I've formated the hard drive of my sony vaio pcg-k33 then try to install a bootable windows xp full but all i get is a black screen and after a while it says bootmngr is missing I don't have the recovery disk What do I have to do in order to get my sony vaio back to work? Thanks

what procedure you followed?
right click>personalize>change tab to resolution >now change the resolut>ok

This model Sony came installed with a 80Gb hard disk and a 40 Gb
Do a clean Windows install on this old hard drive -
Boot up with the Windows installation CD
install Windows on the hard drive
Delete the existing Windows partition
Create a new partition
Format the new partition (full format not Quick format)
Continue installing Windows.

some how get a windows bootable dvd.insert it and and start booting from dvd on the while do a full system format too.install a fresh version of windows.
goodluck

One of the function keys should get you into the boot menu, F9-F12, to manually select the CD/DVD drive. Pressing Esc or Tab on VAIO logo may display the right information to show which key to press.

Have you tried booting a standard Windows setup disc and checked if the hard disk is working ok?

Hi,
Pleasefollow the bellow link
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/21/install-xp-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-installed-in-your-computer/
Go to to BIOS setuo,change on chip SATA mode to IDE
Pres F10
ENTER

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxppro/nohdd/indexfullpage.htm


OR
you can make bootable xp with the sata driver AHCIfollow the bellow link
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resolving-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/
Hope this helps.

When you start it go to the boot menu and boot the disc

What you are saying is like "how to listen to Bryan Adams' music on your PC without having a PC". You are gonna need atleast a OEM edition of the operating system if you want to re-install. The OEM version costs about 40 bucks on stores like ebay and Amazon.

From this link you can purchase the original Recovery Disk for your Computer.

https://servicesales.sel.sony.com/ecom/accessories/web/productSearch.do?searchOperation=partSearch&searchText=A1090634A


If you do not want to purchase the Recovery Disk then you may use some search engine like Google to search the "Recovery Disk for PCG-K33".


Good Luck!!!!!!!!!

With the old drive in the computer you should be able to do a recovery with the disks furnished with the computer when you got it.

What you have to do with the new disk installed is go into the BIOS and set the disk to AUTO, then srrow net to Boot and set the boot priority to CD as first boot. Then hit F10 or go toe EXIT and say YES. Then with your Windows disk in the ROM drive start the computer and when the window asks whether to BOOT from disk or CD ROM, hit any key and follow the instructions. Including format the disk when it asks.
Hope this helps. Bud