Satellite L - cannot boot from CD/DVD

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• Qosmio E10-102 - cannot boot from CD/DVD

  Hello

  I have a laptop Qosmio E10-102 here. The hard drive is missing and I need to install the operating system on a new hard drive but I can't boot from CD/DVD. After the start of Qosmio screen, it shows "insert system disk in drive. Press any key when ready... ».

  When I press F1, I get the 1.5 version of BIOS ACPI boot menu, but I can't change date, time and the password. The boot priority is HDD-> FDD-> CD and I can't change it. The manual says to hold F12 during initialization, but this has no effect. Even by pressing the 'c' key, the disc does not start.

  I tried to put the hard drive in a laptop and install there, but detects the Windows installation disc, that's not Toshiba laptop.

  No idea how to fix?

  Hi Napto,

  The CD/DVD drive is correctly listed in the BIOS? You see the model number of your player? Usually, this should be possible

  And what installation disc, you are starting? You use Microsoft disc or Toshiba Recovery disk?
  Maybe the current disc is scratched

• Satellite A200 - cannot boot from the recovery disc - code 1

  I have Vista business and my laptop is running slow and is full of rubbish.
  I have in the past used my drive recovery to completely re - install vista and start from a fresh version.

  However, I tried this once and it says that it cannot boot from cd - code 1.

  Can someone tell me what it is and how to reinstall vista?

  Hmm. strange.
  Are you sure you have the right recovery disk?
  Are you abele to boot using another drive as MS Win XP CD or Linux CD bootable?

• Satellite M45: Cannot boot from the CD-ROM or HARD drive

  I get the following messages...

  WHEN BOOTING FROM HDD: "Invalid partition table".

  At the START of the CD: "No Bootable CD in ATAPI CD-ROM.
  By so, even though I have the recovery CD and the computer can not read them.

  I tried to change the order of boot without result. Created a bootable CD Bart, who works in my other computer, but not in this laptop. Are there special drivers, I need for this CD?
  I'm out on this one.

  Thank you

  Hello

  I think that your partition on the HARD disk is damaged and so you cannot boot from the HARD drive.
  In this case, the HARD drive must be formatted completely and then you could try to install the OS.

  It seems also that your drive cannot recognize the CD bootable (WinXP?) and, therefore, it of not possible to boot from the drive.
  Well, it really stupid s :_| situation really stupid!

  However, did you try to boot from another CD? For example Microsoft Windows original CD?
  If not I recommend you to do and eventually the reader will be able to read the CD.
  If this isn't the case, so I think that the reader must be checked. Possibly it also corrupted s.

• Satellite Pro A120 - cannot boot from CD/DVD drive

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 of friends, he was running very slow so I said I'd do the usual for him.
  Back up all his documents, and then reinstall windows. not so easy!

  First of all, try to boot from the CD so I can boot into Ubuntu or reinstall windows.
  Me has taken long enough to work, I had to press DEL/ESC to enter in the BIOS, but once I put to boot from the CD (and was a bootable CD in the drive), it kept just boot from the HARD drive.

  From time to time I get an error saying + "Media test failure - check cable" + or something similar, theres a lot on internet on this subject.
  I think its something to do if the boot order has CD first, then it has LAN as 2nd.

  Able to boot Ubuntu from a USB key.
  Try to copy its documents on my external drive but really copying REALLY slow (like 1 MB/s) and kept getting IO errors on some files.
  I can't run diagnostic software for HARD drive that I can not boot from the CD (could get the Ultimate Boot CD on a USB but if anyone thinks it would help?).

  In windows, the CD player only reads real CD (audio similar DVD, not CDR and DVDR).
  This means a failing drive?
  What intrigues me most, however, is that I changed the portable CD player with a CD of work of another computer and windows recognize today this new CD player at all!

  By putting a bootable CD in this new CD player, it always starts from the HARD drive (do not recognize CD player in all).
  The BIOS is a bit unnecessary and does not show the detected disks...

  Also, boot Ubuntu from a USB key, with the original CD player, he reads real CD and DVD copied of all zeros are considered blank discs and replace the CD drive with a known working in Ubuntu means its not recognized at all (if this isn't windows driver problems).

