Laptop problem

Skiing Squirrel · 07-06-07, 09:36 PM

My buddy came to me and asked me to look at his laptop. First off, it's an ebay laptop. There is no tech support. Second off, the CDROM is dead. He was able to load a fresh copy of XP before the CDROM crapped out on him. He says he doesn't need the CDROM to work anyway, just needs the internet and printing (USB). He also doesn't have any drivers whatsoever. So the driver CD option was out. I made copies on my external harddrive but wasn't able to install the software on the laptop because the USB drivers weren't found. I would need to load them off of the windows CD. How can I go about this without having to buy a new harddrive for the laptop? Is there any way?

aaa · 07-06-07, 09:42 PM

Since when did XP not come with USB support fresh?

Solutions:
Take laptop hd out, plug into another computer, copy stuff to it. If it's a SATA it'll work just like a SATA desktop drive, if it's PATA then you'll need a special adapter...

Lend a cdrom from another laptop. Laptop cdroms are pretty much standard, each company just makes a different casing/adapter/caddy. So just switch the caddy/adapter and it fits.

Mathersalan · 07-06-07, 10:01 PM

Hell I have a CDrom drive from an old Toshiba A70 and the hardrive

Skiing Squirrel · 07-07-07, 04:51 PM

No other laptops with the CDROM configuration. The HDD won't work because its a laptop HDD and not a deskop one...

Blackstar · 07-07-07, 05:06 PM

Um... is there a reason you can't install needed drivers off an internet downloaded file or through a network from another machine?

- Blackstar

Dapper Dan · 07-07-07, 05:47 PM

i've had a problem like this on my old desktop .... reformated and usb didn't work.... had to return the comp for a new one because the usb drivers where no where to be found ... literally had 3 "professionals" (tech guys at fry's) looking for the drivers to thier own software.... gg fry's ... thnx for the 100% refund after 3.5 years though =)

ErikD · 07-08-07, 08:27 AM

I had this happen once to me on a laptop. I think that the USB started working once I installed some drivers (probably motherboard or chipset).

But the given solution would work. Put the drive in a external enclosure, get one of the adapters, and connect it to a working desktop. Then save all of the drivers to a folder on the drive, put it back in the laptop, and install them.

PhysX · 07-08-07, 09:08 AM

hes screwed unless you get a new disc drive.

ColtIce · 07-08-07, 09:47 AM

like was said earlier get something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812119020
then just copy the drivers onto the laptops hard drive

DeepSky · 07-08-07, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackstar

Um... is there a reason you can't install needed drivers off an internet downloaded file or through a network from another machine?

Thats what I would suggest. Or if you can't find them to DL take the ones you have now and upload them to a webserver.

Mathersalan · 07-08-07, 05:24 PM

He said a clean copy of XP fresh installed.. he may not be able to use the network card w/o the driver..unless he can find and use one that winxp provided..and the laptops mobo drivers may need to be installed for USB to work..WInXP should automatically use USB devices such as flash drives with out any drivers....mobo maybe dead or it needs the USB drivers lol

Buy a $10 adapter and plug in that laptop HDD to your computer and put the files on there

07-06-07, 09:36 PM	Thread Starter #1
Skiing Squirrel Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC	Laptop problem My buddy came to me and asked me to look at his laptop. First off, it's an ebay laptop. There is no tech support. Second off, the CDROM is dead. He was able to load a fresh copy of XP before the CDROM crapped out on him. He says he doesn't need the CDROM to work anyway, just needs the internet and printing (USB). He also doesn't have any drivers whatsoever. So the driver CD option was out. I made copies on my external harddrive but wasn't able to install the software on the laptop because the USB drivers weren't found. I would need to load them off of the windows CD. How can I go about this without having to buy a new harddrive for the laptop? Is there any way? __________________ Random posting and questions since June!
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07-06-07, 09:42 PM	#2
aaa Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Since when did XP not come with USB support fresh? Solutions: Take laptop hd out, plug into another computer, copy stuff to it. If it's a SATA it'll work just like a SATA desktop drive, if it's PATA then you'll need a special adapter... Lend a cdrom from another laptop. Laptop cdroms are pretty much standard, each company just makes a different casing/adapter/caddy. So just switch the caddy/adapter and it fits.
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07-06-07, 10:01 PM	#3
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07-07-07, 04:51 PM	Thread Starter #4
Skiing Squirrel Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC	No other laptops with the CDROM configuration. The HDD won't work because its a laptop HDD and not a deskop one... __________________ Random posting and questions since June!
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07-07-07, 05:47 PM	#6
Dapper Dan Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Valley Center, CA	i've had a problem like this on my old desktop .... reformated and usb didn't work.... had to return the comp for a new one because the usb drivers where no where to be found ... literally had 3 "professionals" (tech guys at fry's) looking for the drivers to thier own software.... gg fry's ... thnx for the 100% refund after 3.5 years though =) __________________ Beastmode Sager NP9285 \| i7-980x @ 3.33Ghz\| 12gb DDR3 1333Mhz \| GTX 285m \| 1920x1200 \|PM800 256GB SSD \| 500GB 7200rpm HDD Heatware
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07-08-07, 08:27 AM	#7
ErikD Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NYC	I had this happen once to me on a laptop. I think that the USB started working once I installed some drivers (probably motherboard or chipset). But the given solution would work. Put the drive in a external enclosure, get one of the adapters, and connect it to a working desktop. Then save all of the drivers to a folder on the drive, put it back in the laptop, and install them.
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07-08-07, 09:08 AM	#8
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07-08-07, 09:47 AM	#9
ColtIce Disabled Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 9 months 43202 summer months 98951	like was said earlier get something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812119020 then just copy the drivers onto the laptops hard drive
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07-08-07, 05:24 PM	#11
Mathersalan Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Carolina	He said a clean copy of XP fresh installed.. he may not be able to use the network card w/o the driver..unless he can find and use one that winxp provided..and the laptops mobo drivers may need to be installed for USB to work..WInXP should automatically use USB devices such as flash drives with out any drivers....mobo maybe dead or it needs the USB drivers lol Buy a $10 adapter and plug in that laptop HDD to your computer and put the files on there __________________ Intel I5 2500k @ 3.7.......................................Intel Q2D 6600 @ 3.2 AsRock P67 Pro 3(B3).....................................Asus P5B Deluxe G.Skill RipJaws X DDR3 8gigs..........................Corsair XMS2 4gigs Corsair HX 520W............................................CoolerMaster 500Watt Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer..........................Onboard CoolerMaster Elite 430....................................Antec 900 (1st gen) Geforce GTX 560 TI (OC: 1000,2000;2280).....Geforce 7900GTX 512mb WIndows 7 Ultimate 64bit..............................Windows 7 Pro 32bit 21.3 inch HP S2231 .........................................Acer 20 inch LED http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=59488
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