New Laptop - "check media fail" and then "No bootable devices"
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HaveNotAClue
July 22, 2013 8:02:33 AM
Hi there, having a little problem with a relatives new laptop. She just bought a Toshiba Satellite C850-1KN running Windows 8.
The first day was fine; did setup and installed basic programs.
However the next day it ended up in a repair loop saying "Toshiba is searching for a solution..etc" and then restarting.
And now when we turn on the computer it comes up with a black screen saying "Check media" followed by "fail" after a few seconds. And then it says "No bootable devices"
I don't really know how to proceed. My thinking is that it can't recognise the HDD. I can get into the BIOS but that's about it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks kindly
The first day was fine; did setup and installed basic programs.
However the next day it ended up in a repair loop saying "Toshiba is searching for a solution..etc" and then restarting.
And now when we turn on the computer it comes up with a black screen saying "Check media" followed by "fail" after a few seconds. And then it says "No bootable devices"
I don't really know how to proceed. My thinking is that it can't recognise the HDD. I can get into the BIOS but that's about it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks kindly
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You are correct. The BIOS can no longer recognize the hard drive as a bootable device. This could be for a number of reasons. Your best bet, if it is still under warranty, is going to be to bring it back to where you purchased it. They should be able to either fix it quickly, or replace the hard drive in the event that the hard drive has failed mechanically and can't be fixed through software.
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Anwar Hassen
September 21, 2013 2:04:05 AM
Anwar Hassen
September 21, 2013 2:06:45 AM
Netsanet Getnet
October 4, 2013 10:30:22 AM
HaveNotAClue said:
Hi there, having a little problem with a relatives new laptop. She just bought a Toshiba Satellite C850-1KN running Windows 8.The first day was fine; did setup and installed basic programs.
However the next day it ended up in a repair loop saying "Toshiba is searching for a solution..etc" and then restarting.
And now when we turn on the computer it comes up with a black screen saying "Check media" followed by "fail" after a few seconds. And then it says "No bootable devices"
I don't really know how to proceed. My thinking is that it can't recognise the HDD. I can get into the BIOS but that's about it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks kindly
Anwar Hassen said:
Toshiba c850-855 check media fail..no bootable device problem. to boot from CD and to format the hard disk first check bios setup new option "Secure boot" option disabled....===============
Go to BIOS, look for something that says "System Configuration ..." and change the boot mode, then restart your computer and it will work.
good luck,
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Turanphoenix
November 16, 2013 3:32:09 AM
bluboy484
November 17, 2013 9:39:46 AM
h_saad
December 18, 2013 3:47:28 AM
Netsanet Getnet said:
HaveNotAClue said:
Hi there, having a little problem with a relatives new laptop. She just bought a Toshiba Satellite C850-1KN running Windows 8.The first day was fine; did setup and installed basic programs.
However the next day it ended up in a repair loop saying "Toshiba is searching for a solution..etc" and then restarting.
And now when we turn on the computer it comes up with a black screen saying "Check media" followed by "fail" after a few seconds. And then it says "No bootable devices"
I don't really know how to proceed. My thinking is that it can't recognise the HDD. I can get into the BIOS but that's about it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks kindly
Anwar Hassen said:
Toshiba c850-855 check media fail..no bootable device problem. to boot from CD and to format the hard disk first check bios setup new option "Secure boot" option disabled....===============
Go to BIOS, look for something that says "System Configuration ..." and change the boot mode, then restart your computer and it will work.
good luck,
Thanks, this worked for me and no i am able to install my windows.
Good job.
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bonee8
January 30, 2014 1:45:26 AM
beni91
February 1, 2014 5:09:16 AM
tdkilla
March 13, 2014 7:45:03 AM
Carterk76
March 27, 2014 7:44:38 AM
littlemayo
March 27, 2014 10:14:10 PM
Carterk76 said:
Please forgive my ignorance but what is bios, I have the same issue with my sisters laptop and I am trying to see if I can fix it. I have no idea how to get to bios. Your help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!!
Kim
Bios a preliminary system that initializes before your OS, loads and checks basic hardware configuration, such as keyboard, memory, date/time , hard drives..etc.
anyways, your sololution would be this one:
restart the computer, press F2 to access the Bios...disable "Secure Boot" then follow this instructions:
Go to BIOS, look for something that says "System Configuration ..." and change the boot mode, then restart your computer and it will work.
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Carterk76
March 28, 2014 6:12:19 AM
I am now being asked what the hdd/sdd password is???
Bios a preliminary system that initializes before your OS, loads and checks basic hardware configuration, such as keyboard, memory, date/time , hard drives..etc.
anyways, your sololution would be this one:
restart the computer, press F2 to access the Bios...disable "Secure Boot" then follow this instructions:
Go to BIOS, look for something that says "System Configuration ..." and change the boot mode, then restart your computer and it will work.
