No bootable device error, can't start computer

[Guest]

Hello, and thank you in advance for your help.

My Toshiba Satellite L755 is receiving the following error at startup:
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Check cable connection!
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.
No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key
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This occurred after I used Toshiba Wizard to clear the hardrive. I was attempting to get everything back it's original state.

So far I have gotten into setup by holding f2 at startup. The boot tab reads:
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1. HDD/SSD Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 (S1)
2. USB
3. ODD TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633F (PM)
4. FDD
5. LAN Atheros Boot Agent
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I have also tried disconnecting the battery and harddrive and then reconnecting them.

 

[cmichael138]

Did you erase the HD? If so, it's asking for the installation disk.

 

[bkoop]

When you say you "cleared the hard drive" does that mean you erased everything from the hard drive? (including the OS)

 

[Guest]

When you say you "cleared the hard drive" does that mean you erased everything from the hard drive? (including the OS)

It didn't specify, I had just assumed that Toshiba wouldn't let me erase the OS so easily. That may be what happened, but I don't believe the laptop came with any disks.

 

[samuelspark]

Yeah. Once you erase, you need to buy windows 7 again. -.-

 

[Guest]

It just surprises me that they offer that option in with the system restore and recovery.. I suppose I will check to see if there is any kind of recovery partition.

 

[bkoop]

Yeah. Once you erase, you need to buy windows 7 again. -.-

I can't tell if you joking or not. The OP might have to buy a set of media, but that is much cheaper than buying the full OS.

 

[Guest]

Okay, I think I have it figured out.

If this happens to anyone else on their Toshiba laptop, you can start your computer while holding down the 0 (zero) key. This will allow you to do a "Recover of Factory Software," and reinstall the OS.

 

[cmichael138]

That's good to hear. The recovery partition wasn't erased.

 

[matt010385]

I have this very same problem, however when I hold zero down and bootup nothing changes I still get the same error