Lucian wrote:
RMM...
Hmmm,I shall have to look into this then. However if the computer does not even get into start up mode from being turned off, that is, the first thing you see when turning it on is the blue screen saying no HD detected, because it is the ONLY HD in the computer (It's internal) so has the operating software and everything else on it, then how do you get to the recovery software if there is no operating system being detected by the laptop?
Diagnostic software, or Hirens Boot CD, usually gets downloaded (on a working computer, obviously) and written to floppy or CD. You go into Setup mode on your computer and tell it to boot off the floppy or CD first, i.e., ahead of the hard drive. The floppy or CD has enough smarts to boot up and offer a few choices. If the drive can be found, even though it's not bootable, then you can run diagnostics and/or repairs. Some of these utilities come with a DOS boot loaded, some with a "Mini" Windows, and some are Linux based. in any case, they have enough software to support whatever applications need to be run.