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Bios a preliminary system that initializes before your OS, loads and checks basic hardware configuration, such as keyboard, memory, date/time , hard drives..etc.
anyways, your sololution would be this one:
restart the computer, press F2 to access the Bios...disable "Secure Boot" then follow this instructions:
Go to BIOS, look for something that says "System Configuration ..." and change the boot mode, then restart your computer and it will work.
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Abstract1337
April 5, 2014 8:54:03 AM
Jessi Miller
April 28, 2014 10:52:00 AM
Mandy79
May 14, 2014 5:12:10 PM
Michael vaslikax
May 26, 2014 3:08:52 AM
hii there my name is michael vaslikax,a self empoleyed IT,if certainly you have this problem [
New Laptop - "check media fail" and then "No bootable devices" ] basically this is most a commonly Toshiba problem....i would like to analayse some few tips for you on how to solve this problem
******check media"and then"No bootable device found""******
first you should have an external cd rom inorder to boot because you mashine has failed to determine an internal bootable device
secondly you have to remove to remove an internal rom on your mashine
third connect an external cd rom on your mashine with usb cables
fourth reboot your mashine and put a window cd on the external rom.....
thank you if this articles was real helpful please follow me on my blogspot.....momik2.blogspot.com
New Laptop - "check media fail" and then "No bootable devices" ] basically this is most a commonly Toshiba problem....i would like to analayse some few tips for you on how to solve this problem
******check media"and then"No bootable device found""******
first you should have an external cd rom inorder to boot because you mashine has failed to determine an internal bootable device
secondly you have to remove to remove an internal rom on your mashine
third connect an external cd rom on your mashine with usb cables
fourth reboot your mashine and put a window cd on the external rom.....
thank you if this articles was real helpful please follow me on my blogspot.....momik2.blogspot.com
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babsnkaks
June 1, 2014 6:53:16 PM
Netsanet Getnet said:
HaveNotAClue said:
Hi there, having a little problem with a relatives new laptop. She just bought a Toshiba Satellite C850-1KN running Windows 8.The first day was fine; did setup and installed basic programs.
However the next day it ended up in a repair loop saying "Toshiba is searching for a solution..etc" and then restarting.
And now when we turn on the computer it comes up with a black screen saying "Check media" followed by "fail" after a few seconds. And then it says "No bootable devices"
I don't really know how to proceed. My thinking is that it can't recognise the HDD. I can get into the BIOS but that's about it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks kindly
Anwar Hassen said:
Toshiba c850-855 check media fail..no bootable device problem. to boot from CD and to format the hard disk first check bios setup new option "Secure boot" option disabled....===============
Go to BIOS, look for something that says "System Configuration ..." and change the boot mode, then restart your computer and it will work.
good luck,
the "boot mode" is idle. pls how can I make accessible?
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eichenjoe
June 18, 2014 4:10:53 PM
Samuel Mbindyo
June 26, 2014 11:56:40 PM
Alex Ferreira
June 27, 2014 1:13:15 AM
If that is a new laptop with warranty just go to store and make them solve it! It may have a faulty hard disk!
If not:
As said in Samuel Mbindyo's comment. When you disable "secure boot" the option to change boot type will be available, change from UEFI to CMS mode. Then press F10 to exit saving changes.
If this donยดt solve the problem and hard disk is still not available there must be a problem. It can be corrupted windows startup, damaged hard disk or connetion between disk and motherboard.
If not:
As said in Samuel Mbindyo's comment. When you disable "secure boot" the option to change boot type will be available, change from UEFI to CMS mode. Then press F10 to exit saving changes.
If this donยดt solve the problem and hard disk is still not available there must be a problem. It can be corrupted windows startup, damaged hard disk or connetion between disk and motherboard.
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Nike Volt
July 26, 2014 3:55:42 AM
desertking
August 4, 2014 3:58:30 PM
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Alex Ferreira
August 5, 2014 8:05:06 AM
jkarobert
August 16, 2014 12:58:40 AM
Alex Ferreira said:
desertking: First you must disable "secure boot" (it's in another page, search for it), only then the boot mode is available to change from UEFI to CMS.Hello,
I have the same issue with a new Toschiba laptop. No booting up. In BIOS I disabled the secured boot option, however I could not find the CMS/UEFI change option in BIOS not present at all (Not in advanced, not in any other tabs)..
Any idea? Thank you in advance. Rob-
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Alex Ferreira
August 16, 2014 3:18:58 AM
jkarobert said:
Alex Ferreira said:
desertking: First you must disable "secure boot" (it's in another page, search for it), only then the boot mode is available to change from UEFI to CMS.Hello,
I have the same issue with a new Toschiba laptop. No booting up. In BIOS I disabled the secured boot option, however I could not find the CMS/UEFI change option in BIOS not present at all (Not in advanced, not in any other tabs)..
Any idea? Thank you in advance. RobThat's strange, if it's the latest toshibas. Wich model do you have? I have a L50-B with an intel i3 processor. I donยดt remember exactly the tab. Made this operation for a clean windows 8.1 instalation, that was working fine (just didnยดt want all that included software).
