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BKSinAZ · 05-09-2008, 10:06 AM

Need recovery discs to repair Sony Vaio. Called Sony, but discs are no longer sold for this 2006 model computer (VGC-RC210G). There is a recovery partition on this drive, but can't access it. Even if I can, I am almost certain that it has no .exe files. Only way that I knew how to access it was thru the Sony software that was once installed on this hard drive which is gone.

Now normally I would just put in a Windows Xp disk and boot off of it and install XP and be done with this computer. But when I do, when I get to where I pick a drive to install windows, it says UNKNOWN DISK-. It does not see the hard drives (sata). Needs sata drivers.

Freakin damn computer does not have a floppy or even a place to plug in a floppy drive if I was to press f6 and install raid drivers upon istallation of XP.

What do I do?

05-09-2008, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
BKSinAZ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 93 OS: XP Pro	[SOLVED] Called Sony, Recovery discs no longer available. What now. Need recovery discs to repair Sony Vaio. Called Sony, but discs are no longer sold for this 2006 model computer (VGC-RC210G). There is a recovery partition on this drive, but can't access it. Even if I can, I am almost certain that it has no .exe files. Only way that I knew how to access it was thru the Sony software that was once installed on this hard drive which is gone. Now normally I would just put in a Windows Xp disk and boot off of it and install XP and be done with this computer. But when I do, when I get to where I pick a drive to install windows, it says UNKNOWN DISK-. It does not see the hard drives (sata). Needs sata drivers. Freakin damn computer does not have a floppy or even a place to plug in a floppy drive if I was to press f6 and install raid drivers upon istallation of XP. What do I do? Last edited by BKSinAZ : 05-09-2008 at 10:11 AM.