Presario CQ20 doesn't boot using windows 7 cd

[riri29]

 1. Product Name and Number : Presario CQ20-212TU

 2. Operating System installed (if applicable)  : Windows 7

 3. Error message (if any)  : No error message

 4. Any changes made to your system before the issue occurred
     NTLDR missing after force shutdown, and when i check using menu system diagnostic - HDD test in BIOS failed. I replaced with new hdd toshiba 320 GB and i check with with system diagnostic - hdd test and the result was pass. Try to install with windows 7 pro, but failed to start booting using cdrom. Try to install with windows XP Home Ed, success booting but failed to detect hdd. 

5. Additional Info : ROM version : 68PHU Ver. F.0D

[erico]

What is the specific model of Toshiba notebook hard drive that you installed?

[riri29]

TOSHIBA MK3259GSXP

HDD2J54

[erico]

Thanks.

Go into the BIOS and in System Configuration-->Device Configurations set the SATA device to IDE. If it is set to AHCI it normally won't be initially recognized. Windows 7 has IDE emulation drivers for SATA but not for AHCI mode. This can be changed later back to AHCI through another procedure.

 

[riri29]

thanks for your replay.

I have tried to change mode to IDE

1. when i try booting using Win XP HomeEd success booting n detect hdd but error appear "Setup was unable to format the partition. the disk may be damaged, Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. if the disk is a scasi disk, make sure your scsi devices are properly terminated. you must select different partition for windows xp", before i test the hdd connect to other notebook using usb to sata interface was successfull formated using ntfs file system.

2. when i try booting using Win 7 pro failed to booting, n hung when menu "press the ESC key for startup menu"

Any suggestion?

thanks

[erico · Accepted solution]

When you state that you tried changing to IDE emulation do you mean that you changed it or were you unable to change it to IDE? 

Please rephrase the following statement for me: "before i test the hdd connect to other notebook using usb to sata interface was successfull formated using ntfs file system."  I really do not understand what you meant.

Windows XP Home edition does not have native SATA drivers for an installation. SATA drivers must be provided during the installation.

Perhaps creating a Windows 7 professional install thumbdrive from an iso would be a viable option if you know how that is done. If you have a disk or an iso file, then the Windows 7 USB DVD download tool would be perfect. You will have to make an ISO file from your Windows 7 Professional installation DVD so you can use the tool.

What was your original operating system and do you have the recovery disk set?

[riri29]

Thank for reply,

the hdd new(toshiba), i connect to other notebook using usb to sata interface was successfull formated using ntfs file system, i mean the new hdd was no problem.

Ok let me try using USB drive with Windows 7 for boot device.

the original OS is Windows vista, unfortunately i don't have recovery disk set and  i have formatted the partition which contain recovery file .

[riri29]

I have already tried your solution and success.

thank you very much