technical help please

goggz1888 · 18-01-11, 08:52 PM

can anyone tell me how to restore to factory settings my toshiba l300 t5800

i have system recovery discs and when i put them in i was expecting prompts. but nothings happening. any help or advice would be great

arcticfox · 18-01-11, 09:09 PM

you will probably need to put the disk in and then reboot. When it reboots you should get the prompts...or have you already done this?

Cruelworld · 18-01-11, 09:14 PM

Go into your BIOS settings and make sure that your system is set to reboot using your DVD Rom as 1st boot device.
Then follow the prompts.

Ojaser6 · 18-01-11, 09:15 PM

Yes, put the discs in and then reboot. Some laptops automatically boot to CD if there is a bootable CD in the drive, while in others you have to press a button at startup to do that.

arcticfox · 18-01-11, 09:18 PM

sorry for double post but I seem to remember when I restored my step daughters Toshiba satellite that I had to insert the disk then switch off the computer.

Then, I restarted and held down the F12 key until I got a menu. On that menu, use the cursor key to select the disc drive and press enter and hopefully it will then start.

Cruelworld · 18-01-11, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ojaser6

Yes, put the discs in and then reboot. Some laptops automatically boot to CD if there is a bootable CD in the drive

Depends on how a system is set up.
Boot devices determine what happens.
Set a system to boot from DVD Rom first, then HDD second and it will boot from DVD first, and if there is no disc in the drive then it will skip to HDD.

Set it to boot from HDD first and it will totally ignore the DVD drive.

Can even set then to boot from USB if you want.

goggz1888 · 19-01-11, 02:19 AM

thanks all for the help. i will let you know if i need advice on anything else. my laptops is running so slow so just trying to speed it up a little. popups every 2 mins Grrr

18-01-11, 08:52 PM	#1
goggz1888 iPod 60gb Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,682	technical help please can anyone tell me how to restore to factory settings my toshiba l300 t5800 i have system recovery discs and when i put them in i was expecting prompts. but nothings happening. any help or advice would be great

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18-01-11, 09:18 PM	#5
arcticfox blah blah blah Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here Posts: 18,022	sorry for double post but I seem to remember when I restored my step daughters Toshiba satellite that I had to insert the disk then switch off the computer. Then, I restarted and held down the F12 key until I got a menu. On that menu, use the cursor key to select the disc drive and press enter and hopefully it will then start. __________________ Free Nintendo 3DS Free iPhone 4 Free PS3 Free iPad 2

18-01-11, 09:15 PM	#4
Ojaser6 Mini Mac Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Planet Urth Posts: 3,667	Yes, put the discs in and then reboot. Some laptops automatically boot to CD if there is a bootable CD in the drive, while in others you have to press a button at startup to do that.

19-01-11, 02:19 AM	#7
goggz1888 iPod 60gb Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,682	thanks all for the help. i will let you know if i need advice on anything else. my laptops is running so slow so just trying to speed it up a little. popups every 2 mins Grrr