How do i get into the CMOS?

[venom600]

Hi I gotta laptop and was wondering how i get into the CMOS?

I have a Toshiba Satilite

Thanks,
venom600

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Oh and i tried all the combinations like del key, and all the F1 to F12 keys too

 

[mechBgon]

Try the F1 key.

 

[Algere]

Do you mean BIOS setup?

 

[venom600]

Yea, sorry not sure what its called but its usually a blue screen w/ options.

Might be CMOS or BIOS, something like that

 

[Algere]

Know who makes the BIOS/CMOS?

American Megatrends, Award, Phoenix, etc.

 

[Nick5324]

i wouldn't say you are ready to be making changes in the BIOS if you are making comments like "might be CMOS or BIOS, something like that"

 

[venom600]

i got no clue,

most laptops don't show it.
My Toshiba just says Toshiba then directly boots to windows xp

 

[mechBgon]

We have some Toshibas at work and I think it is the F1 key, perhaps F2. Press those during initial startup, see what you get.

 

[venom600]

well i just want to go in there and tell it to boot directly to the cd.

My computer is wasted. I mean its really really screwed up and totally not working it is saying that some vga thing isn't installed or is corrupt.
So i want to go in and boot from the cd so i can fix it.

It asks me to stick in the win xp cd and press r to repair but when i do that it just reboots

 

[venom600]

yea i did the F1 and F2 and no luck with it

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: venom600
yea i did the F1 and F2 and no luck with it

Head on over to Toshiba's site and download the manual (or if you have the manual, read it). They seem to have pretty good support, including drivers for OS's that the lappie didn't come with, which is kinda cool

 

[tho]

Keep pressing F2 (Acer 340T) when u boot.

 

[venom600]

Well it seems nothing i do is working

i guess i'm just going to have to shell out some cash and get it fixed

Thanks for the feedback
Allen

 

[corkyg]

Toshiba Satellite BIOS entry is F1. Try holding ESC when you power up, then F1 as soon as it lights up.

 

[jagec]

F1, F2, F10, and Del: usually it's one of these.