06-06-2012 04:18 PM - last edited on 03-06-2024 08:40 PM by ROGBot
06-06-2012 05:06 PM
06-06-2012 06:08 PM
dstrakele wrote:
For troubleshooting purposes, is the DVD drive capable of reading the Recovery DVD's to show the files on them when you are in Windows? If not, you could try removing and reinstalling the DVD drive to reseat the connection.
Alternatively, you could try cleaning the laser lens by wrapping a thin microfiber cloth around a credit card and try swabbing around with the tray open.
If you press Esc at the splash screen to enter the boot menu, can you select the DVD drive? Does this allow you to boot from the Recovery DVD?
06-06-2012 07:15 PM
06-06-2012 10:01 PM
dstrakele wrote:
Performing the Recovery from DVD takes a long time, possibly 2 hours, and reboots the system several times. If you interact with the laptop during the Recovery process, it will fail to complete. It SHOULD leave you at the Windows Setup Wizard to choose your language, just as when you first started the system. You should not touch the system until it has been on this screen for at least 10 minutes.
I believe the diskpart error may indicate the Recovery process is having trouble partitioning the drive. Perhaps you could help by deleting all partitions on the drive (so it is just unallocated space) before you start the Recovery.
06-06-2012 10:24 PM
06-06-2012 11:17 PM
dstrakele wrote:
I would try using a bootable disk utility like Partition Magic to remove all partititions from the drive, so it has only unallocated space.. Then run the Recovery DVD's. I don't know if this will work, but it is what I would try if I were in your situation.
I found this thread on the error you received: http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090422051440377&board_id=3&model=G1Sn&page=1&SLanguage=en-u...
You can Google that error and find other threads. I did not see much encouraging information. I would probably change tactics and perform a clean Windows 7 installation by downloading an ISO file, burning it to DVD, installing Windows 7 with it, installing the device drivers, then activating the installation.
Here is a thread on the "OS File Deploy Error": http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/145382-laptop-reboots-over-over-again-first-start-up.h...
06-07-2012 05:51 AM
06-07-2012 10:10 AM
dstrakele wrote:
The links in this thread ( http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?5224-Drivers-Apps-and-How-to-s&country=&status=) will help you get the device drivers you'll need.
06-07-2012 11:02 AM