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    Problems With Sony vaio Recovery discs

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by vvvddd2003, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. vvvddd2003

    vvvddd2003 Newbie

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    I have a two part problem using my system recovery discs. I have deleted my hard drive and am wanting to reinstall the laptop to factory settings.

    I have a pcgfrv31 sony vaio laptop


    First, when I ran the first disc, It stated "no system drive detected". I then clicked ok. Out of the three options to restore, two were not accessable leaving me with only the custom install option. I chose it and clicked ok.

    after going through the options a status bar came up showing the progress and right before it got to the end I recieved this error. "Error occurred while partitioning. Error Code:4" I clicked ok and the laptop restarted.

    The second problem is now when I try to use the discs I get an error stating the discs cannot be used on this computer and that I need to confirm the model type.

    Any insight is appreciated.
     
    vvvddd2003, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. VA10

    VA10 Newbie

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    i am assuming u r quoting the number from base of VAIO? The model number should be VGN-.. found on frame of screen

    anyhow if you have formatted your HDD then chances are you may have changed partition size- and hence the error "no system drive detected"; you may need to ensure the partition size is same as before otherwise the RCDs will not work
     
    VA10, Jul 24, 2008
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