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  1. November 24th, 2003, 03:29 AM #1
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    Toshiba satellite 2060CDS Boot Problem

    Hi,
    I have a really big problem.
    My satellite is not booting to the final destination i.e. it stops while booting. It may be a win98 problem, because I got a error message.
    I tryed to use the toshiba recover cd but it will not start.
    I have to tell that since 1999 the original cdrom (teak...) was damaged and I changed the CD unit to a suitable compac cdrom (it worked very well...). Now:
    How can I fix the problem??
    My recover cd is not starting, what solutions do you suggest? How can I start win98 again? I have no win98 cd because it was origninally preinstalled on the satellite.
    Thanks very much for helping me!
    C
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  2. November 24th, 2003, 05:49 AM #2
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    Welcome to windrivers cthierfelder

    Seems to me that without either a 98 cd or some working recovery cd's, we are left with just one option, fix your current install ! (though have a search about on the hard drive of your lappie - you may find the windows 'cabs', the files it installs from, 'lurking' somewhere on your machine which might be enough)

    So what error messages are we getting ?

    Btw what do you mean exactly by 'tryed to use the toshiba recover cd but it will not start' ... won't 'see' the recovery disk at all & fails with some error, or just tries to always boot from hard drive ?
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  3. November 24th, 2003, 05:55 AM #3
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    It tries to boot always from hard disc which means that the cdrom is not start running.
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  4. November 24th, 2003, 07:05 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by cthierfelder
    It tries to boot always from hard disc which means that the cdrom is not start running.
    Dependant on what's already set in bios, you may need to tell it to try & start from the cd first, not the hard drive ... if you feel confident change the boot order in bios to use cd only & turn any 'boot from other device' options off to force it to start with the recovery cd's ...
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  5. November 24th, 2003, 10:29 AM #5
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    Thanks for helping me.
    Could you tell me (for dummies) how I can get into the bios. I tried it already but did not succeed (probably I use the wrong key at the wrong time??)

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  6. November 24th, 2003, 10:48 AM #6
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    You are welcome.

    I think on tosh lappies, to get to bios its f1, it might be 'del' though ... Try as soon as it comes on - press lots of times !!!
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