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  #226  
Old March 22nd 18, 03:08 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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On 22/03/2018 06:32, HB wrote:
Is this all I need? The one for $4.04?

Yes

I plug the Toshiba's HD into it and
plug it into THIS healthy desktop and see what's on the HD? See of she spins
up?

A new drive letter should appear.
If a new drive letter doesn't show (ie it's corrupted or what), then you
would look look in 'Disc Management' to see if the Toshiba HDD shows there.


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Old March 22nd 18, 03:17 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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On 22/03/2018 07:03, HB wrote:
This is what I see. There are no sda1 and sda2 on the left of the Fatdog
desktop to click on.
Where is sda1 and sda2 to click on?

https://postimg.org/gallery/38afbakly/


Your picture with an arrow pointing to the second icon near the bottom,
what does it say?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ggjissof4z1kt08/edit.jpg?dl=0
  #228  
Old March 22nd 18, 03:33 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , HB writes:
"Paul" wrote in message
news
Java Jive wrote:

The command

disktype /dev/sda

I typed this in the CP (command prompt) and
. It sees there are 2


That is rather reassuring: it suggests that the drive electronics are
working, and can read the drive surface, at least as far as the
partition table, which is (as its name suggests) a table near the
beginning of the disc which lays out what partitions the rest of the
disc is divided into. If it couldn't read the disc surface, it wouldn't
be able to report that.

partitions. Data read failed at position (list of numbers) Input/output
error. Error petition 3.

As far as I know there is no partition 3.


As I said in the previous post, if, when it was working, you could see a
C: and a D: partition, then if there was also a hidden partition (which
there often is), there would indeed be three partitions.

Unfortunately, I don't _think_ we can assume that partition 3 is D:;
different things see the partitions in a different order. Would you mind
posting us a screenshot of where "it mentions a partition 1 and a
partition 2 NTFS system followed by bytes and numbers" (or copying it
out for us)? I know it's tedious, but that information would be very
useful.

(Oh, if you do do it with the camera, turn off [or put your finger over
if you can't turn off] the flash; it reflects off the screen in the shot
you have posted, and since the screen is backlit anyway it isn't needed
- will probably give a better picture anyway.)

A shot of the results of the
smartctl -a /dev/sda
result might also be useful - I know you're getting fed up of that one,
but _we_ have so far only seen the results of your first two attempts,
one of which had the capital S and the other the extra "return".


It's sounding like a disk with CRC errors to me.

I would have started ddrescue scavenging, long ago.

Remember, that disktype command starts with the MBR (Sector 0) and reads
the claimed file system type(s) of the multiple partitions out of Sector 0.

But, it also visits each file system, at the offset on the disk
where each one starts, and collects verification information from there.
It is those reads, where at least one partition is damaged.

MBR Partition 1 Partition 2 Partition 3
^ ^ ^ ^
| | | |
sniff sniff sniff sniff

Disktype uses up to five "factors" to verify a partition type. The
partition type declaration in the MBR (0x07 or 0x0C etc) is part of it.
But the first sector of where each file system starts, also gets
a sniff. It's while the disk heads are out there, that there is an
I/O problem.

*******

At the Geek Squad, the disk drive would already be replaced, a
copy of Windows 7 we didn't want would be installed on the hard
drive, the bill would be $60 for hard drive, $200 for OS install,
and the old drive would be sitting on the counter, waiting for the
owner to take it home.

A Geek Squad person is unlikely to attempt cloning of the old drive,
unless asked or something. And who knows, they could send the drive
out to a local (third-party) recovery firm. I have several recovery
firms in town, but of course they're just mail drops who send the
drive to some central "factory" setup for work. Probably no matter
what, the drive would travel in a mailer, half way across the country,
to get data recovery attention (if desired by the owner).

You can copy hard drives sector-by-sector with ddrescue, then
attempt to run CHKDSK on the clone (a disk which is fresh new
and fully functional). And sometimes, the thing comes back up.

I recommend having two clean, empty, hard drives present on
your bench, before beginning any data recovery efforts.
One holds the clone effort. The second holds any recovered
files (if scavenging is required, or you want to clone
one drive to the other, and run an experimental CHKDSK
on the sacrificial copy you made).

The table dumped by the smartctl command, could have a bit of
info we could use. I already indicated in a previous post,
to look at the "Reallocated" row. If the drive is throwing
I/O errors, the Reallocated raw data field must have a
relatively large value in it. And no longer be zero.
"smartctl" also has a textual "Pass" or "Fail" field,
which can indicate if there is overwhelming failure
information present. In my test on my "sick" drive, the
one with a few reallocated, it said my drive was "healthy",
even though I've retired that drive from holding OSes.