  When I started messing around with it I remember windows say the time had been reset, so I set the time properly, then he did the same thing again I think. A flat CMOS battery could not be responsible for this?

  Is the motherboard and specifically the IDE controller or a broken ports, or am I doing something stupid? I'm tempted to just install Ubuntu by USB and tell him not to bother with CD more ;^)

  Any suggestions or comments would be much appreciated!

  Thank you
  Dan Gent

  > Me has taken long enough to work, I had to press DEL/ESC to enter in the BIOS, but once I put to boot from the CD (and was a bootable CD in the drive), it kept just boot from the HARD drive.
  You see the CD/DVD drive in BIOS? I mean all the details like the name WEIRD etc.
  If this isn't the case, then it means that your CD/DVD drive is not recognized by the BIOS due to a hardware problem.

  If you can see the STRANGE in the BIOS but are still not able to boot from any disk, then I suppose that the CD/DVD drive cannot read the disk for different reasons.
  One of the reasons could be a defective or damage the laser lens

  > Every so often, I would get an error saying "Media test failure - check cable" or something similar, theres a lot on internet on this subject. I think its something to do if the boot order has CD first, then it has LAN as 2nd.

  Yes, this error means that your laptop tried to boot from LAN

  > In windows, the CD player only reads real CD (audio similar DVD, not CDR and DVDR). This means a failing drive?

  As I said above, it would be possible that the reader s laser lens malfunctions and, therefore, the ODD can't handle the media. It seems that the laser lens can not calibrate properly and can not move in the correct position. This question is not repairable and the drive needs to be replaced.

  > What intrigues me most, however, is that I changed the CD drive with a CD of work of another laptop and windows don't recognize this new CD player at all!

  The fact is that not all CD/DVD drives are compatible due to different master/slave/C-salt settings. You must use the supported players! In most cases, you can find a list in your user manual what CD/DVD readers are compatible.

• Satellite L70-A-13F - cannot boot from CD/DVD

  I have the Satellite L70-A-13F.
  64-bit Windows of 8.1.

  I changed the BIOS or / and settings of TOSHIBA Notebook for START of the CD/DVD.
  But my notebook does not start from CD/DVD. It always starts the HD.

  I have an application that build the HD Image for backup. for example. Active disk image.
  Program needs to start from the CD/DVD to restore the image. But the laptop does not start from CD/DVD.

  Program manufacturer said that to change the UEFI BIOS settings. But I see no UEFI settings on my laptop BIOS...

  Would you please tellme how can I boot my laptop CD/DVD.

  Rgds
  Nevzat

  Hello

  Here is a useful document of Toshiba on this subject - http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB2B03F30002R01.htm
  At your startup secure machine option in the BIOS settings?

• Satellite M40 - cannot boot from the recovery cd after format HARD drive

  Hello

  After my Satellite M40 - 133 being affected by the virus of security internet I had to wipe my hard drive. The virus wouldn't let me do anything, boot without failure or system restore. I wiped the disk and it still wouldn't load up. That's why I had to do a full erase of the disk including the hidden partition.

  After doing his now do not let my boot from the CD of restoration as it says invalid partition as his search for files that must be on the hidden partition. What can I do to get it started. I'm not bothered about to recover anything on the disc. If I remove the hard drive and put the recovery cd in, it excludes the disc and begins to start until he fails to see the hard drive.

  Outwardly I can link the drive to another pc and he sees it as a storage device so I'm glad that there is nothing wrong with the hard ware - help please

  Hello

  Can you see the HARD drive with all the details in the BIOS?
  If this isn't the case, then this means that the HARD drive is faulty or not fully compatible.
  If you can see the HARD drive in the BIOS, then this means that the HARD drive is compatible.

  But this should not affect booting from a bootable CD.
  Even if the HD would not be recognized in the BIOS, you should be able to boot from the CD. For example a live Linux CD has not only any disk HARD because the BONE would not be installed on the HARD drive, but it loads into RAM.

  The question is; Why you are unable to boot from any CD?
  Maybe the discs are scratched or the CD/DVD drive cannot read the disc more because of problems of laser lens
  If possible, try to copy/burn the Windows CD using another computer, and then try to start using the copied disc.

