Re: New laptop...........

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Charlie wrote:
> Had to get a new laptop, my 7 year old Acer needs replacing bought a
> Toshiba C50D Satellite.
>
> But can't get into the BIOS by the way that is posted on the net. Press
> F2 before powering up.
Did find this on Toshiba's site (as part of instructions for updating 
the BIOS).  Steps 1-3 would seem to apply.

http://support.toshiba.com/support/viewContentDetail?contentId=4001695
For CD-ROM BIOS updates in Windows 8 models: (1) Shut down the system 
while pressing the SHIFT key to completely power off. (2) Power on while 
pressing F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Menu. (3) Go to the Security tab and 
set the "Secure Boot" setting to "Disabled". (4) Go to the Advanced tab, 
enter "System Configuration" and set the Boot Mode to "CSM Boot." (5) 
Press F10 to save and exit. (6) Boot from the BIOS CD-ROM and type FLASH 
or BIOS at the C:\ prompt. (7) After the BIOS update has completed, 
restore the Boot Mode setting to "UEFI Boot" and the Secure Boot setting 
to Enabled.

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