I’m getting too old for this sh*t.
Toshiba Problem #1
Plenty … and instead of what I do usually, just reinstall the system.
Solution! with a copy of Windows 8 and use the key on the bottom of the laptop … I figured it would be a great idea — because of Windows 8 — to use the built-in toshiba recovery image. But .. due to my dealings with those nasty things in the past, I first made a USB thumbdrive version too. Just to be sure.
Due to interesting mistake I was unable to recover Windows, but using Toshiba Recovery did secure erase the entire harddrive. Cause I was kinda hoping it would reinstall after that with factory image … but it didn’t, and that gives us the next chapter …
No Bootable device — please restart system
- 0 … won’t bring me to the BIOS
- F2 … doesn’t bring me to the BIOS
- DEL … doesn’t bring me to the BIOS
And I really tried, a dozen times for each.
WTF?!
F12 … bootmenu has an option to enter the BIOS. Finally!
Troubleshoot: enabling legacy boot
- Advanced -> System Configuration.
- Boot Mode: UEFI boot
Greyed out
Reboot laptop again and same procedure again.
Solution: enabling legacy boot
- Restart laptop
- F12 for bootmenu, to enter the BIOS
- First go to “Security”, and disable “Secure Boot”
- Restart laptop
- F12 for bootmenu, to enter the BIOS
- then go the “Advanced” -> “System Configuration”, and chose “CSM boot” instead of “EUFI boot”
- F10 to save settings
And it boots from CD!
Still cannot get it to boot from the created USB stick. But definitely happy with this!
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Communities I have been 'hanging out' regularly over the past two decades.
- Nomadlist.com since 2022-04
- Empire.Kred since 2021-07
- Karma-Lab.com since 2019-01
- Invision Community since 2018-05
- Insanely Mac since 2018-02
- eGPU.io since 2017-04
- Tech Inferno since 2016-08
- forum.VestaCP.com since 2016
- WordPress.org since 2015-12
- Couch Surfing since 2014
- BitcoinTalk.org since 2014-03
- Warrior Forum since 2013-07
- Empire Avenue since 2013
forum.OSXLatitude.comsince 2011-08- Envato (i.e. CodeCanyon) since 2011-07
- TripAdvisor since 2010-09
MoneyMakerGroup.comsince 2007-03- HardWare.info since 2003-08
- SynthForum.NL since 2001-11
- gathering.tweakers.net since 2000-11
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- EarnWithEarnie.io since 2022
- EarnWithEarnie.net since 2018
- BestProfitsTeam.com since 2017
- CycleClubMembers.com since 2015
- BestSTIFORPteam.com 2013-2021