• Satellite L855 - cannot boot from virtual ODD

  After 3 years using pro u400 bought l855. This new find devive cannot start from odd virtual (my zalman ve-200) and understand that my new bios locked device! These drawbacks!

  Hello

  BIOS is able to boot devices out there:
  ODD, FDD USB, primary HARD disk, eSATA, USB memory and Network (LAN)

• Satellite L - cannot boot from disc of Windows 7 32 bit

  When trying to install the 32-bit version of Windows 7 from the cd/dvd that came with my computer noting happens.
  I inserted the cd and restart the computer, but the installation does not start.

  The computer is running windows 7 64 bit I want to change to 32 bit

  Hello

  You can boot from another drive? Maybe that Windows 7 is noisy and so it can t be read correctly.
  Check this box!

  If you want to downgrade from 64 bit to 32 bit you do a fresh install. This means that you need to clean your current Windows partition so backup all files first!

• Satellite A50: Cannot boot from recovery CD

  I have a toshiba satellite a50 when I try and recover back to factory settings, but my computer does not recognize the cd and it does not boot from the cd to recoverey someone help I have explored the cd there is a file with the extension .gho I really need to format my pc

  Insert the CD in your drive.
  Press the power button, then start Notepad.
  Press the C key immediately after starting the laptop to boot from the CD.

• Cannot boot from CD - DVD in LEGACY mode - NO Secure Boot UEFI NOT

  You just bought an Optiplex 7010 minitower with Win 8 Pro 64 - bit, 8 GB of RAM, 500 GB HDD and an Intel i5 processor 3470.  Now he has BIOS version A16.

  It is normally ON UEFI and Secure Boot on IT and F12 at startup does NOT normally display the CD-DVD as a boot option.  OK - no problem.

  However, if I reboot with F12 and select UEFI OFF (meaning WE legacy) and Secure Boot SHUTDOWN and reboot, then F12 DON'T show me the CD - DVD as a startup option, but if I actually try to boot from a bootable CD, I get an error message.

  I practiced with two CD bootable - a Knoppix I did on a XP machine an Aomei Backupper I did on a Win 7 machine.  These CD working as in my old XP machine boot CD, and the CD of Backupper of Aomei worked someone else machine Win 7 Pro 64 bit.

  What's wrong?

  Again, please let me repeat that I am trying to boot from the CD-DVD AFTER I have turned OFF UEFI, turned on the legacy and off Secure Boot.

  Thank you.

  Speed - although you predicted, I am amazed at what I did today.

  I bought a second hard drive (in white) and installed Win 7 Pro 64 - bit SP1 on it.  (I unplugged the first hard drive which has my Win 8 Pro 64-bit.  (Later to figure out how to dual-boot - no not yet for that.)

  What struck me is that I have installed SP1 for Win 7 Pro 64-bit while my BIOS is UEFI - it's ON UEFI and Secure Boot off.  (Enable Legacy ROM is enabled.)  BIOS is the Windows Boot Manager.  The Win 7 Pro 64 - bit SP1 DVD ran perfectly on my CD - DVD unit - no problems of any kind.  The machine has restarted several times, as I adjusted it settings and added the resource of Dell Media CD drivers.

  Disk Management displays only two partitions - a little with the legend "Healthy (EFI System Partition)" and then my C:\ drive, which is indicated be NTFS and 'in good condition (boot, Page File, crash dump, primary Partition).  The properties for the entire drive 0 said "Partition Style: GUID Partition Table (GPT).

  Now - is it good or bad?  If one day I try to dual-boot, what is incompatible with the four partitions on my hard drive to win 8 (now offline)?  Install this fake Win 7?

  I'm even more amazed than the Win 7 Pro 64 - bit auto installed SP1 with a product key that is different from the product key for my Win 8 Pro 64-bit.  The Dell OEM Windows 7 installation disc done by himself - I don't have to enter anything.  Which is good news for a future dual-boot, Yes?

  I have NOT yet connected to the internet.

  Now, when I unplugged my hard drive of origin WIn 8, I disconnected the Sata data cable and used for the new hard drive Win 7 added.  If the new hard drive is connected to data SATA motherboard even as the drive of origin 8 Win.  Well, at some point when I use two hard drives, one of them should be connected to another plug SATA on the MB - but not yet.

  Well... How do I fortunately to this stage so far?