Summary:

1) New drive time. $60 or so.
Remove the hard drive and take it to a store, if you need help
identifying the connector type.

My one good (not Best Buy) computer store has a vast
collection of new drive SKUs, and could match whatever you
bring into the store. Their in-store stock is good enough, you
won't leave the store empty-handed.

2) Make sure you have the COA sticker with xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
format license key available. No need for step 3 without it.
There is a high probability the COA sticker is scratched.
MS made it easy to damage. Some laptops hide the COA sticker
in the battery bay, to avoid friction damage on the key ink.

3) Download a Windows 7 DVD, of matching type, for the OS reinstall step
onto the new $60 hard drive. If you can't get the Windows 7 DVD
to boot (which I would consider unusual when a FatDog64 boots),
then again, that might void the (1) step. The Windows 7 DVD
should boot, even if there is *no* hard drive in the laptop.
The one exception, is cases where the laptop maker has a "stub loader"
of some sort, which must load first, before anything else will work.
And in this case, the FatDog64 result tells us the machine
probably isn't booby trapped.

Paul
  #229  
Old March 22nd 18, 04:45 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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In message , Paul
writes:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , HB writes:
"Paul" wrote in message
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[]
disktype /dev/sda

I typed this in the CP (command prompt) and
. It sees there are 2

That is rather reassuring: it suggests that the drive electronics
are
working, and can read the drive surface, at least as far as the
partition table, which is (as its name suggests) a table near the

[]
As I said in the previous post, if, when it was working, you could see a
C: and a D: partition, then if there was also a hidden partition (which
there often is), there would indeed be three partitions.
Unfortunately, I don't _think_ we can assume that partition 3 is D:;
different things see the partitions in a different order. Would you mind
posting us a screenshot of where "it mentions a partition 1 and a

[]
A shot of the results of the
smartctl -a /dev/sda
result might also be useful - I know you're getting fed up of that one,
but _we_ have so far only seen the results of your first two attempts,
one of which had the capital S and the other the extra "return".


It's sounding like a disk with CRC errors to me.

I would have started ddrescue scavenging, long ago.


Yes, but you and I are smarter than the average bear - or rather, have
more experience (some bitter) than the average user.

Remember, that disktype command starts with the MBR (Sector 0) and reads

[stuff that will be over HB's head snipped]
[]
The table dumped by the smartctl command, could have a bit of
info we could use. I already indicated in a previous post,


That's why I've asked him to show it to us (-:
[]
Summary:

1) New drive time. $60 or so.
Remove the hard drive and take it to a store, if you need help
identifying the connector type.


I think he's established that it's a SATA - he likes the look of the
$4.04 "cable" someone posted a link to. [Did they ever make 500G or 1T
drives in EIDE, anyway?]

My one good (not Best Buy) computer store has a vast
collection of new drive SKUs, and could match whatever you

SKU?
bring into the store. Their in-store stock is good enough, you
won't leave the store empty-handed.

2) Make sure you have the COA sticker with xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
format license key available. No need for step 3 without it.
There is a high probability the COA sticker is scratched.


He has confirmed it's getting worn, and - I hope - already copied what's
on it.
[]
3) Download a Windows 7 DVD, of matching type, for the OS reinstall step
onto the new $60 hard drive. If you can't get the Windows 7 DVD


When we get to that point, will it be difficult for him to find the
appropriate source for such a DVD?

I presume what's downloaded is an .iso file.

to boot (which I would consider unusual when a FatDog64 boots),
then again, that might void the (1) step. The Windows 7 DVD
should boot, even if there is *no* hard drive in the laptop.
The one exception, is cases where the laptop maker has a "stub loader"
of some sort, which must load first, before anything else will work.
And in this case, the FatDog64 result tells us the machine
probably isn't booby trapped.


This is what's puzzling me; as you say, he's got the fatdog disc to
boot, suggesting the laptop is capable of booting from a disc in that
drive, but he's tried various other discs (which he's described as
Rescue, Repair or similar) and says he's had no success. He hasn't tried
a Macrium one because he hasn't got beyond the first stage in getting
Macrium, but he says he's tried some others and is still getting "disc
read error" or something like that. I wonder if he's still not been
burning them _from_ .iso files (so it's reverting to trying the HD).

The
press any key to boot from CD/DVD
message: do you know if that's a BIOS thing, or something that only
appears when you boot from a Microsoft disc? (I know I see it when I
boot from a Macrium one, but that _is_ Windows, really.)

