Satellite 5200 not booting

MagyaR · 30th June 2006, 1:53 PM

Hello, I'm trying to fix a mates laptop, it doesn't seem to boot from HDD(has xp) or optical, I've tried different bootable media with no luck, also tried a usb floppy drive, just sits there with a blinking cursor, burner makes 3 funny sounds when laptop is turned on, it doesn't even play audio cds. Anyone know what it might be and how do you get into the bios? F12 is to choose what media you want to boot from, F11 ,del, F1 or F2 doesn't work.

tin · 30th June 2006, 2:42 PM

Hold "ESC" before the Toshiba logo comes up. Easiest if you hold it while you power on, but can be done after CTRL+ALT+DEL if you're quick.

MagyaR · 2nd July 2006, 8:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tin

Hold "ESC" before the Toshiba logo comes up. Easiest if you hold it while you power on, but can be done after CTRL+ALT+DEL if you're quick.

Weird it seems to come up with Set default value ? (Y/N) BIOS v1.20
if I press yes then reboots and Toshiba splash screen comes up again then nothing, or if I press No it just freezes.

30th June 2006, 1:53 PM	#1
MagyaR Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,467	Satellite 5200 not booting Hello, I'm trying to fix a mates laptop, it doesn't seem to boot from HDD(has xp) or optical, I've tried different bootable media with no luck, also tried a usb floppy drive, just sits there with a blinking cursor, burner makes 3 funny sounds when laptop is turned on, it doesn't even play audio cds. Anyone know what it might be and how do you get into the bios? F12 is to choose what media you want to boot from, F11 ,del, F1 or F2 doesn't work.

30th June 2006, 2:42 PM	#2
tin Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Narrabri NSW Posts: 4,909	Hold "ESC" before the Toshiba logo comes up. Easiest if you hold it while you power on, but can be done after CTRL+ALT+DEL if you're quick. __________________ ©®£¤¥±²³¶µ»«¼½¾¿§ The software required Win95 or better, so I installed Linux. Question marks are the new full stop?