PC - Satellite P105-S6064- won't boot; Power Light flashes once but Optical Drive light flickers endlessly.

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Hello. I recently changed my HDD (over a month though) and it has been doing just fine, off course there would be this issue and that. But the focus of my post is a recent problem I encountered while surfing the net and browsing some files: the Optical Drive gave a sound and upon checking, only 'C:/', 'DVD RW DRIVE (D:/)' were present and 'CD Drive (E:/)' was missing (all of this, though there wasn't a disc inside the drive was baffling); PC suddenly turned blue with some white-black horizontal lines moving up, just like on an unset TV; it continued until I force-shutdown the thing and after some seconds when I tried to power it on, the power light flashed once and was off again but the optical drive kept flickering as it does when a DVD/CD is inserted.
I checked the HDD and RAM to see if it they were hot, but warmth degree was negligible-the RAM was even less- then next I checked the screen cable but found it connected. After fixing everything back and pressing the power key, the PC was on again?!
Session was lost but it was working again. This morning upon pressing the power key again I was able to work on my computer until it repeated the blue-screen.... I can't remember if I forced it to shutdown, but I was able to use it after some minutes.
Note: The blue screen wasn't a BSOD as it was purplish and not purely blue, and darker too.
-The missing 'CD Drive E:/' occasionally presented itself when I checked 'Computer' and Optical Drive light would flicker, but this is the time everything would stop.
-After turning on the PC, 'Opera' browser as I was using it, would 'glow' the desktop wallpaper as if it was set in transparency mode for short milliseconds and after about 5secs. would be back to normal.
-I have recently installed Puppy Linux (Slacko 6.3._) as a backup OS after checking it using a Live USB, so I could retrieve my files in case anything goes wrong with Windows. It might not be the problem, but I think its worth noting. And there's also a free 1022 or 1024 MB if free partition left after installing Puppy.
-I use Plop boot manager.
-RAM= 2GB.
-HDD= 500GB.
-Its a Windows 7, x32 bit PC.
HOPE THE DETAILS WOULD BE INFORMATIVE ENOUGH TO TROUBLESHOOT THE COMPUTER.

 

[elbert]

You would have to be a pro to do it that way. I struggled with that method of creating the boot drive. Trust me use the easy way with the pendrive software. Its just 1, 2, 3, and your done.
https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

I've got Hiren's Boot USB, what's the next move; what do I do?

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

A sime spoint I begin to think its the HDD. Have got nothing using Malwarebytes; Western Digital Diagnostics extended scan incomplete; PCI... (Detect and Download) only shows 4 drivers I've got no issues with.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

I'm sure its possibe with Rufus but it would leave you doing most of the setup work to get Hiren's config. The ideal with Hiren is to take the HD, sata, and windows out of stablity issue. Try to eliminate what not causing the issue to see what part must be replaced.

How do I achieve all of that? Does Hiren's Boot get copied to the RAM like (Puppy) Linux; is it possible to remove parts while its on so I can discern the 'black sheep'? I'm confused. Don't get it.

 

[elbert]

I've got Hiren's Boot USB, what's the next move; what do I do?

Once you have the Hiren boot drive made plug it into the system. Start the system and hit the function key for boot menu. You should have cd, hd, usb, and few others so select the USB. Hiren should load into the mini windows xp. The tests are strat foward like in the images posted.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Yes, they are. But it crashed elbert, my man; thing went off while I was scanning with HDD scan - for Windows 2k/XP- (old version) and HD Tune (2.55); exploring other tools while it did.

 

[elbert]

Sounds like you hit a bad sector on the HD. I suggest you try your old HD to see if it works.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Sounds like you hit a bad sector on the HD. I suggest you try your old HD to see if it works.

You don't sound too sure.
Before I saw your message, I repeated the scan and it crashed after an hour, more or less; when I rebooted, I tried S&M too; it got over well with the CPU (scan) but crashed when it got to the 'Memiry' tab/section. This was after 25 minutes of scan time.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

About the old HDD: what scans do I make after fixing it in?
When the whole problem started; when PC wouldn't start, results were same with the 'old HDD'. Name scan programmes, please.
Note: Optical Drive still on/attached to PC.
Used Victoria.... scanner today instead of HDD scan (old version).

