I am working on a Toshiba Satellite L25-S1194 (model no. PSL2XU-01600D) for my church. It was in pretty bad shape as no one had pulled any maintenance on it (defrag, delete files, scans) since it was purchased so I opted for a format and reinstall. I used GParted to do the formatting and my trusty XP w/SP2 OEM Home disk for the reinstall.
The problem is that, after the initial reboot of the Windows installation, the laptop doesn't come up. I am getting a blank screen with an underscore cursor in the top left corner. Pushing the power button shuts it down like it is still in the BIOS or pre-BIOS. The laptop was working fine as far as hardware goes, so I am at a loss. I wondered if it is a Windows problem but I don't think it is getting that far in the boot.
Any ideas?
The problem is that, after the initial reboot of the Windows installation, the laptop doesn't come up. I am getting a blank screen with an underscore cursor in the top left corner. Pushing the power button shuts it down like it is still in the BIOS or pre-BIOS. The laptop was working fine as far as hardware goes, so I am at a loss. I wondered if it is a Windows problem but I don't think it is getting that far in the boot.
Any ideas?