Im at a loss for why this happens, but the computer (a Toshiba Satellite M45-S165) completely ignores both the boot configuration in the BIOS and when you do it through promt at the initial BIOS screen. It ignores both CD drives and floppys and boots directly to HD no matter what setting I have (making diagnostics and updating the bios hard).
Yea I already figured out how to get around it, but what causes this crap? The only thing I could think of is jumper settings on the harddrive itself. Discuss theories.
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Anonymous2006-12-14 23:47
Computer doesn't ignore the BIOS. If it did, it wouldn't be able to get to the hard drive.
I'm telling you, this Satellite M45-S165 ignores the bios and goes to HD only. The solution was holding down the C key in order to boot from the CD drive, otherwise it would ignore any setting you would put in the bios. Why the fuck would toshiba do that? It doesn't tell you that anywhere either.
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Anonymous2006-12-15 19:52
Your computer didn't ignore the BIOS. Your computer will not boot if it ignored the BIOS. If your computer manages to get to the stage when it will boot from the hard drive, it has already passed the BIOS and therefore IT DID NOT IGNORE BIOS. Now go educate yourself about BIOS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS and ask us a better question. Computer ignores bios? This question is solved because your computer does not ignore the BIOS.
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Anonymous2006-12-15 20:17
Did you press "save" after making changes to your BIOS?
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Anonymous2006-12-16 1:23
Hey look, another dood who doesn't know what they're talking about, but think they do!
I bet Tech Support'll love you.
Computer companies aren't out to make their computers hard to use. It'd explicitely tell you somewhere if its got a modified boot routine... probably in the owner's manual.
I'd bet you $10 you don't have the manual anymore or have never read.