Re: Can i boot Satellite L10-102 from USB flash disk?

hello everybody, i wonder whether it's possible or not to boot my good-old laptop via usb flash disk? do you think my laptop's bios support this feature?
lol... sorry i forgot feedback part... well people are looking at what i asked, but no one writes back.
I think it would be better at least admins direct members to the sources where they can find some info.
Message was edited by: inbigtrouble

Hi
I doubt you could boot from USB flash disk
As I remember the older notebook series support the booting from HDD, ODD, LAN and USB FDD drive (diskette). The booting from USB flash disk is not supported.
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By the way, I have the latest BIOS (UEFI actually) version: 6.70.
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- To Toshiba forum personnel reading this: if it's a problem affecting this model, is Toshiba aware of the issue and/or doing something about it?
- Are there any workarounds other than using/setting up UEFI-enabled boot media? Yes, I know UEFI is the long-term solution and eventually every OS will support it, but right now not every OS does and I NEED to boot from other media for various reasons.
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> {quote:title=Tonny wrote:}{quote}
> >Just to comment on this.
> >I have a P850-31L with BIOS 6.70
> >I am unable to boot from ODD or USB. Even the Toshiba recovery media does not boot.
>
> Well, I found your other thread:
> http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=73847
> and it looks like this issue is already clarified.
>
> _You said:_
> +Firstly it's worth noting that it is possible to to disable secure boot in the 6.70 BIOS. However this option is only available when the user password is not set in the security menu. After enabling or disabling the password a reboot is required to make the secure boot enable/disable option either available or unavailable.+
> +...+
> +I selected the 'reset to factory defaults' option on the exit menu. The machine was then able to boot from USB and DVD. The boot order was also respected.+
Hi everyone, sorry for disappearing here, was busy... and couldn't carry on all the tests I wanted.
However, the good news is that what *michael_toshiba_forum* found apparently works for me, too!
*I loaded the setup defaults from the BIOS (UEFI) setup, and now it appers I can finally boot both CSM and UEFI media!*
Great find michael, thank you! By the way, USB sticks make and models now DO appear in the F12 menu while in CSM!
*EDIT:* of course, thanks to Tonny too, for pointing out the link to the other thread!
Didn't test all my media thoroughly, though. I'll post more accurate results as soon as I can.
However, while it looks like we have the solution to the problem, we still don't know the cause, and I feel this deserves to be investigated more.
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And since UEFI variables are intended to be modified by programs too (unlike legacy BIOS parameters stored in CMOS), I think we may have some scenarios where programs could potentially trigger the problem again. *michael_toshiba_forum* said in his other thread that his problem was triggered after upgrading to Win8.1. Maybe in my case this is due to the second OS I installed (Kubuntu 13.04) just after buying my laptop.
Anyway, I'll do some tests again and do some research and report my findings.
IMHO, if my theory is right, Toshiba should create a README for this, the solution to this problem looks not so obvious (nor me neither Toshiba support thought about it).
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