notebook wont boot

[Alex]

my dads notebook wont boot... and there isnt a bios or anything it just goes straight to the error msg...pci.sys is missing... how to boot from cd etc with no bios? thx!

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: franguinho
my dads notebook wont boot... and there isnt a bios or anything it just goes straight to the error msg...pci.sys is missing... how to boot from cd etc with no bios? thx!

can u boot with a start up disk?

 

[Alex]

i just made a startup disk on my desktop and inserted in the notebook but it doesnt even checkfor it, just triesto get in wxp immediately...

 

[Alex]

can i get a b u m p ?

 

[bacillus]

try this

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: bacillus
try this

yeah that would work if i could get in the console in the first place...

 

[Alex]

bump plz

 

[RedFox1]

If it's complaining about pci.sys, sounds like it actually is getting past POST. But to boot from CD you may need to change the boot order. When it boots try holding down ctrl+alt+insert, or possibly F1... I think those are the usual IBM key combinations to get into the BIOS configuration area.

Some of your memory might have gone bad also...I've seen that error before in that kind of situation.

-Russ

 

[Alex]

crap
nothing seems to work
i think the memory is dead its an old toshiba...

 

[tboneuls]

Thosiba has weird BIOS keys .... I think they are alt or ctrl and F1 or F2... I'll check on that if I can.

 

[Alex]

thx ill keep trying randoms here meanwhile

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: tboneuls
Thosiba has weird BIOS keys .... I think they are alt or ctrl and F1 or F2... I'll check on that if I can.

any luck? i cant seem to get it

 

[RedFox1]

What model Toshiba is it?

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: RedFox1
What model Toshiba is it?

satellite 4030 cdt

its a celeron afaik

 

[RedFox1]

Try holding the "escape" key down as you turn it on. It should beep and say "press <F1> to enter setup".