Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop @enes, HWSetup is a very minimal program and only allows you to change certain settings that the processor allows. It is not unlimited like the BIOS is. Another limitation it as is that you cannot change every single setting that the BIOS

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop Here's an alternative example of how and why the BIOS is the way it is.Imagine you're stranded on an island with nothing but a pen knife. Now you can use the pen knife to cut up some kindling and the like, pull together a few broken b

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop hi ethin,it is true that bios is inaccessible on most pcshowever toshiba laptops come with a program called system settings formerly hw setup that you can use to modify most bios settingsthe program is also fully accessible URL: http

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop @enes, I did forget that, yes.@Green Gables Fan: No, the BIOS is not acessible in the terms of usability without sited assistance. The reason is because the computer is unable to load a speech driver at such an early stage. When the computer

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop If you mean accessible in the sense of useable without vision then no, he did specify sighted assistance was necessary. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=186387#p186387

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop Is the bios accessible to begin with in the first place? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=186370#p186370 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop hi ethin,if you did something rong in the bios you could always hit load default settings URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=186038#p186038 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop I wasn't saying that it required UEFI. However, if someone were to install windows 8/8.1 under UEFI and then change the setting to legacy boot, it will be unable to find the boot device. Same thing if someone installs 8.8.1 under legacy

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop @enes, Windows 8/8.1 does not require a machine to support, or have enabled, secure boot. I have a Mac which does not even support it and it boots just fine. Here's some good suggestions:1. Press f2 or f12 (I think); f2 should open the

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop @enes, Windows 8/8.1 does not require a machine to support, or have enabled, secure boot. I have a Mac which does not even support it and it boots just fine. Here's some good suggestions:1. Press f2 or f12 (I think); f2 should open the

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop hi,it is a windows 8.1 laptopmaybe the person who loaded the partitions forgot to re-enable secure boot after install URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=185896#p185896

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop If it's new you could always get the store to deal with it. It's also possible, though I'll stress only that it is possible, that it may not be finding a bootable device because the hard drive may be faulty. URL: http://forum

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop

Re: error when starting up a brand new laptop Is this a laptop that runs windows 8/8.1? If so, check to ensure that UEFI boot is enabled in the bios. I have no idea why it would be disabled but I know you'll see that error if windows 8 is installed using UEFI and then it is turned o

error when starting up a brand new laptop

error when starting up a brand new laptop hi,I finally got around to starting up my toshiba laptop a week or so agohowever the new laptop throws up an error message when startingthe message isno bootable device found press any key to rebootmy laptop is a toshiba satelite l50-a4 I asumed