Hi, everybody! The hard-disk on my Asus Q550LF crashed and had to be substituted. I don't have the files to recovery. Can someone help me? Thanks!
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The first thing I did with mine was to swap in a SSD, so similar situation with a new blank drive. The Windows 8 activation is in the hardware so just get a copy of the Windows 8 installer (friend's disc or download the ISO and burn a disc or USB from another computer). Once installed you'll have to use the hard-line Ethernet to update Windows (WiFi won't be working at this point). Once all the Windows Updates are done put in the model number on Asus's support site for the rest of the software and drivers. Then run Windows Update one more time just in case. At least that's how I spent my first Saturday with mine.
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You can use windows backup to backup your entire harddrive including the hidden recovery partition to a 16gb flash drive. Then use that drive to boot and recover your hdd in the event of a total hdd failure. No need to buy a new OS or send in to Asus
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You should be able to replace the optical disc drive with a hard drive caddy. Else, you have to swap out your main hard disk. There is another mSATA slot (at least mine had it) that can fit a 25mm mSATA drive. I used a 50mm drive but I had to tape it down check this link for more details http://www.insidemylaptop.com/taking-apart-asus-q550lf-bbi7t07/ On a side note though, this laptop is kind of dated (first came out more than a year ago I think). Unless you're getting this for a really good deal, there might be better options. Still pretty sweet at ~600 though.
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If you havent already seen it, look at "ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1215N-PU17-BK recovery disc" above.
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No, me personally I've owned this laptop for about a year now, and haven't had any problems. If you do, you can send it back to Asus and they have amazing customer service imo.
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I just finished downloading the latest bios from ASUS Support and after opening the BIOS and renaming it (forgot the name) then I downloaded the BIOS file to a flash drive. Selected the NEW BIOS file and then followed the instructions.
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For anyone else nervous about replacing the memory or hard drive, I found a Youtube video that shows you exactly what to do.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxXeR39AVPE
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If it would take it you would have to install xp and then try a restore. But with the bios and chipset it may not work right.
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Currently... My laptop is in the shop being repaired. Once I get it back and try out the case. I'll let you know
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I ordered mine last week and got it Monday. I couldn't find the date on the package (I believe it was under a sticker) but it was among the defective. I just mailed it back for replacement yesterday, however I may have an interesting bit of information Asus would be interested in... after I get my replacement I may be posting a video on YouTube about it...
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Are you sure you need to replace it? Can you just reformat it to wipe the corrupt data? I don't think your problem is with the hardware if the damage was caused by unsafely unplugging it. I could be wrong though.
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I wish I could answer this one for you. It sound to me like your computer isn't recognizing the it as a disk and for some reason cannot open it. It could also be corrupt or broken. my advice is to To contact the company would you bought it through amazon and see if they can give you some advice.
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I am also looking for the memory upgrade. If someone who has done this could post details, I would be eternally grateful! Not a member of the geek sqad so I am not sure how to go about it - is there a specific type to buy and how do you instal it?
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Send the product into Asus and they will repair it. I sent mine in, and they also found a few dead pixels and a broken card reader, so they repaired everything without asking. When returned it worked perfect!
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Since I had a (defective) 1005pr for a day or so, if you hit F9 three times and go into the recovery section, you can create a backup of the recovery area onto a USB thumb-drive... Probably a smart thing to do.Also, unlike other ASUS netbooks, recovery data isn't in Ghost format. It was created using WinPE and Microsoft's ImageX. So, creating a custom image is, alas, much harder. Just FYI.
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Same problem here. When backing up my music and photos I kept getting this error message, now I'm thinking the hard drive might be dead. Hope I can recover my backed up files.
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Submit a ticket to Asus. Their support is great. I called them and was on hold for less than one minute. The support tech was american in Indiana.