Hi: My Sony VGN FZ180E was dropped, OS won't boot anymore. At initial BIOS startup it shows: CPU - Detected No TPM or TPM has problem . ... System RAM passed ... System BIOS shadowed Video BIOS shadowed

Remove ALL media, DVD,CD,USB, Unplug, remove battery, plug in, reboot, Can you boot to Safe Mode? Try this in Safe Mode, or boot to Command Prompt: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 Have you done ANY updates recently? Do you have a aggressive Registry Cleaner? take a look at this forum: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090816162923AAJ3zvP OR this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060925192656AAl2M7O

YOU NEED TO FORMAT YOUR HARD DISK THROUGH PARTITION MAGIC PROGRAM
OR ANOTHER PARTITION PROGRAM
DOWNLOAD IT FROM INTERNET AND COPY IT TO A CD OR USB FALSH
THEN TREAT YOUR HARD DISK WITH IT

ok you just change "Boot Priority" option and select it as "Boot from DVD Driver" and save it. Now you can load xp or any other OS

From your description the hard drive is bad and needs to be replaced.

to reformat a computer first you need a bootable OS version and a CD drive place the bootable OS CD or DVDs in the drive and switch on the the laptop then press F12 when the system starts or press DEL on start up this will enter bios and click boot device property and make first boot as Cd drive then click save and exit when restarting the computer will show boot from cd press enter and the system will start booting from CD and follow the instruction

Hi,

Uninstall unnecessary softwares from add/remove programs. Did you noticed that cpu fan is working? If not then clean the cpu exhaust system with blower and also check the cpu fan function in BIOS. When using laptop always use flat surface to place it, mattress or sofa create problem with cooling and exhaust system of the cpu fan.
Hope this will help you.


Regards;
Hasan

Seems that the BOIS on the motherboard is all shaken up. Can you remove the bottom plates and press it back into the seating. And while you still have it opened, press the RAM dims as well.

reinstall os.bios should be preset to boot from cd/dvd but if not power on then press delete key or escape key till bios loads-in boot opt. select cd/dvd drive first boot.put os disk in drive and restart when asked to press key to boot from cd do so.follow inst. instructions.after insall detects previous version of xp select repair (r key) and follow inst. should solve startup problem without losing data.if not reinstall os but select leave files intact instead of format or you will lose all files.

Hi,

Initially it may be suspected that your laptop is detecting a hardware problem, probably the hard disk. Since it partially boots and there is display, the following can be ruled out: video card, memory and display systems. That would leave us the hard disk and the motherboard left. If the motherboard is in question, chances are it is the BIOS.

Pls try and verify that the hard disk is connected snugly. The hard drive is usually inside one of the slots covered by a panel/lid held by a single screw.

If your concern has not been corrected after completion of the above procedures, further diagnosis may be required.

Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

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