SOLVED Cannot get into bios

[jmh547]

I have a Toshiba L745 that, prior to trying to reinstall windows, was fully functioning. My plan was to sell it for a couple of bucks.

I tried using the windows reset feature to do a fresh install of windows and delete personal data... this resulted in what I assume is a corrupted MBR because I get an error "An operation system wasn't found. Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system"... I made a windows install usb but cannot get to the bios or boot selector.

I can boot to a CD (ie memtest) but everytime i try to burn a windows dvd I get an error....

So far I have tried tapping and/or holding all of the F keys after hitting the power button. I also tried removing the battery for several minutes and then reinserting, however, i never see the bios post screen.

Any ideas on how to get to the boot selector?

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Found it! hold F2 before pressing the power button.

 

[trents]

Yes, getting into the bios on many laptops can be challenging. There are a lot of different combinations they employ. Lenovo even has a special hardware button on the edge you have to push in order to get into bios.