How to get into BIOS on Toshiba Tecra 800

Megamieuwsel · 09-09-2003, 10:49 PM

Well...
Yeah ; I have this old beastie of a Toshiba Tecra 800 lying around (32 MB memory , 1 Gig HD , 100Mhz CPU ) and I'd like to make it a lightweight Linux-box.

However : It doesn't want to boot from CD and I don't know how to get into the BIOS of the blimer.(DEL , nor "F1" do anything)
Is there some occult secret as to get into the BIOS?
Is this piece of junk capable of booting from cd at all? I've had 486-machines , that could , so it would seem a little weird a pentium-machine couldn't.

megaspaz · 09-09-2003, 11:52 PM

you could try this:

Quote:

press the Esc key while turning on or resetting your laptop. After the BIOS' system initialization is done, it displays the message "Check system. Press [F1] to continue.". Pressing the F1 key will get you to the BIOS setup screens. Note that local keyboard mappings are not yet in effect.

from: http://www.cck.uni-kl.de/misc/tecra710/#bios

i know it's not exactly your model, but....

bejamex · 09-10-2003, 02:46 AM

try press esc and f1 as fast as possible.

at least my model it does work
:P

Cuthbert · 09-10-2003, 07:22 AM

... you can press Ctrl + C during BIOS sequence for a boot from CD Rom

Mind, that's using an external CDRom via a PCMCIA card, so may not be too useful for you