[SOLVED] NEC laptop recovery ! ! !

DAnTheMan123 · 05-09-2008, 08:18 AM

Hi
i had noticed that i had a virus so i left a thread on this forum, someone got back to me with 5 steps on how to help but it was 1 in the morning, so i decided to turn my laptop of and follow the steps after work the following day. . . when turning my laptop on after work it didnt turn on properly. it loaded and went to a black screen with the little white flashing line in the top left corner.

Can anybody help please! ! ! !

dai · 05-09-2008, 09:16 AM

tap f8 when booting and try
last known good configuration
did you check if it went into safe mode
http://www.user-guides.co.uk/nec/nec...ecovery%20disk

DAnTheMan123 · 05-09-2008, 12:21 PM

Thanks for that m8! it worked :)

one more thing . . . . how do you wipe laptop/pc desktop totally clean ?

**sobeit** · 05-09-2008, 02:16 PM

do you have recovery disks?

try dban from http://dban.sourceforge.net/

dai · 05-09-2008, 02:31 PM

don't use dban unless you have the full version of windows
if you have recovery disks,just run those

DAnTheMan123 · 05-09-2008, 02:43 PM

Do you mean i can only use it if i purchased the laptop with windows and havent installed another version?

because i havent installed any other versions i have had the same version since i bought it...and no i havent got any discs it didnt come with any :(

dai · 05-09-2008, 02:54 PM

no that's not what i mean
if you have the full disk you can clear the drive and install
but you need to gather together the relevant drivers first
but if you have restore disks they rely on a hidden partition to reinstall,and if you use dban it will wipe it

**grimx133** · 05-09-2008, 03:06 PM

Apparantly NEC does include a hidden recovery partition. They have a short guide in how to use it. Shown as method 1 at the start, method 2 is if you have the recovery discs.
http://www.nec.com.hk/faq/NALL1001.pdf

DAnTheMan123 · 05-10-2008, 02:09 PM

ok i think im in poo

i used dban till bout 5% and stoped it and now i have turned it bk on and it said operating system not found what shall i do i need to wipe it but i wanna be able to start it up fresh . . . .please help

**TriggerFinger** · 05-10-2008, 02:35 PM

in DBAN did it ask you which partition to wipe out? if it did, and you chose the Windows partition, then may be there is still a chance that the recover partition is still OK. if the it did not, it may have wiped out the whole drive and you may need an XP install CD or a recovery CD.

DAnTheMan123 · 05-10-2008, 03:07 PM

Where could i get ether from and will it cost?

**TriggerFinger** · 05-10-2008, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAnTheMan123

Where could i get ether from and will it cost? -- what do you mean? the recovery CD can be ordered from NEC (AFAIK).

DAnTheMan123 · 05-11-2008, 03:56 AM

afaik?

**TriggerFinger** · 05-11-2008, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAnTheMan123

afaik?

AFAIK = as far as i know

DAnTheMan123 · 05-12-2008, 05:50 AM

Where would you recomend me ordering/downloading the recovery disc from?

**grimx133** · 05-12-2008, 08:07 AM

You would have to go to the NEC site that is for your geographical area and somewhere in the support section there should be a link for ordering rocovery discs. You'll need to put your model number in, as the discs are for specific models so that they have the correct drivers and software. I'd take a look, but there's no mention of your specific model.

DAnTheMan123 · 05-12-2008, 10:21 AM

How can i find th model number without it being on? would it be underneath?

dai · 05-12-2008, 10:47 AM

it should be on a sticker on the bottom

05-09-2008, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	[SOLVED] NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! Hi i had noticed that i had a virus so i left a thread on this forum, someone got back to me with 5 steps on how to help but it was 1 in the morning, so i decided to turn my laptop of and follow the steps after work the following day. . . when turning my laptop on after work it didnt turn on properly. it loaded and went to a black screen with the little white flashing line in the top left corner. Can anybody help please! ! ! !

05-09-2008, 09:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,951 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! tap f8 when booting and try last known good configuration did you check if it went into safe mode http://www.user-guides.co.uk/nec/nec...ecovery%20disk __________________

05-09-2008, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! Thanks for that m8! it worked :) one more thing . . . . how do you wipe laptop/pc desktop totally clean ?

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05-09-2008, 02:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! Do you mean i can only use it if i purchased the laptop with windows and havent installed another version? because i havent installed any other versions i have had the same version since i bought it...and no i havent got any discs it didnt come with any :( Last edited by DAnTheMan123 : 05-09-2008 at 02:44 PM. Reason: Spelling mistake

05-09-2008, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,951 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! no that's not what i mean if you have the full disk you can clear the drive and install but you need to gather together the relevant drivers first but if you have restore disks they rely on a hidden partition to reinstall,and if you use dban it will wipe it __________________

05-09-2008, 03:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
grimx133 Back to the grind Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 408 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2 My System	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! Apparantly NEC does include a hidden recovery partition. They have a short guide in how to use it. Shown as method 1 at the start, method 2 is if you have the recovery discs. http://www.nec.com.hk/faq/NALL1001.pdf

05-10-2008, 02:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! ok i think im in poo i used dban till bout 5% and stoped it and now i have turned it bk on and it said operating system not found what shall i do i need to wipe it but i wanna be able to start it up fresh . . . .please help

05-10-2008, 02:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 5,351 OS: DOS 6.0	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! in DBAN did it ask you which partition to wipe out? if it did, and you chose the Windows partition, then may be there is still a chance that the recover partition is still OK. if the it did not, it may have wiped out the whole drive and you may need an XP install CD or a recovery CD. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest Mark the THREAD as SOLVED

05-10-2008, 03:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! Where could i get ether from and will it cost?

05-11-2008, 03:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! afaik?

05-12-2008, 05:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! Where would you recomend me ordering/downloading the recovery disc from?

05-12-2008, 08:07 AM	#16 (permalink)
grimx133 Back to the grind Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 408 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2 My System	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! You would have to go to the NEC site that is for your geographical area and somewhere in the support section there should be a link for ordering rocovery discs. You'll need to put your model number in, as the discs are for specific models so that they have the correct drivers and software. I'd take a look, but there's no mention of your specific model.

05-12-2008, 10:21 AM	#17 (permalink)
DAnTheMan123 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 37 OS: XP	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! How can i find th model number without it being on? would it be underneath?

05-12-2008, 10:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,951 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: NEC laptop recovery ! ! ! it should be on a sticker on the bottom __________________