Can anybody help me with Toshiba recovery disks for a Satellite Pro A200 laptop, trying to re install windows but set up disk cannot see the drive as it needs the recovery disks running to re asign the drive before you can re install windows.

Thanks

If your using a standard XP cd, then the disk should detect the drive and ask you if you wish to reformat the drive or create a partition.

Is it not doing this? I keep telling myself 'It's a toy'
But I've broken quite a lot of toys in my time.....

No, the message i get is "windows did not find any hard disk drives installed on your computer" the tosh is a pain as i need the HDD drivers and these are on the recovery disk, i have tried to create a slip stream xp install disk with the drivers on it but still no joy.

The only way i can see a resolution is to use the recovery disk supplied by Tosh but i do not have it

http://askiris.toshiba.com/ToshibaSupportS...%208436982

You need to somehow get a SATA driver available to Windows setup at that F6 screen (steps 6/7) - do you have a USB floppy drive or CD/DVD drive you can use? Like this site? Buy some RRSPORT goodies to show your support!

Martin wrote:

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You need to somehow get a SATA driver available to Windows setup at that F6 screen (steps 6/7) - do you have a USB floppy drive or CD/DVD drive you can use?

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On some but not mine, Martin is correct i need to find a USB floppy drive or recovery disk

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You can't download Tosh recovery disks but you can buy them. You need to contact a Toshiba Authorised Service Partner. I hate to say it but PC World is one via the TechGuys business. http://www.thetechguys.com/ 2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
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i think my dad has a usb 3" floppy drive

if its any use i can obtain said drive for you

i think you need try setting the sata disk mode to ide in the bios, this then allows the windows disk to see your drive.....

npinks wrote:

i think my dad has a usb 3" floppy drive

if its any use i can obtain said drive for you

Npinks, that would be great if poss, i am over the bad side of the pennines tommorow but could call via your way coming back and loan the unit

sjf1 wrote:

i think you need try setting the sata disk mode to ide in the bios, this then allows the windows disk to see your drive.....

Not on my unit unfortunately

ive asked for him to bring it into the office in the morning, or i can nip round for it later tonight if you want it sooner

Npinks

You have PM.

All
Many thanks for your help i think i am now sorted