Paul

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  #230  
Old March 22nd 18, 04:54 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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HB wrote:
"Mike Easter"


My earlier suggestion about using the linux fatdog was:

- acknowledge that fatdog sees your hdd icons in the lower left of the
desktop called sda1 and sda2
- R click such as sda1 and from the context menu select 'Check integrity'


This is what I see. There are no sda1 and sda2 on the left of the Fatdog
desktop to click on.
Where is sda1 and sda2 to click on?

https://postimg.org/gallery/38afbakly/


It looks to me like there is an sda1 icon on the desktop above the
taskbar in IM004776.

The taskbar looks like menu, 1, 2, launchers for web browser, terminal,
file manager, fatdog control panel, show desktop and the icon I think is
sda1 is above the taskbar above the part which has 2 and the web browser
launcher.

Then, finding that there is an operational/sound hdd there, use the Tosh
instructions to access the Tosh recovery wizard to replace the Windows
installation with the factory install from the Tosh recovery partition by
connecting to power source, and turning the computer on while holding down
the keyboard 0 (zero) key.


There are no Tosh' instructions when turning the Tosh on holding down the 0
key. Just a loud irritating sound. Nothing else.


Uh oh.

- computer turned off
- turn on computer while holding the 0 (zero) key
- Tosh Recovery Wizard warning screen
- may have option to choose between 32 & 64 bit Win7

There is no recovery wizard when this is done.
.
This message shows the link to the Tosh instructions
http://al.howardknight.net/msgid.cgi?ID=152165126200


Thanks, but that doesn't work. All I got was a black screen with a dash in
the upper right and loud irritating sound.


That sounds much worse for the hdd than just missing the appearance of
the sda2 icon on the desktop.


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  #231  
Old March 22nd 18, 05:08 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

SKU?


Stock Keeping Unit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_keeping_unit

Paul
  #232  
Old March 22nd 18, 06:42 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Paul wrote:
Mike Easter wrote:


I'm trying to figure out an uncomplicated way for HB to provide
screenshot from fatdog.


Without the terminal, PrtScr activates xscreenshot and the cursor
changes and the left mouse can be used to make the selection.


Now I'm getting inconsistent performance from the PrtScr key, but the
commandline works consistently and that would be my recommendation to
HB. Those camera shots are not adequate for what he is going to need to
do/report and it is not practical for him to try to transcribe all that.
Besides, I think it would be 'experiencial' for him to post something
from linux. Ideally he could post into the newsgroup from SeaMonkey
nntp, but that would be another step up the ladder from using his
browser to post a .png into postimg.org.

I used PrintScr key. It saved a screenshot.


That happened for me at first and then it didn't work anymore after I
started using the terminal.

Now I'm recommending that he activate xscreenshot from the terminal
which he accesses from the taskbar/panel because it is more reliable.
It saves the shot in the default root directory and then he would open
the file manager and drag it into the Spot directory. The situation
between Spot and root in the default Fatdog I have is more complicated
than I want to develop here.

He's going to have to do more stuff in linux to help diagnose what is
going on with his hdd so he needs a good way to report. Pasting from
the terminal into the newsgroup message would actually be better than
his taking screenshots. SeaMonkey is pretty easy to work/use -- his
experience is with OE that he is posting with here in XP.


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  #233  
Old March 22nd 18, 08:41 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"Monty" wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:22:51 -0400, "HB" wrote:
I can't access that. It has a lock icon and says it's not accessible.


Here is the info in Reflect.log on my PC. I opened it in Notepad. It
was created when I downloaded the latest version of Macrium Reflect
Free yesterday.


The Macrium downloader gets an error and it doesn't download. Do you have
an URL for a working downloader for Macrium?


The file does not have a lock icon and is fully accessible.


I'm talking about the folder on my computer, not through Notepad/Macrium.

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Old March 22nd 18, 08:46 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"Patrick" wrote in message
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On 22/03/2018 06:22, HB wrote:

I can't access that. It has a lock icon and says it's not accessible.


Me too HB, however I found said file here;
C:\ProgramData\Macrium\ReflectDL\ReflectDL.log


Thanks. Found it under program data. The down loader was unable to download
Macurium.

Macrium Reflect download agent v7.1.2646
OS: v6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
Architectu x64
Loglevel: 0
Acquire features file
Http fetch features file
Unable to get features file. InetConn.GetLastStatusCode()=-1
ReflectDL ending


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Old March 22nd 18, 09:22 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Mike Easter wrote:
Fatdog's default terminals urxvt and xterm don't 'work right' (as I'm
accustomed) for copying text into the clipboard,


It is easier to install another terminal from fatdog's packages than fix
the default terminals to copy to the clipboard for pasting into a message.

slapt-get -i lxterminal

(or use the gslapt graphical package manager)

Then the lxterminal shows up in the menu utility section. It copies
into the clipboard by highlighting and ctrl-shft-C.

