Satellite C855-1TD starts with message "Checking media [Fail]"

Okay, My Toshiba laptop has suddenly refused to work and will not start up. When it loads past the initial toshiba loading screen, a black screen appears saying "Checking media [fail]" I've tried everything that I have seen online that does not include opening up my laptop. It does not let me acess the Bios and I have tried every combination available.
My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite C855-1TD and runs on windows 8.1 software.
Any ideas? Thanks!

Hi
Usually you should be able to access the BIOS pressing the F2 button while booting up the unit.
I cannot say for sure but it looks to me like serious hardware malfunction if you are not able to access the BIOS.
Such serious hardware problem might be related to motherboard problems as well as RAM modules.
In case you are able to access the BIOS, check if the HDD is still visible on the first BIOS page.
If HDD isnt visible, then the notebook cannot find a proper bootable device and therefore the error Checking media fail appears.

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