Toshiba Satellite P845t-S4310 Reboot and Select Proper Device

My laptop restarted last night and started displaying the "Reboot and select proper device" message. It goes straight from the Toshiba logo screen to this message. I have tried e of the online fixes I've found. F1, F2, F12 and Delete do nothing to get me to the BIOS setup. How can I get to this menu on this model of computer? Thank you.

nothing to get me to the BIOS setup. How can I get to this menu on this model of computer?
- if your computer is on fast boot then you need to HOLD F2 BEFORE you turn on the laptop. Or always make sure that your laptop is completely off. It means that when you shut it down be sure that you hold SHIFT + SHUTDOWN.
- you can also get to bios by doing the ff: (ON WINDOWS)
WIN + C
SETTINGS
Change PC Settings
if its WIN8, then go to GENERAL then advance start up
WIN 8.1 > Change PC Settings > Update and Recovery > Recovery > Advanced Start up
- if laptop is not going to windows then you cant do the above option but what you can do is to remove the battery unplug ac adapter if you're using it then hold power button for 20secs. then put back everything in. AND BEFORE YOU TURN IT ON,
hold F2 while you are turning on laptop. this should bring you to BIOS.
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