Now I can paste something here from fatdog's terminal;

# xscreenshot
--- Mouse usage ---
Left-click - press to start, move to select, release to take shot
Right-click - cancel current selection, (in single-shot: once more to exit.)
---
screenshot taken


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  #236  
Old March 22nd 18, 09:34 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
In message , HB writes:


.. (We haven't tested the sound, wifi, or
USB parts, but I have no reason to believe they aren't fine. They _can_
be tested from Linux if necessary, but someone else will have to tell
you how. I don't think it's necessary.)


So I would have to find a legal copy of W-7 64bit somewhere. I know the
disk I made from this PC wont boot the Toshiba. And it's also a W-7 64bit.
A new disk would get it to boot? I know the rescue disks wont boot it.

I don't know if this is helpful or not but they're images from Linux of the
Toshiba's information I took this afternoon.

https://postimg.org/gallery/25tkiz5ty/03ec0845/
https://s26.postimg.org/84ihdfh8p/IM004777.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/hx3j203o9/IM004778.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/clomhapbd/IM004779.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/4g6kj58s9/IM004780.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/v193epql5/IM004781.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/4g6kj5gi1/IM004782.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/5igr1peqx/IM004783.jpg

In noticed this: Error 930 occured at disk power-on lifetime:1243 hours (51
days + 19 hours) When the command that caused the error occured, the device
was active or idle.

Well typing that in the command prompt or whatever Linux called it did not
bring up the info shown in the online image.

See later.


Please see what it brought up this time. Pics are above. It brought up a
lot of info.

First time, you typed it with a capital S; second time, you added
"return" onto the end. What we wanted you to type was just


smartctl -a /dev/sda

See images above. Note all lowcase and what the command brought up - 7
screens of information.


What is the PBC? I'm looking at those images still don't know which to buy


shown on the 2 pages. I need both? I'm not following this since I never


No, you don't need both (see below).


saw anyone use anything like this. Where does that metal tab on the HD go?


(Not sure what you mean by that metal tab; a SATA drive just has the two
connectors. Anything else is just mounting arrangements. Post a picture
of the drive if you like, and we'll say what's what.)


It appears to be for mounting the HD and keeping it snugly in place.

The HD lays next to this thing with it's 2 cables plugged into it?


Or, you could use the ($4.04 was it?) or so cable another poster has
found; that basically does the same as the housing, other than that the
drive lays bare rather than being in a case. As long as the USB end has
_two_ USB plugs to ensure it gets enough power; it _might_ work with
only one, but it'd be a pity to discard the drive as not appearing to
work, just because it wasn't getting enough power.


One USB port works the Seagate. The DT PC has 2 USB ports close together.
The Tosh's HD can lay there naked as a Jay-bird, uncased, since it would
only be to test the Tosh's HD, not be a permanant extra external HD.

All of these four do the same two things: (a) translate USB to and from
SATA, so you can read/write/control the drive from the working PC, and
(b) provide power to the drive, either from an external supply (that
comes with the kit) or from (ideally two) USB ports.


The healthy PC has 2 USB ports, so not problem. Maybe by looking at all the
data Linux brought up someone can tell what the problem is.

The W10 update danger has passed: about a year ago (IIRR), Microsoft
provided updates to Windows 7 that, unless you were very careful,
updated a W7 machine to W10.


I was well aware of that and avoided it like the plague. Tosh did not update
to W-10, none did. The MS offer was ignored. The last laptop and the Tablet
came with W-10.

Two (main, anyway) outfits produced
utilities you could install to make sure this did not happen. But that's
over now, and it doesn't look likely that MS will do it again (though
you can never be sure), so it's (probably) no longer a worry.


Since nothing I tried stopped the MS's updates on W-10, the next time MS may
also force W-11 and 12 and how knows how many other "upgrades/updates" on
us.

updates, and the recent problem with OE6 not keeping passwords......
belive

That turned out to be a red herring - it wasn't OE6 (which won't run
under W7 anyway), it was an OE6 lookalike (from xsforall IIRR). And I
think even that got better (started remembering passwords again).


Yeah! Software, heal thyself. I call it OE6 for lack of a better short
name for it.

me, you guys are not boring compared to the reading I've done recently.
:^)


You might also consider getting a 2.5" SATA drive: it does rather look
as if the one in the Tosh is unwell, so would have to be replaced, but
even if it isn't, you could use it for keeping backup images on, as you
do the Seagate one.


