Setup bios Laptop Toshiba

Ways to Enter BIOS in Toshiba Tecra / Satellite / Portege

BIOS [Basic Input and Output System] is where critical settings about a computer system are configured. The most common configurations are, for example, boot sequence of internal HDD, SSD, optical drive, potable hard drive, USB flash drive, USB CD/DVD/Blu-Ray, and etc; network boot; enabling or disabling of CPU virtualization support; machine date and time; and many others.

Here’s the way to enter the BIOS in a Toshiba Tecra, Satellite or Portege computer. Though all the PCs is produced by Toshiba, but each different notebook or laptop, depending on model and series, may use different keyboard shortcut combinations to enter the BIOS. So if one method doesn’t work, try the other.

Note that all steps has to be done before the operating system loading. If you saw the Windows logo or other OS logo appearing, it means that you miss the window to enter the BIOS. Shutdown and restart the computer in order to perform the BIOS entering steps again.

Entering BIOS in Toshiba Tecra & Toshiba Satellite

1. Turn off your Toshiba laptop.
2. Wait 30 seconds and turn your laptop back on.
3. Press F2 key repetitively as soon as the Toshiba laptop begins booting until the BIOS menu screen appears.

1. Turn off your Toshiba notebook.
2. Turn your notebook back on.
3. Press Esc key on boot up.
4. Press F2 key to enter BIOS.

Another common key is to press F12 to select the boot up device.

1. Turn off your Toshiba notebook.
2. Power on the computer.
3. Immediately press Esc key on boot up.
4. Press F1 key to enter BIOS.

1. Turn off your Toshiba notebook.
2. Press and hold the Esc key, and power on the computer by holding down the Power button.
3. The machine will beep to indicate error, with message:

   Check System, then press [F1] key.

4. Release the Esc key.
5. Press F1 key to enter BIOS.

Entering BIOS in Toshiba Portege

1. Turn off your Toshiba computer.
2. Power on the machine.
3. Press F12 key repetitively as soon as the booting begins until the BIOS menu screen appears.

Since Windows 8, Microsoft has changed the BIOS to UEFI [Unified Extensible Firmware Interface]. Thus we can't use the traditional way to press the F2/F12 to enter BIOS settings. So how can we access BIOS setup on PC pre-installed with Windows 10/8.1/8. In this article we focus on Toshiba showing you how to enter BIOS on Toshiba laptops in the following two parts:

Part 1: How to Enter BIOS on Toshiba Laptop When Your PC Boots Normally
Part 2: How to Enter BIOS on Toshiba Laptop When Your PC Can't Boot

Note: The following procedures only apply to Windows 10 and Windows 8.1/8 operating systems that came preinstalled on the laptop from the factory when purchased new. And if you want to set BIOS to boot from bootable disk, please make sure that you have created a bootable USB for your laptop

It can be prettry easy to enter BIOS when you can enter Toshiba Windows system successfully. But when you are locked out of Windows and fail to enter system, Windows Password Key enables you to remove the lost password and boot your computer successfully. Then you can feel free to follow the steps below to access BIOS on Toshiba laptop.

• Boot into Windows. Open the Charm Bar by pressing Windows Key-C.
• Choose Settings at the bottom and when the next set of options shows up choose Change PC settings.

• Click on "General" on the left hand pane, select "Restart Now" under the "Advanced Startup" section on the right pane. The system will reboot into the Advanced Boot Menu

• To initiate the BIOS, choose Troubleshoot -> Advanced options -> UEFI Firmware Settings -> Restart.

• To access Boot menu, click on Use A Device ->Boot Menu.

The difficulty of accessing BIOS on laptops with Windows 10/8.1/8 preinstalled lies in that you can't use methods above when your PC can't boot normally such as when you forgot Toshiba login password. Now you can follow steps to below to enter BIOS.

• Step 1: Shutdown your PC while pressing the Shift key to turn off your computer completely. Note: By default, Windows 10/8.1/8 only puts the computer into "Hibernation" not shut down your device completely.
• Step 2: Now restart the computer by pressing the power button - IMMEDIATELY start tapping the F12 key on the keyboard until the "Boot Menu" screen appears.
• Step 3: Using the arrow keys, select   and press "Enter".
• Step 4: On the next screen you are asked to confirm if you want to continue with recovery. Select "Yes".
• Step 5: The computer will bring you to the Advanced startup screen. Click on UEFI Firmware Settings and then Restart. Windows will now initiate the BIOS.

That's all for how to enter BIOS on Toshiba laptop. Methods above apply to all Toshiba series including Toshiba Satellite series, Toshiba Protégé series, Toshiba Qosmio series, etc.

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This bulletin documents the several different methods for gaining access to the BIOS Setup feature of most models of Toshiba computers. These setting are stored in non-volatile CMOS memory, hence the alternative term "CMOS Setup". The settings are managed by a utility program built into the computer's BIOS [Basic Input/Output System].

For Toshiba notebook PCs manufactured since the introduction of Windows XP

One or more of the following methods will be effective:

F2 key method

Turn the computer on. If you see an invitation to press the F2 key to enter Setup, do so. The Setup screen will appear.

Toshiba Hardware utility method

Run the Toshiba Hardware utility from the Toshiba Console. It may also accessible [as 'HWSetup'] from the Windows Control Panel. Changes to some of the settings will require re-starting the computer. This method is the only way to access the BIOS settings on some notebook PCs [Satellite 5000 series, for example]. [For these machines, pressing and holding the F12 key immediately after powering-on the notebook will allow you to alter the notebook's boot priority.]

If the Toshiba Hardware utility is not present, try the F2 key method and the Esc key method [see below]. The Toshiba Hardware utility may be downloaded from the Toshiba support website at

//support.toshiba.com

If the computer is fully off, and/or to avoid having to re-start it [and Windows], use one or the other of the following two methods. The PC will have to be truly off [not suspended, or in standby mode, or in hibernation mode]. If an external keyboard is attached to the notebook [either directly or via a docking station or a port-replicator], disconnect it until you have completed this procedure.

Esc key method

Turn the computer on. If you do not see a prompt to press the F2 key, then immediately press and hold the Esc key for three seconds, and then release it. When prompted to, press the F1 key. The Setup screen will appear.

For Toshiba notebook PCs manufactured before the introduction of Windows XP

One or more of the following methods are appropriate:

HWSetup method

Run the HWSetup utility from the Windows Control Panel. This utility provides a relatively user-friendly way to change the BIOS settings. Changes to some of the settings will require re-starting the PC [and Windows]. HWSetup was pre-installed on all but early Toshiba notebook models. If it doesn't appear as a Control Panel applet on your computer, you may be able to download it from the Toshiba Support website as part of the Toshiba Utilities package for your model.

Esc key method

If an external keyboard is attached to the notebook, either directly or via a docking station or a port-replicator, disconnect it. Turn the computer on. Immediately press and hold the Esc key for three seconds, and then release it. When prompted to, press the F1 key. The Setup screen will appear. The PC will have to be truly off [not suspended, or in standby mode, or in hibernation mode] for this method to work.

TSETUP method

Run the TSETUP utility, under MS-DOS. TSETUP runs correctly only when executed from a 'native' MS-DOS prompt, and with the processor running in real mode -- so not from a Windows 'DOS box', and without any memory manager software running [EMM386.EXE, HIMEM.SYS, or QEMM386.EXE, for example]. TSetup was pre-installed on most early Toshiba notebook models [except for the very earliest models]. It is available from the Toshiba Support website.

For Toshiba desktop PCs and servers

Press and hold the F2 key immediately after turning the computer on [during the Power-on Self Test [POST]].