Recent content by RRB3143

I have a ASUS laptop that I'm trying to do a recovery on. After the first set of Windows updates went through it restarted and gave me a window that said " sorry to interrupt but this is important. "your PC is running an outdated version of Windows 8. you are no longer receiving Windows update...

I read about using the kitchen oven to do the reflowing process. Two things that I wonder about? 1. How and where to find how to disassemble the laptop to get the mobo out. 2. It said that you will want to clean your oven of any fumes before cooking after doing the process. How bad does it do...

I have a Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5983 laptop of my brothers that stopped working on him, so I took a look at it sence I know about computers and he dont. The problem its haveing is that the whole time he had it. At night before bed he would just close the lid and in the morning and it would be...

Thanks for your help. I found help to get Ubuntu back installed.

It rebooted and it looks to be installed with the Ubuntu desktop showing.. Thanks for your help Rkhalloran. Should everything be right now that its installed. Is there a way to run a scan for my hard drive like windows allows you to. Toshiba tried telling me before I figured out how to install...

Actually its showing "Installing System"

I ended up back paging it. And it gave a choice of custom install or a reg install. I went ahead on the reg install and its installing now. I think its installing some updates right now.. Where do I find the boot loader and how do I install it on the base drive.. Sorry for all the questions...

Good morning, Ive posted the other day about having a error problem with it saying "Unknown file system grub rescue".. The good news is that I found a program to download Ubuntu on a flash drive from another working computer and able to boot it up into the non working laptop. I need some help...

It happens on both times. Its a 64 bit laptop and all the disc I have are 64 bit. Im gona try booting it up with out the hard drive in and then put in the hard drive and reboot it and see if it changes things. I was able to finish out the correct commands I found on the utube video I posted...

I wish I could get my error working. I have the "Unknown filesystem grub rescue" blinking after I try installing ANY disc that I have burned that I seen on here to try. None of them work and I cant get past this black screen with the error message in the top loft corner.. I watched a utube video...

Thanks guys. I will give it a shot after work. Its a Toshiba L655-S5096.

I have always wanted to try using Linix and I ended up downloading Ubunta. I cant stand it and I need a way to install my windows 7 back on.. Someone please help. I have all the recovery disc for window 7.. Please list the steps on how to change this. I don't understand anything I have found...

Or would a HD from a Sony laptop work in a Toshiba laptop

I cant get to the start up to beable to reinstall. I was working with a program on changing partitions around and it looked to confusing for me..Is there a easier way to reinstall?

I have a Toshiba Satellite L655-S5096. I used my recovery disc that I made up 5 years ago and It locked up after putting the first disc in. Now I have tryed using boot disc, the Hirens disc, AVG boot disc, with no luck. When I restart the pc, it will just give me a small blinking line in the top...