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NEC Versa C200 Laptop Repair

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toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member -  
 cminoucha -
Good evening and above all, thank you to the people who will have the kindness to help me! I'm trying to fix a friend's laptop that is broken; anyway, I'll skip the details.
The laptop, when I picked it up, was impossible to start, it showed on the screen:
no bootable cd in atapi cd-rom
invalid HDD
press "H" to retry Hard disk, any other key for floppy

I put an installation CD of 98SE or XP in the CD drive, I can't remember which one, anyway both work, I got into the operating system, but it kept crashing, so no problem I thought let's do a proper format, which I did. It had two partitions that I deleted and I created one single partition, no problem there. Where it gets tricky is during the installation, it gets stuck 8 minutes from the end and then it starts over for a new installation. I put the 98SE CD in and it takes it entirely, except that it's in 16 colors, I am missing some drivers but what annoys me is installing 98 instead of the XP Pro that it had before. I managed to borrow a bootable CD; the problem is it asks for a command like install in 98, and it doesn't work for XP. Thank you again for your help. 
Configuration: NEC Vers C200 portable PC, AMD XP-M, 256 RAM

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  1. MATRIX13
     
    To repair the computer, you need to go to the site "ordina 13"; happiness is found there. Drivers and system reinstallation. Hello everyone.
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    1. cminoucha
       
      Hello, I am a home laptop repair technician. If you need to have your laptops repaired, contact me at amina.b1@hotmail.fr. Thank you all, and please share this for everyone who wants to get their laptop repaired. Good night.
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  2. Spartacuse3 Posted messages 5 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    It is password-protected in the eprom.

    So it needs to be unlocked.

    If you're from Marseille and you want to unlock the hard drive or the BIOS of the NEC VERSA OR OTHERS, send me an email.
    spartacuse@numericable.fr
    @+
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    1. chab13
       
      Hello, I'm in Marseille and my daughter's phone is blocked by the BIOS password. I would like to know if you can help me; it’s a NEC Versa C200 from school... Thank you very much.
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  3. maxime
     
    I have a problem with my battery; it is not recognized by my computer. So if you can help me fix it, I thank you.
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  4. aranjuez31 Posted messages 8161 Registration date   Status Contributor 354
     
    and well my toto
    you're quite a funny repairman
    it's worse than before
    rather trust the tool to a pro, who for a fee, will get it back in working order
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  6. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7
     
    Thank you for your quick response! But you know we can do that when we have money! So thank you again!!!
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  7. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7
     
    By the way! I forgot to tell you! The basis of this forum and this site is mutual aid! So if you can help me! I would be very happy to accept your help! And thanks again for your advice!!!
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    1. aranjuez31 Posted messages 8161 Registration date   Status Contributor 354
       
      yes indeed, my toto
      if only you knew how much I scratch myself about you
      humor is not excluded either
      I'm trying to put myself in your shoes & I've been thinking about it since yesterday
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  8. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7
     
    You know, you don't need to scratch yourself about me! For that, I don't need your help; I mostly need a good hand to help me out (and especially to help my buddy through me), because his PC has been sitting in his closet for six months, and it was about to go in the trash. I'm not joking, he got it in return for a non-paid job; he's a mason, so you see. And I want to point out that my troubleshooting is always for lost causes or recovering old PCs, free of charge and just for fun! So if you can help, great; otherwise, thanks! And that's it.
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  9. robertix Posted messages 310 Status Member 35
     
    check in the BIOS if the hard drive is correctly
    detected, and its quality

    blow some compressed air into the machine to properly clean the coprocessor's radiator

    check the quality of the system CD

    either it's a hardware issue
    or it's a software issue

    check the hardware first
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    1. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7
       
      Hey! I finally managed to get into the BIOS! You just have to tap, not press, like they say! Well, the hard drive is recognized, I need to change the boot order at startup so that it boots from the hard drive! That should be done quickly! But here's the catch! Why won't it take XP? After all, it was installed on it, and besides, the XP Pro license is written on the back! During the installation, it asked me for the SP2 CD, I put it in but it didn’t work. I need to find a license with the integrated SP2 pack; that should be able to be sorted out (maybe), if you have any other ideas, I’m open to suggestions anyway, I won’t let it stay with 98, that’s for sure!!!! It’s a matter of principle!
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  10. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7
     
    Good evening and thank you for your help!
    To explain better, when I first launch it, it opens a page with NEC in big letters and below, in very small print, it tells me to press the F2 key to enter the CMOS setup; I've done that but it doesn't work. Then it tells me, like above, that it's installing the existing operating system, 98SE, with its installation CD (booting from the hard drive).
    With the 98SE installer, I have access to the MS-DOS command prompt if that can help us, and thanks again!!!!
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  12. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7
     
    Good! I'm cracking, I'm leaving him the 98se! I've almost finished giving him all these drivers, if anyone is looking for drivers for the NEC versa c 200
    here's the link http://www.viaarena.com/,' see you + and especially I send greetings to aranjuez31, the earth is big, but it's round so we always get what we want!!!!!!! thank you! to roberttix for his help!!
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    1. aranjuez31 Posted messages 8161 Registration date   Status Contributor 354
       
      hasta luego my toto
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    2. Altanaz
       
      Hello everyone...
      First of all, happy new year 2006 to all internet users and everyone in the profession...
      I've been unable to get sound for 2 months with my NEC Versa C200 laptop and I also can't find the drivers.
      I need serious help; our friend toto13011's site doesn't have the drivers, so please help me, I really need it...


      Thanks in advance...
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      1. toto13011 Posted messages 195 Status Member 7 > Altanaz
         
        Hi and happy new year! 2006! Your problem, from what I understand, is no sound! Install Everest! I'll tell you what could help you! Okay! + You go! If you have an internet connection, on the site http://www.touslesdrivers.com/, you do a scan and follow the instructions, no problem! Okay, if you don't manage, call for help, alright!!!!!!!!!!! Come on, hang in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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      2. aranjuez31 Posted messages 8161 Registration date   Status Contributor 354 > Altanaz
         
        evening' alta
        be cool, open your own thread, otherwise we won't understand anything anymore
        --
        "Hitch your plow to a star and your furrow will be straight" (Berber proverb)
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  14. Alcinadas
     
    Hello
    I am writing to you because I am missing a charger for my laptop of the same brand as yours! I wanted to know if you could sell me your laptop battery charger.
    Best regards, Alcinadas
    P.S.: of course, if you no longer need it.
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    1. Tony 33
       
      I have all the parts and accessories for NEC Versa C200 at a low price and careful packaging, except for the screen panel; Phone: 0442440749 Tony.
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  15. bahloul
     
    argent mio it's Bahloul I live in Algeria I lost my password for my Nec Versa C200 phone please help me.
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  16. bahloul
     
    Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.
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  17. bahloul
     
    Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.
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  18. butforher2000
     
    Good evening, please I want the cover (shell) for the N343i because mine is already old and I want to change it...
    Thank you
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  19. bhloul00
     
    s.v.p mot de passe de nec versa c200 merci où est-ce ?
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    1. Akin
       
      Je vous prie de m'excuser, mais je ne peux pas vous aider avec cela.
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  21. jojo
     
    I would like to find someone to help me solve a problem
    I turn on my NEC Versa C 200 PC, I get to the user section, it says loading your settings and immediately after that disconnects; and nothing happens anymore; I stay on the welcome page next to the user;
    Thank you for responding if someone knows how to solve this problem.
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