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Nicholas thanks. I fitted the HDD into an external HDD then connected it
to my desktop then formatted the HDD to FAT 32 format and now as I write
this the QR disk is restoring my laptop system.
Cheers
Alan
Nicholas D Richards wrote:
> I take it that the QR did instal successfully on the 40GB drive on a
> previous occasion?
>
> Check the ribbon cables to the hard drive and the cd-rom drive. Are
> they seated properly and folded away correctly. To check the seating,
> unplug and replug. Do the plugs look as if they have gone in correctly
> and are they square in their sockets. Are any pins bent. The plugs
> should go in smoothly without any excessive force. The reference manual
> that illustrates the correct way of folding the ribbons can be found at:
>
>
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/pdf/c00000584.pdf
>
> When you go into the BIOS settings, can the BIOS correctly identify the
> 40 GB drive? If not, the drive is dead, there is a problem with the
> connection to the drive or the BIOS is not capable of supporting the
> drive.
>
> Does the original drive still work and if the original OS is still on
> there, does it work and can it see the cd-rom drive correctly? Can it
> see the contents of the QR cd-rom? If the original drive still has an
> operation OS I would not suggest attempting to run the QR against it.
>
> Is the QR cd-rom clean? Careful how you clean it. Only wipe it from
> the centre out not along the circumference.
>
> Which operating system does the QR load, a Windows 9x or Windows NT,
> 2000 or XP. If the QR is attempting to reload Windows 9x and you had
> upgraded to an NTFS aware operating system on the 40GB drive, and
> converted to NTFS I would expect a problem.
>
> Finally you mention that you had trouble partitioning the drive when you
> put it in the external case. What sort of trouble.
>
> In article <4BgId.10300$mo2.783200@news.xtra.co.nz>, Alan Kerr
> <AL.KERR@xtra.co.nz> writes
>
>>I removed the 40GB drive and was going to use that in an external HDD
>>and fit the original 5GB HDD back into the laptop. I fitted the 40GB
>>into an external case and went to format it but ran into trouble trying
>>to remove the partition. I then decided to put it back in the laptop but
>>the system won't reinstall.
>>
>>Alan
>>
>>Nicholas D Richards wrote:
>>
>>>The thought occurs to me that I should have asked you why you wanted to
>>>run the QR on you notebook. I ask this as the question must arise as to
>>>whether the problem (if there is one) that makes you want to QR your
>>>notebook is also causing this problem.
>>>
>>>To reset your BIOS reboot and as soon as the red COMPAQ screen appears
>>>when you start your machine press F10, you may need to do this a couple
>>>of times.
>>>
>>>You should get a message appear at the bottom of the COMPAQ screen
>>>telling you that SETUP is starting.
>>>
>>>If you go into the setup without a password being requested you will not
>>>need to cancel this. If you do need a password I hope you know it.
>>>This password is nothing to do with your Windows passwords. If you do
>>>need a password and do not know the password, things become more
>>>complicated as it involves an element of dissassembly of the notebook.
>>>
>>>Hopefully you do not need a password or you know it. If you need to
>>>remove the setup password look for security or setup password, (this
>>>varies from computer to computer and I do not know the 1200 series,
>>>except from its manual), you usually cancel a password in the BIOS by
>>>entering an empty password and confirming it .
>>>
>>>Look for Load Defaults on the first screen. Activate this and then look
>>>for Save an exit. Activate this and the machine will reboot. Try the
>>>QR again.
>>>
>>>If this does not work then I would suggest you follow the following URL
>>>and select either 'e-mail technical support' or 'chat with an on-line
>>>with a technician'. I would suggest the latter, it does seem to work
>>>quite well.
>>>
>>>http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/setupCategory?dlc=en&lc=en&product=95
>>>053&dest_page=product&cc=us&
>>>
>>>
>>>In article <BVcId.10225$mo2.777793@news.xtra.co.nz>, Alan Kerr
>>><AL.KERR@xtra.co.nz> writes
>>>
>>>
>>>>How do I get to the BIOS settings? When I insert the QR disk it starts
>>>>up and asks me what language to install then it gives the first two
>>>>pages where I hit "any other key" as it asks and the second page where I
>>>>do this turns to just a blue page and thats it. This happened once
>>>>before when I first bought this machine and someone on this newsgroup
>>>>told me some keys to hit straight after the "Compaq" page and it gave me
>>>>options where I was able to do the install. I wish I had kept the info
>>>>in a safe place instead of in the "saved" folder on my laptop
>>>>
>>>>Cheers
>>>>Alan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Nicholas D Richards wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <NQTHd.9871$mo2.746518@news.xtra.co.nz>, Alan Kerr
>>>>><AL.KERR@xtra.co.nz> writes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Alan Kerr wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Help. When I run the QR disc on my Presario 12XL212 I end up with just a
>>>>>>>blue screen. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>Alan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>just to add some more, I think my disk just needs reformatting but I
>>>>>>don't know how to do it. When I install the QR disk it runs a little
>>>>>>then just stalls with a blue screen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Alan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The QR should format the disk for you.
>>>>>
>>>>>Do you have a setup password set in the BIOS? Remove it. On some
>>>>>Compaq Presario's it stops the restore. In the cases that I have seen
>>>>>there is an error message indicating that the disk is faulty, it isn't.
>>>>>
>>>>>It would be worth setting the BIOS settings to default.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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