 

[elbert]

Test the old HD to see if it also crashes the laptop. If it does then either both are bad or you have some more up the chain say on the motherboard SATA port issue. If it does work then that would clear the rest and more out to be your HD. So yup do the HDtune again with your old HD. On the memory that could be due to page file on your HD if you still had the new one in.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Alright; fixed old HDD in; booted into mini XP but there wasn't HBCD menu or any utility I could make use of but the 'Check Disk' on Start Menu; ran 'till battery got low' cause ther wasn't anything indicating its level and when battery light started blinking, I stopped the scan and shutdown (unforced, this time). But after it was off, same old blinking of Optical Drive light resurfaced along with sound I cannot locate; I removed the battery as I always did and waited.
I've recharged it now and am using UBCD's 'Estool'to scan my old HDD - its a samsung, by the way- and will report when its over or somethings breaks upon the process.
Do you by any chance know why a battery would keep getting drained by a turned-off PC? This is why I always remove the battery after shutdown; it keeps getting drained till it reaches 0%; PC accumulating heat as it [the battery] drains.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Forgot to say: I once ran CHKDSK on the new HDD after I bumped upon this problem -if I remember right, 'cause am having doubts about it- and it finished just right.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Scan complete; only one bad srctor found;sked me to erase disk but I ignored.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Fixed new HDD back: HBCD still not found, is it because I ibstalled it this time with 'XBOOT Multiboot'?
Running Data Lifeguard Diagnostics version 5.27 (new HDD is a WD 'Western Digital'). Hope all gets fixed, or I at least discover the problem/issue bugging me eversince.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Crashed whule scanning, after it was over 31 minutes from start time.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

TOSHIBA Satellite P105-S6064; MODEL NO. PSPA0U - 06T01M; Windows 7 SP1 x32-bit.
What do you make if this? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W2XRVKURcV4

 

[elbert]

Its not going to help. With both drives crashing your problem is probably a bad motherboard connection or data cable from the HD. Its probably the reason your CD drive is also not working. Remove the drives and just use the USB hiren for a while.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Ok. But what kind of use?

 

[elbert]

Just see if crashes using the USB for a while with no drives. It has web broswers so you can use if for anything but playing games.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Just see if crashes using the USB for a while with no drives. It has web broswers so you can use if for anything but playing games.

Ran it for an hour; no crashes. Wonder why HBCD Menu disappeared, though.

 

[elbert]

Just see if crashes using the USB for a while with no drives. It has web broswers so you can use if for anything but playing games.

Ran it for an hour; no crashes. Wonder why HBCD Menu disappeared, though.

That menu does but you can click the shortcut to bring it back.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Just see if crashes using the USB for a while with no drives. It has web broswers so you can use if for anything but playing games.

Ran it for an hour; no crashes. Wonder why HBCD Menu disappeared, though.

That menu does but you can click the shortcut to bring it back.

It did before, when I first installed it; on the start menu, etc. It disappeared after reinstalling using XBoot.
I deleted all files in the drive first and then installed (using XBoot) Hiren's; Puppy Linux slacko 6.3.0; UBCD and a copy of my Windows Repair. I say a copy because it does nothing, has to be alone on a CD/DVD/USB medium to work, perhaps.

 

[elbert]

I have a 500GB USB which I made a 128GB fat32 to install ubuntu. I moded the menu to access grub4dos and have about 10 utilities in each section. I think to do this I had to get the newest verison of grub4dos. Also I dont think Xboot has been updated in a good while maybe why its not work with newer versions of Hiren. Now you can try to get the latest Syslinux and Grub4dos bootloader versions may get you going. You may have to also try super grub or super grub2.

You could also try Yumi to get them all working together.
https://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

YUMI is just good. Its got all three working. The only exception - as a fourth- being my Windows Repair.

 

[elbert]

Yup I try windows install disk ISOs and never could get those working. I tryed a few of these but none worked. You may have better look as I was working with grub and linux from 2~3 years ago.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/367011/boot-windows-7-iso-from-grub2