Windows XP professional not able to load on oscilloscope having odel no.TDS6804B - Page 1
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author: Gurpreet Singh
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 07, 2025, 01:17:00 pm
content: Hello All,I hope you all doing good there..Well, I am seeeking help on the following issue.I am trying to turn on my oscilloscope after couple of month but system not able to start and keep restarting after showing windows XP loading screen.Please help me on this.ThanksRegardsGurpreet

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 08, 2025, 06:07:37 am
content: could be one of this problems, batteries depleted, sram who died ??https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/tds6804b-failed-to-power-up-repair/

author: Gurpreet Singh
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 10, 2025, 10:04:57 pm
content: Hello Again All,I find operating system on the TDS6804B model of the oscilloscope got corrupted and hard drive got corrupt and not detected by the oscilloscope.I got the new hard drive of the same model.Now, Please let me know where I can get the operating system (it was windows XP) and other required software for TDS6804B model.Please help ......ThanksRegardsGurpreet

author: radiolistener
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2025, 05:52:30 am
content: it may be destroyed for information security purposes. You can find WinXP, but the main issue is to find drivers and software for your scope. So if your hdd is still allows to read some files, try to backap it, may be it helps to recover some files.

author: Gurpreet Singh
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 11, 2025, 09:25:12 am
content: Hello Radiolistener,Thanks for your reply.Now, this HDD is not detectable in the oscilloscope. Is there any way to recover files from it.

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2025, 10:29:45 am
content: Yes; install it in a computer running Windows XP.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2025, 10:36:15 am
content: use an usb toi sata dock or directly in another pcif the drive is still not detected, it may be simply a total failure ....you can register for free at TEK to grab what they have for the 6k seriesxp sp3 english iso's with serials can be found at many places .... you restart everything's up assuming you dont get any motherboard battery or sram problemsyou need to check cpu motherbaord capacitors to see if they are not buldged, do dust clean up ...

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2025, 11:25:31 am
content: The drive is probably still readable if you get the WinXP logo being displayed.If the bios couldn't see the drive you wouldn't get that far.The state of the filesystem is another question. It could just be a corrupt system file and everything, except that file, might be ok and readable.Or it could be the drive locking up continuously trying to get a successful read on a bad sector so it can reallocated it.Or it might not be drive related at all, could be hardware like bad caps in the psu causing it to crash while booting when the current draw spikes.In any case, getting a backup copy of the data on the drive is an important step.Even if the drive has a bad file and wont boot you may be able to extract driver files from it. Along with apps and config stuff. Also if it is simply one corrupt file it might be something you can easily replace.With any test equipment that runs a full OS getting an image from it is always a good idea.I would first plug the drive in somewhere else and have a look at the SMART data.Then if that doesnt look terrible, try to image the drive, (save the entire drive to a file on another PC using a drive imaging tool). If it locks up trying to do the image you know there's a bad sector somewhere.