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From: Barry Watzman on 4 Feb 2010 19:48
Even if it's the wrong CD ... if it IS a bootable CD, the boot process
should start, although the actual restore process might subsequently fail.


Salvador Freemanson wrote:
> On 03/02/2010 20:52, me/2 wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:42:58 +0100, Salvador Freemanson<spam(a)go.home>
>> wrote:
>>
>> :>Someone handed me his old laptop, which had a dead battery (i.e. if you
>> :>remove the power cord, it immediately stops. The battery holds no
>> charge
>> :>whatsoever), the computer was full of viruses and wouldn't boot.
>> :>
>> :>I changed the hard drive and put the original hard disc asside to
>> :>recover the guy's files for him.
>> :>It booted up fine from various linux live DVDs, and from a copy of XP.
>> :>But it wouldn't boot from the manufacturer's master recovery CD. I've
>> :>checked the CD on another machine, and it's fine. The machine's
>> internal
>> :>drive is fine as it boots from other CDs
>> :>
>> :>Any ideas anybody?
>> :>It's a Packard Bell R4604 by the way.
>>
>> I know on some older Toshiba models the factory restore CD was not
>> bootable.
>> You had to boot from a floppy disk that loaded the CD-ROM drivers and
>> then
>> continued the setup from the CD. You said you checked the CD on another
>> machine. Did it boot on the other machine or did you just check it for
>> readability?
>>
>> me/2
>
>
> I just checked it for readability, as these CD's only boot on the right
> machine and I ddn't have another similar machine. I did ask the guy
> whether he was sure it was the right CD, as other members of his family
> also have packard bell machines. He insists that it is. Anyone know if
> there is any way of telling by reading the files? The label just says
> Packard Bell Master CD 1 (there's also a 2) plus a part number.
>
> But the floppy disc can't be the solution - the machine doesn't have a
> floppy drive!
> In the meantime, I'll try Barry's suggestion of copying it. Also, I
> wonder whether it might boot from an external drive.
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