From the Boot Device Hotkeys (temporary setting).

The selection of a boot device from any of these boot device menus affects only the current startup operation the next time the computer is started it will follow the boot priority setting established in BIOS Setup (see the BIOS Setup method, above). On models that offer a text boot device menu, simply press the key corresponding to the desired boot device from the list of available devices. On others, it may say Press C to boot from CD-ROM. On still others, there may be a row of colored icons representing the various boot devices (HDD, FDD, CD, LAN, PCMCIA, etc.) Press F12 while these icons are displayed, and then use the arrow keys to move the cursor from one to another. As new models are released, the wording of these prompts may change.

On some models this prompt reads Press F12 for boot menu. When the TOSHIBA splash screen is displayed when you first turn on your computer, a boot menu prompt may be displayed for a few seconds near the bottom of the screen, indicating that a key (F2 or F12, for example) can be pressed to display a menu of boot options. The time allowed for detecting the keypress is very brief, so you'll need to be both prepared and quick.

From the Boot Device Menu (temporary setting).

By setting the boot priority in this manner, the boot selected priority setting will be retained for all future restarts, until it is changed again. For information about how to access the BIOS/CMOS settings on your Toshiba PC, please see the Support Bulletin entitled 'How to access the BIOS Settings on your Toshiba Portable PC' that is applicable to your model. For example, if you set your system to boot from devices in this order: CD-ROM > HDD > LAN, the computer first checks for a bootable CD, then for a bootable HDD, then for a bootable LAN, and loads the operating system from the first one it finds.ĭifferent models offer different options for setting boot priority.

From BIOS Setup (semi-permanent setting)īoot priority specifies the order in which the computer searches for a bootable operating system.

Toshiba PCs that offer alternate boot devices allow you to specify which device to boot from (the 'boot priority') by three methods: These devices include USB diskette drives, CD-ROM discs, a local area network (LAN), and PC Card (PCMCIA) hard disk drives. Many Toshiba PCs can boot (start Windows, or another operating system) from devices other than the built-in hard disk (HDD) or built-in diskette drive (FDD).

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