My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot up
processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where Windows
would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend $$$?
"Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nospam_@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot
> up processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where
> Windows would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>
> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
> w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
>
> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend
> $$$?
>
> TIA
Did you reseat the disk / memory before getting into other things ?
If that didn;t no any good, AND if you DO need the data : buy a 'notebook
to full size IDE cable" adapter ( just some pins bent to insert into each
each item - about $5 at a computer store ) , remove the disk and using
that adapter connect it to a desktop PC as a second disk. Save your data
to the desktop PC, then wipe/reformat/restore the laptop disk from your
last backup ( you DID do that right ? )
The hard drive is under the touchpad. To remove it:
POWER OFF and REMOVE THE BATTERY.
1. Tilt the computer at an angle so the bottom front of the computer is
accessible
2 If the hard drive has been secured in the hard drive bay with a security
screw , remove the screw .
TURN IT to keyboard up / normal position
3. Push down on the hard drive bezel on the front of the hard drive ( left
of headphone jack)
4. Lift the bezel up 90 degrees to create a handle . Pull the hard drive
out of the hard drive bay.
If you have no need of the data on there.... it seems that windows is
hosed/bad memory or bad spot on the drive. Do you have the m700 restore
CD's ? If so, I 'd fdisk it first (or run some other disk utility to test
for /identify bad sectors), then reformat, then restore the drive. If you
don't have the restore CD's you can get the specific drivers from
compaq.com and put them on a CD . Then install windows from CD and have
the driver CD nearby to insert as needed.
On Jun 19, 2:06 pm, "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nosp...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot up
> processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where Windows
> would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>
> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
> w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
>
> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend $$$?
>
> TIA
Sounds like a bad hard drive. I would download the drive
manufacturer's diagnostics.
Seatools form seagate will do if you can't find the one for your
drive.
"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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>
> "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nospam_@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:qzXdi.2092$W_6.1888@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot
>> up processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where
>> Windows would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>>
>> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
>> w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
>>
>> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend $$$?
>>
>> TIA
>
> Did you reseat the disk / memory before getting into other things ?
> If that didn;t no any good, AND if you DO need the data : buy a 'notebook
> to full size IDE cable" adapter ( just some pins bent to insert into each
> each item - about $5 at a computer store ) , remove the disk and using
> that adapter connect it to a desktop PC as a second disk. Save your data
> to the desktop PC, then wipe/reformat/restore the laptop disk from your
> last backup ( you DID do that right ? )
>
> The hard drive is under the touchpad. To remove it:
> POWER OFF and REMOVE THE BATTERY.
> 1. Tilt the computer at an angle so the bottom front of the computer is
> accessible
> 2 If the hard drive has been secured in the hard drive bay with a security
> screw , remove the screw .
> TURN IT to keyboard up / normal position
> 3. Push down on the hard drive bezel on the front of the hard drive ( left
> of headphone jack)
> 4. Lift the bezel up 90 degrees to create a handle . Pull the hard drive
> out of the hard drive bay.
>
> If you have no need of the data on there.... it seems that windows is
> hosed/bad memory or bad spot on the drive. Do you have the m700 restore
> CD's ? If so, I 'd fdisk it first (or run some other disk utility to test
> for /identify bad sectors), then reformat, then restore the drive. If you
> don't have the restore CD's you can get the specific drivers from
> compaq.com and put them on a CD . Then install windows from CD and have
> the driver CD nearby to insert as needed.
Thanks for the info Bobb. I will try those steps this weekend. No worries on
the data as it's backed up on a separate external 80 Gig HD.
<paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
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> On Jun 19, 2:06 pm, "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nosp...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot
>> up
>> processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where
>> Windows
>> would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>>
>> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
>> w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
>>
>> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend $$$?
>>
>> TIA
>
> Sounds like a bad hard drive. I would download the drive
> manufacturer's diagnostics.
>
> Seatools form seagate will do if you can't find the one for your
> drive.