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Eric Geisman
August 16, 2014 7:53:02 AM
Alex Ferreira said:
jkarobert said:
Alex Ferreira said:
desertking: First you must disable "secure boot" (it's in another page, search for it), only then the boot mode is available to change from UEFI to CMS.Hello,
I have the same issue with a new Toschiba laptop. No booting up. In BIOS I disabled the secured boot option, however I could not find the CMS/UEFI change option in BIOS not present at all (Not in advanced, not in any other tabs)..
Any idea? Thank you in advance. RobThat's strange, if it's the latest toshibas. Wich model do you have? I have a L50-B with an intel i3 processor. I donยดt remember exactly the tab. Made this operation for a clean windows 8.1 instalation, that was working fine (just didnยดt want all that included software).
I Need answer
I changed the boot mode in bios and now it is saying i need to insert boot disk and check cable connection ... What is a boot disk and what is the cable connection?
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Alex Ferreira
August 16, 2014 9:36:52 AM
Eric Geisman said:
Alex Ferreira said:
jkarobert said:
Alex Ferreira said:
desertking: First you must disable "secure boot" (it's in another page, search for it), only then the boot mode is available to change from UEFI to CMS.Hello,
I have the same issue with a new Toschiba laptop. No booting up. In BIOS I disabled the secured boot option, however I could not find the CMS/UEFI change option in BIOS not present at all (Not in advanced, not in any other tabs)..
Any idea? Thank you in advance. RobThat's strange, if it's the latest toshibas. Wich model do you have? I have a L50-B with an intel i3 processor. I donยดt remember exactly the tab. Made this operation for a clean windows 8.1 instalation, that was working fine (just didnยดt want all that included software).
I Need answer
I changed the boot mode in bios and now it is saying i need to insert boot disk and check cable connection ... What is a boot disk and what is the cable connection?
So you have "secure boot" disable and boot mode in CMS but still there is no bootable device working. Check the detected devices and if the hard disk is listed.
- A boot disk is a CD/DVD/USB with bootable software (with a windows instalation disk, for example)
- Cable conetion is the interface between your computer and your drives (hard disk, DVD player) that is not working, so the system isnยดt recognizing the phisical drive. The hard disk or the plug/cable may be damaged or with a bad connetion (if this doesnยดt changes you have to check it physically, by opening the laptop). If the conetions are right you may have to replace the hard disk.
First step is to check for detect hard disk in BIOS. If there isnยดt one and you have one conneted. Only after you get a detect hard drive you can pass to a boot. If that hard drive already have a working operating system (windows or other compatible) you only have to select it in the boot order list and it will run on startup.
If you have a hard disk working but it wonยดt start is because there is no operating system or it's corrupted. So you have to get a bootable device and try to install a windows (or other). You can get the windows ISO file and make it bootable with Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (works with windows 8 and 8.1 also). The options are to burn in DVD or USB pen drive as explained here: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.H...
More then this only with your laptop in hand... Sorry.
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matynosee
August 29, 2014 10:18:01 PM
edenlone
September 7, 2014 2:29:57 AM
desertking said:
Turanphoenix said:
If you're still having trouble I found a fix that works for me. In bios go to, advanced/system configuration/boot mode
Change it to CSM Boot
hello i have same problem but in advanced boot mode is UEFI boot and i can't arrive to change this it's in grey colour i don't understand.
first you have to Disable "secure boot" the option to change boot type will be available, change from UEFI to CMS mode.
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jojinushi
September 7, 2014 8:49:11 AM
Im having the exact issue..i cant find any help online.
Toshiba C55A wont boot from another drive. Tried external cd in order to boot and internal with not success.... Tried to change the bios configuration but dont let me! its like disable just appear UEFI. I download some bios upgrade etc and try to install via USB drive but the laptop still reading media fail. Its like it dont see any usb drive, neither cd drivers...its extremly important to me fix that ASAP and i smacked my head days and long nights with no success... (the laptop previously had win 8) it dont have warranty.
Toshiba C55A wont boot from another drive. Tried external cd in order to boot and internal with not success.... Tried to change the bios configuration but dont let me! its like disable just appear UEFI. I download some bios upgrade etc and try to install via USB drive but the laptop still reading media fail. Its like it dont see any usb drive, neither cd drivers...its extremly important to me fix that ASAP and i smacked my head days and long nights with no success... (the laptop previously had win 8) it dont have warranty.
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dreibel
September 14, 2014 9:06:52 AM
Alex Ferreira said:
desertking: First you must disable "secure boot" (it's in another page, search for it), only then the boot mode is available to change from UEFI to CMS.Thanks to all on this page!I was able to use Trinity Rescue Kit to rescue my dads forgotten password laptop! A few of the suggestions is what it took. This replied to one and boot sequence.
Oh and change it back when you're done!!!!! As someone on here stated as well!
Again THANKS MUCH!
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Rabei Alex
October 10, 2014 8:14:24 PM
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