Toshiba “no bootable device — please restart system” SOLVED

Posted in Computer Hardware, Software, Troubleshoot

I’m getting too old for this sh*t.

Toshiba Problem #1

Plenty … and instead of what I do usually, just reinstall the system.

Solution! with a copy of Windows 8 and use the key on the bottom of the laptop … I figured it would be a great idea — because of Windows 8 — to use the built-in toshiba recovery image. But .. due to my dealings with those nasty things in the past, I first made a USB thumbdrive version too. Just to be sure.

Due to interesting mistake I was unable to recover Windows, but using Toshiba Recovery did secure erase the entire harddrive. Cause I was kinda hoping it would reinstall after that with factory image … but it didn’t, and that gives us the next chapter …

No Bootable device — please restart system

0 … won’t bring me to the BIOS
F2 … doesn’t bring me to the BIOS
DEL … doesn’t bring me to the BIOS

And I really tried, a dozen times for each.

WTF?!

F12 … bootmenu has an option to enter the BIOS. Finally!

Troubleshoot: enabling legacy boot

Advanced -> System Configuration.
Boot Mode: UEFI boot

Greyed out

Reboot laptop again and same procedure again.

Solution: enabling legacy boot

Restart laptop
F12 for bootmenu, to enter the BIOS
First go to “Security”, and disable “Secure Boot”
Restart laptop
F12 for bootmenu, to enter the BIOS
then go the “Advanced” -> “System Configuration”, and chose “CSM boot” instead of “EUFI boot”
F10 to save settings

And it boots from CD!

Still cannot get it to boot from the created USB stick. But definitely happy with this!