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Toshiba Satellite: Unable to Access BIOS

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Ramchator Posted messages 3 Status Membre -  
vieu bison boiteu Posted messages 44334 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   -

Hello,

My laptop (Toshiba Satellite L70-C-14E) is becoming increasingly slow with its old HDD, so I bought an SSD to give it a new lease on life.

Initially, to check that the SSD was working properly, I installed it in a caddy and indeed there were no issues, the laptop recognized it and I could use it well.

Then, to do things properly, I wanted to install the SSD on the motherboard, do a clean install of Windows on it and then put the original HDD in the caddy.

That's where I encountered my problem, I can't access the BIOS with only the SSD connected to the motherboard.

If I try to access it, I get stuck on this screen

And if I miss the attempt to access the BIOS, I get this message that makes me think the boot system is on the HDD.

I've already looked to see if anyone else had a similar problem, but I found nothing, so I'm asking for your help, the ultimate goal being to have the SSD with Windows on the motherboard and the HDD in the caddy for extra storage space.

Thank you in advance for your responses!

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Super.Mario Posted messages 583 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   250
 

Hello

On Toshiba Satellite, you access the Boot Manager of the BIOS by pressing F10 (quick presses after turning on, without holding it down).

Turn off, insert the USB key, turn on and press F10 immediately afterwards...

See you later
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vieu bison boiteu Posted messages 44334 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 3 591
 

Hello Ramchator

it's not certain that it will be faster with an SSD = I think it will be around 200 MB/s (half of its speed)

good luck

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Ramchator Posted messages 3 Status Membre
 

After a few tests, it's much faster, for example starting in less than 10 seconds compared to 3-4 minutes before, the same goes for file transfers.

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vieu bison boiteu Posted messages 44334 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   3 591
 

here is where I stand

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jeannets Posted messages 28325 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 595
 

Good evening,

It's a bit normal, your SSD is empty, you can't boot from it... and the other one via USB can't boot the PC.... I think your real problem is that you can't access the BIOS...?

On these Toshiba models, you access the BIOS with two keys simultaneously,

The key "Shift ↑ and F2" while the "Toshiba" logo is displayed

and you will have access to the BIOS

You will be able to choose the boot disk etc...

Then you will need to download the Windows installation ISO file, put it on a DVD or USB using the Rufus tool (unless you're good to go directly from Microsoft)

and only then you can install your "clean" Windows on your new SSD...

Precaution: do not connect your old drive during this installation.
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Redbart Posted messages 21493 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   3 378
 

Hello

It says on the second image: access the BIOS by pressing F2
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jeannets Posted messages 28325 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 595
 

Hello,

It would be nice to have some answers from the initial questioner..

I provided "my formula" to access the BIOS, but there may be others..?

As it happens, I have a PC of this type in my hands right now... and I had the same issue accessing the BIOS (due to hard disk faults) and I found and tested "Shift ↑ and F2", found on the Web; and it worked, that's why it was my answer..

There you go
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Ramchator Posted messages 3 Status Membre
 

My access problem to the BIOS only occurs when I have only the SSD connected to the motherboard.

If the HDD is connected to the motherboard or in the caddy (with the SSD on the motherboard), then I can access the BIOS (which is done with F2), but since I want to do a clean install of Windows, I need to be able to access it with only the SSD. That's when I can't and get the "No bootable device" message, as if the BIOS were stored on the HDD instead of the CPU (which might have been a practice on older laptops).

Edit: I finally managed to access the BIOS, but there's a new problem when I want to install Windows via USB stick (using Microsoft's tool); I see the message indicating that it's installing on the SSD:

But then the PC indicates that it needs to restart to continue, but when it restarts, I get stuck in a loop on the Windows installer.

Edit 2: I found the problem, in the BIOS I had set the USB stick as first in the boot order, so even if the SSD had Windows installed, the USB stick took priority... I just set the SSD as first again.

And Windows was successfully installed.

Thank you for the help!
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jeannets Posted messages 28325 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 595
 

Until further notice... the BIOS is still in read-only memory (or almost) and is necessary to execute the minimum startup instructions for the processor... for example, launching the disk or anything else would not be possible without a minimum of commands given to the processor...

In short, I am assertive, I tested it on my Toshiba which has no disk or DVD... and I can access the BIOS...

One clarification though... You need to hold down the F2 key before pressing the "Power ON" button.

Indeed, the Shift key makes no difference.

There you go, hoping that with these clarifications you will manage to sort it out...

When we say "PC off," it is really off and not in a sleep mode or some other false shutdown...
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