Question. Even if I download the program from Seagate, how would I do
diagnostics on the other laptop, when all it does when it's on is loop
through the start up process.
You prepare bootable media, either floppy or CD, and boot from it. You will
never see the "line of bars fill out", because Windows itself will never start
up.
I strongly agree with Paul's suspicion that the hard drive is defective.
Happened to my wife's notebook last night. Now I've reloaded Windows and I have
to scavenge her data from the defective hard drive... Ben Myers
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:46:36 GMT, "Robert Smith"
<usirsclt_nospam_@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
><paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
>news:1182408759.848752.279950@z28g2000prd.googleg roups.com...
>> On Jun 19, 2:06 pm, "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nosp...@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot
>>> up
>>> processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where
>>> Windows
>>> would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>>>
>>> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
>>> w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
>>>
>>> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend $$$?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> Sounds like a bad hard drive. I would download the drive
>> manufacturer's diagnostics.
>>
>> Seatools form seagate will do if you can't find the one for your
>> drive.
>
>Question. Even if I download the program from Seagate, how would I do
>diagnostics on the other laptop, when all it does when it's on is loop
>through the start up process.
>
"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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>
> "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nospam_@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:qzXdi.2092$W_6.1888@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot
>> up processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where
>> Windows would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>>
>> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe -
>> Safe w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping
>> again.
>>
>> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend
>> $$$?
>>
>> TIA
>
> Did you reseat the disk / memory before getting into other things ?
> If that didn;t no any good, AND if you DO need the data : buy a
> 'notebook to full size IDE cable" adapter ( just some pins bent to
> insert into each each item - about $5 at a computer store ) , remove the
> disk and using that adapter connect it to a desktop PC as a second disk.
> Save your data to the desktop PC, then wipe/reformat/restore the laptop
> disk from your last backup ( you DID do that right ? )
>
> The hard drive is under the touchpad. To remove it:
> POWER OFF and REMOVE THE BATTERY.
> 1. Tilt the computer at an angle so the bottom front of the computer is
> accessible
> 2 If the hard drive has been secured in the hard drive bay with a
> security screw , remove the screw .
> TURN IT to keyboard up / normal position
> 3. Push down on the hard drive bezel on the front of the hard drive (
> left of headphone jack)
> 4. Lift the bezel up 90 degrees to create a handle . Pull the hard drive
> out of the hard drive bay.
>
> If you have no need of the data on there.... it seems that windows is
> hosed/bad memory or bad spot on the drive. Do you have the m700 restore
> CD's ? If so, I 'd fdisk it first (or run some other disk utility to
> test for /identify bad sectors), then reformat, then restore the drive.
> If you don't have the restore CD's you can get the specific drivers from
> compaq.com and put them on a CD . Then install windows from CD and have
> the driver CD nearby to insert as needed.
On Jun 21, 9:46 am, "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nosp...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> <pau...@efn.org> wrote in message
>
> news:1182408759.848752.279950@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Jun 19, 2:06 pm, "Robert Smith" <usirsclt_nosp...@earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> >> Hi folks,
>
> >> My other laptop, captioned above crashed, and now all I get is the boot
> >> up
> >> processing looping. As soon as the line of bars fills out, to where
> >> Windows
> >> would show, it goes back to the initial boot up screen.
>
> >> F8 doesn't work, as soon as I select any of the options - of Safe - Safe
> >> w/networking and so on, it boots up and then it starts looping again.
>
> >> Any other suggestions before I have to take it to the shop and spend $$$?
>
> >> TIA
>
> > Sounds like a bad hard drive. I would download the drive
> > manufacturer's diagnostics.
>
> > Seatools form seagate will do if you can't find the one for your
> > drive.
>
> Question. Even if I download the program from Seagate, how would I do
> diagnostics on the other laptop, when all it does when it's on is loop
> through the start up process.
It's a bootable cd or floppy. If your computer is not set to boot form
a cd or floppy before the hard drive, press f10 at startup to enter
the BIOS setup program.
Need help with an Armada M700 laptop 
Linear Mode
