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Motorhead

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Registered: 10/03/11
How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 13:01
 
Hi

I've tried to recover with CD. The manual says press and hold "C". It's not possible to press and hold "C" while booting, the machine beep and beep fast.
What can I do?
Hope someone maybe had the same problem
Thanks
assex

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Registered: 25/09/09
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 13:15   in response to: Motorhead in response to: Motorhead
 
This with C at start up should work. I just hope you use right CD.
Do you have CD1 and CD2? Be sure you use CD1 at first.

You can enter BIOS and set optical disc drive as first bootable device.
Motorhead

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Registered: 10/03/11
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 13:18   in response to: assex in response to: assex
 
Hi
Yes I use CD 1. I nearly looked 5 times: did I took the right one :-)
assex

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Registered: 25/09/09
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 13:25   in response to: Motorhead in response to: Motorhead
 
That’s good.
When you start your notebook pres F12 several times.
Can you enter boot menu where you can chose which device should be used as first bootable device?
If this works, choose CD/DVD drive and press ENTER.
MannerhagenVPO

Posts: 144
Registered: 17/09/10
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 14:09   in response to: Motorhead in response to: Motorhead
 
Hi

I believe that this old unit expects F2 to be pressed to make the boot menu come up.
So press this button repeatedly (do not hold it down) when the TOSHIBA-logo is visible.

Good luck.

Tom
BobRock_1

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Registered: 31/05/10
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 14:24   in response to: Motorhead in response to: Motorhead
 
This notebook must be around 12 years old.
Where do you found this “oldie”? ;)

Enter BIOS settings using ESC button, set CD/DVD drive as first bootable device and try to start recovery installation again.
Motorhead

Posts: 4
Registered: 10/03/11
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 10-Mar-2011 14:32   in response to: BobRock_1 in response to: BobRock_1
 
...thanks for the answers, I will try tonight. This "Oldie" is just like new, seldom in use. I like it to buy older machines. This one I'll use for my oldest DOS-Games.
Motorhead

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Registered: 10/03/11
Re: How to start recovery CD on Tecra 8000?
Posted: 11-Mar-2011 05:04   in response to: Motorhead in response to: Motorhead
 
Thanks. It's done. But F12 and F2 did not work. Just ESC for BIOS.
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