Windows recovery download needed for Toshiba satellite L300-22x

SPANIEL36

hi i'm after a downloadable recovery disc for my neighbours laptop, its got the black screen of death and putting the problem into google it comes up with the toshiba help pages which says i need the recovery discs which it doesnt come with

so any help with a link please?

santer_2

http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

They will probably charge for a hard copy of a recovery disc

Should be pre-installed recovery according to this

Satellite L300-22X

Part Number : PSLB8E-0PS007EN

Key Features

- Intel® Celeron® Processor T1600
- Genuine Windows® Vista® Home Premium 32-bit (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)
- DVD-RW SuperMulti drive (Double Layer)
- 2048 MB (1024+ 1024) DDR RAM (800MHz)
- 15.4" Widescreen TruBrite® XGA (1280 x 800) High Brightness display

stilltheone

Most certainly. It has a Recovery Partition. Every time the laptop starts up, you are reminded to create Recovery Discs by the Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator.

So if your neighbour doesn't have any recovery discs, it's because he didn't create them.

If you need to recover any data...

Enter System Repair from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment. You 'll need a disc in that instance.

Follow these instructions in order to create one:

Download and save this Vista Recovery Disc Image to a working computer.
Next, download and install ImgBurn(No need to install the Google Toolbar. Remove the relevant tick). Burn the Image to Disc. Use this guide(skip step 2b)

Boot from the newly created disc and follow the instructions.

Toxteth_OGrady

For a Toshiba, if the hard disk or boot record isn't borked, OP should be able to access factory restore from the hidden recovery partition using F12 or F8 (can't remember which). Recovery discs are only needed if either the MBR or hard disk have problems preventing access to the hidden partition. For example a clean install of a new OS would replace Toshiba's custom MBR with a standard one so the boot menu to access the restore partition would be lost, even if the restore partition is still present on the hard disk.

Toxteth_OGrady

It's F8 for the HDD Recovery method - if OP can get that far before it craps out. Instructions here:

http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

stilltheone

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

It's F8 for the HDD Recovery method - if OP can get that far before it craps out. Instructions here:

http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

You missed santer's p[ost.

Toxteth_OGrady

stilltheone wrote: »

You missed santer's p[ost.

Doh!

:beer:

stilltheone

To be fair, it's all santer's fault. He should have put the link at the top of the post.

santer_2

stilltheone wrote: »

To be fair, it's all santer's fault. He should have put the link at the top of the post.

Fixed now.

Toxteth_OGrady

Now it reads as if they might charge for a hard copy of the link content

santer_2

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

Now it reads as if they might charge for a hard copy of the link content

If they don't, I bet they thought about it

Fixed now.