Re: TestDisk can't find problem
Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 03:57
Your firs port of call would have to be the Lenovo website. Somewhere in the site should a list of drivers and updates for your particular machine. You will need information like Model number, Serial number, etc to identify the laptop.
Check your BIOS for an option like Quick Boot or a similar option that stops the machine displaying a lot of information about memory, disks and ports when it boots. Disable that. When you next reboot, as soon as POST starts, press the Pause-Break key. The process should freeze until you press another key (probably Enter).
In the screen you should see your BIOS make, number, version, etc. Write the information down and have at hand to download the correct Update from the Lenovo site. A wrong BIOS update might brick your machine, so caution is a good policy. Double check everything. Take your time.
Lenovo should have information about how to proceed. The flashing process is normaly carried out from a floppy.
I do not know if you have a floppy drive. An option would be an external Floppy Disk Drive (USB). This will also work for running Windows XP Pro Setup from floppies. You can download the set (7 i think) from Microsoft.
Best of luck
Check your BIOS for an option like Quick Boot or a similar option that stops the machine displaying a lot of information about memory, disks and ports when it boots. Disable that. When you next reboot, as soon as POST starts, press the Pause-Break key. The process should freeze until you press another key (probably Enter).
In the screen you should see your BIOS make, number, version, etc. Write the information down and have at hand to download the correct Update from the Lenovo site. A wrong BIOS update might brick your machine, so caution is a good policy. Double check everything. Take your time.
Lenovo should have information about how to proceed. The flashing process is normaly carried out from a floppy.
I do not know if you have a floppy drive. An option would be an external Floppy Disk Drive (USB). This will also work for running Windows XP Pro Setup from floppies. You can download the set (7 i think) from Microsoft.
Best of luck