reformatting my toshiba labtop

tigerrr · 01-12-2006, 10:11 PM

ok here is the situation.
I put the cd in.
then i restart my labtop.
How come it doesnt run the cd when during the boot up?
It just skip it and start the window.

I used the cd on my pc it boots up when i restart the pc. but how come it doesnt work on my labtop? help plz!

LaptopExtreme · 01-12-2006, 10:44 PM

Go into bios on your laptop and make sure it's set to boot up from the CD Drive first.

Christian Darrall · 02-12-2006, 03:28 PM

be carefull with laptops they have a secret partition that stops u from doing formatting. jusy incase it gets robbed

LaptopExtreme · 02-12-2006, 07:20 PM

Well not all makes come with a restoration partition. But even if it did, it can be wiped out and one can recover the extra space. I take it that the Tigerrr has the actual restoration CD that he wants to start up with, so maybe it doesnt have a restoration partition.

bmwlover0725 · 02-14-2006, 04:24 PM

I havent had to use my cd yet, but try running it in windows

spamdos · 02-15-2006, 11:58 AM

you should press f2 at the bios and choose the boot from cd option that will fix it

Advitiya Saxena · 02-15-2006, 05:37 PM

U may use Toshiba HWsetup to cange boot priority....in the control panel..

01-12-2006, 10:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
tigerrr New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 13	reformatting my toshiba labtop ok here is the situation. I put the cd in. then i restart my labtop. How come it doesnt run the cd when during the boot up? It just skip it and start the window. I used the cd on my pc it boots up when i restart the pc. but how come it doesnt work on my labtop? help plz!

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spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	you should press f2 at the bios and choose the boot from cd option that will fix it __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

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01-12-2006, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	Go into bios on your laptop and make sure it's set to boot up from the CD Drive first.

02-12-2006, 03:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Christian Darrall Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I Live in Aston Which is in the UK Age: 18 Posts: 971	be carefull with laptops they have a secret partition that stops u from doing formatting. jusy incase it gets robbed

02-12-2006, 07:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	Well not all makes come with a restoration partition. But even if it did, it can be wiped out and one can recover the extra space. I take it that the Tigerrr has the actual restoration CD that he wants to start up with, so maybe it doesnt have a restoration partition.

02-14-2006, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
bmwlover0725 New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Endwell, New York Age: 19 Posts: 21	I havent had to use my cd yet, but try running it in windows