This is true and will be passing Best Buy in a week or so. I want to check
in with them. Do the images of what
smartctl -a /dev/sda brought up this time help any?
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Old March 22nd 18, 09:44 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"Patrick" wrote in message
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On 22/03/2018 06:04, HB wrote:
Buying a new HD and finding a MS W-7 64-bit disk that can be registered
is,
from what I understand, no guarantee the Tosh' will boot.


I don't know if it has allready been suggested (or tried), but looking
around I've seen suggestions to;
1. Turn the machine off.
2. Disconnect the power-supply and remove the battery.
3. Press the On button for 60 seconds.
4. Restore power-supply and try to boot.


I believe that's called degaussing (sp?). Tried it and it did nothing.

Please look at the info Linux brought up today - what can all this tell you?

https://postimg.org/gallery/25tkiz5ty/ or

https://postimg.org/gallery/25tkiz5ty/03ec0845/
https://s26.postimg.org/84ihdfh8p/IM004777.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/hx3j203o9/IM004778.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/clomhapbd/IM004779.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/4g6kj58s9/IM004780.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/v193epql5/IM004781.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/4g6kj5gi1/IM004782.jpg
https://s26.postimg.org/5igr1peqx/IM004783.jpg



  #238  
Old March 22nd 18, 09:57 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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In article , says...

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
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In message , HB writes:



With the dock I've shown you, you plug the drive into one of the two slots
on top of the dock; there are connectors in the bottom of the slot which
mate with the connectors on the end of the drive. You then connect a USB
lead (which comes with the dock) from the back panel of the dock to a USB
port on a (working) PC.


OK, it will work with the Toshoiba's HD even though I don't know what kind
of drive it is? Next question is if the Toshiba's HD is still good - then
what? I still can't get past the "read disk error." There's still no way
to fix that problem, so a System Restore or Recovery wont be possible.
Buying a new HD and finding a MS W-7 64-bit disk that can be registered is,
from what I understand, no guarantee the Tosh' will boot.

With no help it's of no use to me. I never heard of one OS showing the
system info of another OS and fixing it, though it may be possible.


I believe it is, though I don't know enough about Linux to know the
details. Linux won't have the necessary files to repair a Windows
installation if actual Windows files are corrupted, but it can:
o interrogate the hardware of the drive to some extent
o repair things like the partition table and boot sector


Well typing that in the command prompt or whatever Linux called it did not
bring up the info shown in the online image.


The first is what we've been trying to do with fatdog's terminal and that
command that begins with s. If you enter that command, _exactly_ as Paul
specified it - so that you _don't_ get either "command not recognised" or
"wrong number of parameters" - you should get something that, when you
show it to us via a screenshot, will tell us _something_ more about the
hard drive than we know now. Similarly with the fdisk command and its
subsidiaries, as detailed by I think Java Jive.


https://postimg.org/gallery/38afbakly/ ---can you go there? Image of the
fatdog screen of what showed.



A cable that goes from the back of the dock to the healthy PC should come
with the dock. Check the details of the listing (or in the box if you
actually find somewhere that stocks them) to be sure you get: the dock; a
power supply; and the USB lead.



For all the time you've spent asking question after question after
question after ... you'ld think by now someone would have pointed out
that it'd be a lot more straightforward for you to take it to someone
who know what the f%#k they're doing as obviously you haven't a clue.

No insult intended but you are not going to teach me quantum machanic
math via a newsgroup so given following this thread you are never going
to solve whatever issue your laptop has. I'm willing to bet on it. Not
saying someone else can't though.
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Old March 22nd 18, 09:59 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
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In message , HB writes:


My only slight concern about that one is that the USB end only has _one_
plug; this _might_ not deliver sufficient power. Here's one with two USB
plugs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/182543285419 (and that one's $2.34!)


I ordered this one (2 USB plugs). It will take a few weeks to get here.
Looks like it's coming on a slow-boat-from-China.
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Old March 22nd 18, 10:06 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"Patrick" wrote in message
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On 22/03/2018 06:32, HB wrote:
Is this all I need? The one for $4.04?

Yes

I plug the Toshiba's HD into it and
plug it into THIS healthy desktop and see what's on the HD? See of she
spins
up?


A new drive letter should appear.
If a new drive letter doesn't show (ie it's corrupted or what), then you
would look look in 'Disc Management' to see if the Toshiba HDD shows
there.


Thanks. I ordered one even cheaper with 2 USB plugs to fire it up. Now I
wait until it gets here from China. It looks like it can take up to 3 weeks.
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