I need to know how to change the boot order in the BIOS. I figured out how to get into it, now I can't decipher how to change the boot order.
I run a Toshiba Satellite 3000-S353 model - Phoenix BIOS
I have a constant restart problem and can't get into Windows at all. I'm trying to load the setup from the floppy disk drive and I need to know how to get it to boot from the floppy!
I don't have the WinXP CD so that's why I'm doing it this way.
I'd really appreciate any help here! I'm freaking out!
When you get onto the bios screen, you need to arrow down or whatever until you are hilighting the boot sequence field. Look at the bottom of the screen and there should be a key to how you change the values. Then exit bios and save changes. You will probably have to verify the 'save changes' part.
Keys used to view or configure devices:
<Enter> expands or collapses devices with a + or -
<Ctrl+Enter> expands all
<Shift+F1> enables or disables a device.
<F6> and <F5> moves the device up or down
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Under the OTHERS tab:
Low Battery Alarm: [Enabled]
Panel Close Alarm: [Enabled]
System Beep: [Enabled]
Along the side:
Item Specific Help:
[Disabled] The system will not alarm when battery power is low.
[Enabled] The system will alarm when battery power is low.
Yes, and I posted what appears under the OTHERS tab:
This is what it says.
Low Battery Alarm: [Enabled]
Panel Close Alarm: [Enabled]
System Beep: [Enabled]
Along the side:
Item Specific Help
[Disabled] The system will not alrm when battery power is low.
[Enabled] The system will alarm when battery power is low.
Keys used to view or configure devices:
<Enter> expands or collapses devices with a + or -
<Ctrl+Enter> expands all
<Shift+F1> enables or disables a device.
<F6> and <F5> moves the device up or down
I would put a "!" next to Legacy Floppy Drives. Make sure it is at top of the list and save your settings and reboot. Make sure the floppy is in the drive. Are you using the 6 boot disks for XP? Is the floppy drive built into the notebook or is it external? Toshiba has about a million different BIOS versions. Some even have the option to press F12 to get a boot menu also. So when you reboot keep your eyes peeled.
Ok - the Legacy Floppy Drive is at the top of this list.
Should I get rid of the "!" beside the other things (hard drive, cd rom drive, network boot) and put a "!" beside the floppy drive only?
And yes, I have made the six WinXP disks - haven't got to use them yet as I can't get it to boot from the floppy drive, but if this works, will it automatically boot from the floppy on startup or do I have to do anything else?
The floppy is internal - there are two 'bays' in the computer that can be changed. I have a floppy drive, CD rom/DVD drive, and a battery. I have taken out the CD rom drive and replaced it with the floppy drive.
The bios is PhoenixBIOS version v1.80 if that helps.
If it is on top of list it will check to see if the floppy has a disk in it. If it doesn't it will go to the hard drive next, if Windows is missing it will then go to the CD-ROM.
Once you insert the first disk it will start chugging away and will prompt you to insert Disk #2 ,#3, and so on.
I would assume ! is for enabled and it goes down the list so you want to keep the !'s on the rest of them. Actually if your on a home network you probably want to take off the ! in front of Network Boot.
Just as a rule of thumb I usually set bios boot order to the following - it should look like below.
The BIOS processes it from top to bottom and of course anything without a ! is disabled.
This setup will allow you to first boot to a flooppy (good for virus boots and certain bootable disk utilities like HDD testers and mem testers), next boots to CD good for reloading windows or even booting to a self contained linux CD or just a plain bootable diagnostic CD, then it tries to boot to the HDD where the Windows load is, lastly I disable network boot as this is really ONLY used in company environments or specialized cases.
It just gave me the Toshiba start up screen, then it moved to the "we apologize for the inconvenience but windows did not start successfully...and the safe mode options or start windows normally..."
It has started loading windows but it just keeps restarting
It didn't even try to run from the floppy
The options on the Toshiba screen are <F2> to enter setup Press <C> to boot from CD-ROM.
Did the little light on the floppy turned green when you first rebooted the computer? If it did it is looking for the disk but it might not be a bootable disk in the drive.
If the little light didn't go back into BIOS and check over your boot settings.
There is no light on the floppy drive at all. Not that the light just isn't on, there isn't a physical light on the drive. Just the opening where you put the disk and the button that ejects it.
Also pull the floppy drive out and slide it back in, to make sure there is a good connection. Make sure the computer is off before you do this. If this still doesn't work make sure the floppy disk works by trying it in another computer. If the floppy disk is fine, maybe your floppy drive is not working.
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As in "this computer" I take it your talking about the one with Internet access? I would remake your boot disks. If you format the disk it will remove all of the information from that disk. This might be the problem in your notebook the floppy disk might be junk. I would remake your boot disks, maybe even try a different floppy disk for the first one. I have a website with the boot disks, but I am not at my computer. I will post it in a minute.
Yeah, by "this computer" I mean the one that works! Hehe, I'm using my desktop computer to get answers on how to fix the laptop - I have two sitting side by side.
I am formatting all six boot disks, it says that by formatting them it erases all the data. So I will remake them. The box of disks says "PC Formatted" right on it! Clearly, they are not!
Ok, I am creating the disks - I'm using the same ones, the ones that I formatted (and subsequently erased).
I got a message saying "Data Error (cyclic redundancy check)" when creating the first disk, it stopped at 6%. Then it asked if I wanted to try again, I said yes, and it progressed normally. It's creating Disk #6 right now.
Thanks again SO MUCH for your help - it's frustrating not having a useable computer at home when you are so used to it! I don't know what happened, I didn't install anything new, it just started looping over and over for some odd reason. Hopefully this is the fix!
Ok, the disks are done. I'm going to try it again on the laptop.
OK. I tried it again. Started it up with Disk #1 in the floppy drive. Didn't work. Tried again, when prompted (from the Toshiba startup screen) to press F2 for setup or press C to boot from CD Rom I pressed C (I took out the CD rom drive and put the floppy drive in its place). The light inside the drive came on (I didn't know there was one in there) and it made some sounds. Then it went to a black screen reading "Disk I/O error" and a flashing cursor underneath...
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