this is a problem with a toshiba a135..i have read all of the information relating to this topic but it does not address the following problem..

even though i change the bios to register the cd drive as the boot device when it goes to boot in the boot device window options only the HDD and lan are listed as bootable devices..in the bios it lists cd/dvd hdd fdd and lan..

i have both a HIRAM bootable utilities disk that is good and usable..a toshiba repair disk and a widows installation disk but because i cant get the computer to ACKNOWLEDGE the cd as a bootable device it is not accessing these..the cd/dvd drive spins as though it is reading and attempting to read but it is not acting like a bootable device..

what options do i have..

thanks

keithCan you set it up to boot via USB, then create a Bootable USB thumb drive?

The CD/DVD combo drive may have issues with booting bootable disks - or - in some cases I have SEEN it before with the combo drives and BIOS's where the OPTICAL combo drive does not have legacy support for booting bootable disks in its firmware with the instructions contained within the BIOS. These drives operate fine when Windows launches and Windows supports the combo drives firmware which is non-legacy mode. *** Most systems however have combo drives that have the legacy boot support and will boot bootable media fine. The combo drive I saw that had this issue was in a lower end 2 yr old cheapo Acer Laptop with a generic optical combo drive mfr. Toshiba shouldnt have this problem I would hope.hi dave..

what happens is the bios settings are being ignored for some reason..when you do f12 to select the bootable medium it only lists hdd and lan..so even though an fdd option is listed as number 4 on the bios setup it too does not show on the f12 select boot device option..

then only thing i can think of to try is take out the hdd and put it into an external case i have and reformat it there as a bootable system hdd if i can do that on another toshiba system i have..

keith