opps forgot to metion i had formated my C: drive to install win 98.

have a start up disk (win98) in the floppy drive, but it does not read the same

**freddy** · October 4th, 2004, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by BHUMI PUTRA

i managed to change the boot mode to FDD-CdRom-HDD,opps forgot to metion i had formated my C: drive to install win 98.

have a start up disk (win98) in the floppy drive, but it does not read the same

ok , do,es any light light up?....on the drives

how much memory shows ,,,all of it?

is the hard drive seen by the bios? ,,,

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 08:07 AM

the floppy disk drives lights up,

but i think the bios says no hard disk...............

**freddy** · October 4th, 2004, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by BHUMI PUTRA

the floppy disk drives lights up,

but i think the bios says no hard disk...............

ok ,, i think you have solved tthis yourself

but i think the bios says no hard disk

possible ffaulty floppy

try setting the bios to boot from the cd-rom first ,,,if no go ,set bios to HDD= none

see if it boots then ,,,

why does your bios not see your hard drive?

EDIT ,,,you have formatted the drive ,,yes

in the teckra ,,,yes

using a floppy disk ,,,,,yes

have you removed the h/drive????????

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 08:56 AM

where am i stuck?

what do i do?

How to re-install the Os

**freddy** · October 4th, 2004, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by BHUMI PUTRA

where am i stuck?

what do i do?

How to re-install the Os

you seem to not have bothered reading my previous post!

how can it work/install ,if there is no hard drive ,,,

untill the motherboard see,s your h/drive ,,,it won,t re-install

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 09:04 AM

is it possible that the HD has failed...................or it is not being read....cause before the format it was ok running fine

one more thing to mention in the bios Drive I/O it is showing the secondary IDE

is it of any use

**confus-ed** · October 4th, 2004, 09:13 AM

Maybe you floppy drive has had it ? (it would help if you'd answer what gets asked though ! I can 'smell' Freddy's frustration over here !)

Try changing the boot order to cd first & put your windows cd in - what happens then ?

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 09:17 AM

ok let me try that...........

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 09:25 AM

there are 2 HD's one is built in which is not read second one is Secondary IDE....

Do i change the sequence to Secondary------built in HD

**BHUMI PUTRA** · October 4th, 2004, 09:33 AM

CD-Rom--------------> the lights are blinking ( being read)

but there hasn't seem to have any action

confused all the more.......................

**freddy** · October 4th, 2004, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by BHUMI PUTRA

there are 2 HD's one is built in which is not read second one is Secondary IDE....

Do i change the sequence to Secondary------built in HD

ok , beyond a joke ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,why don,t you give the correct info when you started the post.

Ed : I can 'smell' Freddy's frustration over here !)

you are correct.

i,ve gone to bang my head against a brick wall

Do i change the sequence to Secondary------built in

why don,t you try it ,,,,a bloody USB external hard drive isn,t gonna boot without drivers is it?

i thinki will watch polatics on TV,,,,tis less stressful