• Satellite C660-cannot boot from ODD

  Hi all

  hope someone can help me with this.

  I'm trying to put a new hard drive in a C660 but can't the 'boot from cd' option no matter what I do.

  If I press F2, I get the windows boot manager with an option.
  Windows 7

  If I go to F8, I get the advanced boot options.
  SafeMode ect. No CD option

  F12 takes me to Windows error with 2 options recovery
  Start repair installation (recommended)
  Start windows normally

  Also tried 0 on power, which gives just the F2 and F12 options.

  Can someone tell me how to boot from the cd?

  Thank you very much

  * @ Said *.
  I assume you mean the flashing cursor in the upper left corner. Is this OK
  The blinking cursor indicates mostly a drive HARD or RAM problem/failure.
  Check in the BIOS if your HARD drive is recognized correctly.

  In addition, you can use some diagnostic tools such as Windows Drive Fitness Test (WinDFT) and DFT (Drive Fitness Test)
  In case the HARD disk is OK, I would recommend RAM

• Satellite A10: Cannot boot from the recovery CD after the replacement of the motherboard

  Heres one in your brain is going...

  I recently started a format hard drive via the normal recovery CD, but it never finished as long as the power cut.

  Not to worry I thought, I kept all my data and a new motherboard was on order.

  The fitting of the new Council, I tried to boot from the recovery disc and all I get is 'non-system disk '.

  Then I replaced the HARD drive with a former to check the functionality of the Cd. The old disks (I tried two) both still booted from the cd and their HDs has worked fine once in windows.

  However...

  When I try to start any of these 'good' HDs from the cd nothing happens, nada zilch. In fact they will not start even to a 'Beginner PC' recovery disk either, so it's not the Toshy recovery disk.

  Another weird thing is when I go into the bios by pressing ESC the power upward and then F1 and try to change the boot sequence and press end to exit and save, nothing happens.

  If the CD is not defective because it is recognized in windows
  The recovery disks may not be at fault because the other disks also fail to start.

  This is not a drive problem hard as other HDs start normally (but not Cd)

  This could be a fault on the new motherboard, perhaps a problem with bios, or the sequence of events suggests something else?

  Any suggestions would be welcome

  Paul h

  Hello

  Long story. In my opinion you should write is a little shorter but with more useful information.
  I am interested in one thing: have you got a new mainboard or used one?

  To be honest, I'm also confused with the recovery disc you are using. The history is confusing.

  > so this isn't the Toshy recovery disk.
  Can you please tell us what kind of recovery CD are you using exactly?

• cannot boot from windows dvd/usb

  cannot start windows from dvd or usb. I was installing windows on my destop I formatted my c:\ drive to install windows suddenly halfway so that installation was in progress the process collapsed and abandons a pop' unable to retrieve file ' since cannot start windows from dvd or usb. eveytime a screen

  Windows could not start. recent hardware or software change might be the cause. to solve the problem
  1. Insert your windows installation disc, and then you restart the computer
  2. choose your language settings, and then click Next
  3. click Repair on you computer.
  status-0x000000f
  Info: the boot device has failed because a required device is not accessible.
  whenever I have use installation dics, I end up with this after a few blinks of small line on black screen after restart
   
  also tried usb Boot I just get a black scree after reboot.

  Thanks BearPup for the reply. I was finally able to install ubuntu via the usb port. I was unable to do so earlier because my web cam was still attached to my key USB only. I removed it and then finally installed ubuntu relief. now I will install windows.

• Satellite P100 - cannot boot from recovery CD

  Hello

  I'm trying to reset my Satellite P100.
  She runs slowly and I thought that a clean spring was in order.

  I just received in the mail today my recovery disk (then found my original one!).
  Problem I have is that no matter what I do, I can't do the boot cd.

  No matter what buttons I push on I get or anything and one reboots windows or black screen.
  I tried F12, F1, F2, C, f *, ESC, I changed bios priority support via the configuration utility of the material in the Panel to load the cd first, his pirouettes for awhile and just does nothing.

  Whatever i can't load anything other that windows or a blank black screen, cant even get into safe mode.

  Any help please?

  Hello

  > I just received in the mail today my recovery disk (then found my original one!).
  Have you noticed the same thing using two of them?