please help !!!no drives were found

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rcec

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my sony laptop ( vgn-fz70b ) shutdown with no reason, all of a sudden when i try to restart i saw a blue screen of death and afterwards it shutdown and restart again.i try to press f8 to open in safe mode and to check what is the problem but unfortunately i cant access to safemode.i try to reinstall again the os but when i am in the part that choosing the drive i didnt see any drive. <no drives were found >and < click load driver to provide a mass storage driver for installation >.i stop downloading cause i cant see any harddisk on their.and i check bios setup..

boot priority order:
1:usb optical drive (*)
2:internal optical drive
3:floppy disk drive(*)
4:usb flash (*)
5:usb hard disk drive (*)
6:internal hard disk drive
7:network

there is no change values for all of these which supposed to be is to set them who is 1st,2nd,3rd.

*-means this drive is available when external device boot is enable.

please help to solve this problem.and i really appreciate your response..thank you very much
 

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Hello rcec,

Put your install disk into the drive and try a repair install.
Though if your BIOS has been messed up, you may try replacing the motherboard battery and updating the BIOS.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
thanks lordbob75 for the response..i am a newbie and i hope i can follow what you said exactly..for now i will do it and i post here what will happen.btw how to can i replace the motherboard battery? and how to update the bios...im very very sorry for my ignorance..please spare me..
 
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No problem. Updating the BIOS is a BIG deal, and should NOT be done by someone who is not willing to fry their motherboard.

The battery is easy though. Simply open your case, and look around on the motherboard for a small round silver battery. Similar to a watch battery. It is usually a CR2032, though make sure you check. Simply pull that out and put in a new one.

The BIOS update is motherboard specific. You would need to look up your motherboard, see if it has an update, then follow their instructions.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
lordbob75;

i follow what you said to repair install.and here is it. i have no idea what is this but i hope you can tell me.

startup repair

startup repair cannot repair this computer automatically
sending more information can help microsoft create solutions

send informationd aboute this problem (recommended)
dont send

problem details
problem event name - startupr repair v2
problem signature 01- external media
problem signature 02- 6.0.6000.16386.0.0.0.0
problem signature 03 -0
problem signatue 04 -65537
problem signature 05 -unknown
problem signatrue 06 -no hard drive
problem signature 07 -0
problem signature 08-0
problem signature 09 -unknown
problem signature 10 -1168
os version - 6.0.600.2.0.0.256.1
locale id --1033
 

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for the motherboard and bios as you said it is very tough so i guess i will checked that later because im not pretty sure if i can do that.for now my ignorance is killing me..sorry for that word i guess im to desperate to fix my computer.anyway thanks again for the reply and i hope you can help me more.
 

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System One

Interesting. It seems that your motherboard is no longer finding your drives. Which I think a BIOS update might help with, perhaps not....

Open your case and make sure all the connections are secure.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
lordbob75
once again thanks for the reply.
opening the laptop is too complicated for me.i dont have any idea about laptop and im afraid i broken it.anyhow about updating the BIOS, how can i do it? i mean what is the procedure for doing that? thanx again
 

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System One

Oh, its a laptop.........
That makes it harder. I actually don't even know if they use mobo batteries.....

You might be better off taking it into a shop and asking them to update the BIOS for you.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Interesting. I can barely find anything on that laptop, and nothing in english....

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
My professional suggestion would be that it needs to get the BIOS fixed. This can be done by you, or taken to a shop. Only attempt it if you can find step by step instructions on it.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
lordbob75 said:
My professional suggestion would be that it needs to get the BIOS fixed. This can be done by you, or taken to a shop. Only attempt it if you can find step by step instructions on it.

~Lordbob
Click to expand...

You could also see if the hard drive is at fault by downloading an Ubuntu live cd and seeing if it recognized the hard drive, listed by its size in GB's.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
I was wondering what you were saying about the bios battery, I knew it was a laptop.

Try running some diagnostics in your bios first mate.
(when you find that boot list its in there) also unplug all usb devices to your laptop and turn it on ONLY with the power plugged in. see how that goes.

ok sony should have a symbol like this 2 circles on top of another with another a dot in the center of one, open that up, take the Hard drive out, put it back in, and it should work. if not in the vista repair screen open up a command window and type chkdsk -r
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Core2Quad Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz O.C'd to 3.86Ghz
    Motherboard
    XFX Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB Corsair DDR3@ 1333Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Nvidia GTX 280
    Sound Card
    Creative PCI Express X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 24in 1920x1080, Viewsonic 22in 1680x1050
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 + 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsungx2 750GB SATA II 32MB SATA Hard Drive RAID 0 array
    PSU
    Antec 850Watt
    Case
    Cooler Master Cosmo S 1100 Extended ATX No PSU Aluminium Blk
    Cooling
    7x 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Dinovo Edge, Logitech Dinovo Mini
    Mouse
    Logitech G7, Logitech G9
    Internet Speed
    24Mbit p/s
Frostmourne said:
lordbob75 said:
My professional suggestion would be that it needs to get the BIOS fixed. This can be done by you, or taken to a shop. Only attempt it if you can find step by step instructions on it.

~Lordbob
Click to expand...

You could also see if the hard drive is at fault by downloading an Ubuntu live cd and seeing if it recognized the hard drive, listed by its size in GB's.
Click to expand...
Except that it is not reading multiple drives.....

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Yes but the boot order as you said listed a usb as being in place for HDD therefore take everything out and just use it as you got it from the factory. try also to take out your HDD and put it back in.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Core2Quad Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz O.C'd to 3.86Ghz
    Motherboard
    XFX Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB Corsair DDR3@ 1333Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Nvidia GTX 280
    Sound Card
    Creative PCI Express X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 24in 1920x1080, Viewsonic 22in 1680x1050
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 + 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsungx2 750GB SATA II 32MB SATA Hard Drive RAID 0 array
    PSU
    Antec 850Watt
    Case
    Cooler Master Cosmo S 1100 Extended ATX No PSU Aluminium Blk
    Cooling
    7x 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Dinovo Edge, Logitech Dinovo Mini
    Mouse
    Logitech G7, Logitech G9
    Internet Speed
    24Mbit p/s
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