No bootable device -- please restart system

[tuser87]

i tried today to install the new ubuntu, but the installation went wrong and i had to turn off the laptop manually.
when i turned it on afterwards, i got this message "No bootable device -- please restart system"
i tried to press all the buttons, but nothing works. i trie to connect bootable usb's of ubuntu and rufus - but with no success.
i have a problem similar to this:
https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=l233SoUTz0U
but in my case the toshiba logo is not showing on.
before that happend i had dual boot, and if i chose ubuntu the logo would not show up as well.
i think bios the is deleted. is there any way to recover the laptop?
thanks for helping

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

Here are some troubleshooting steps that may help.
- First, do a hard reboot, remove the battery and unplug the AC adapter then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds then try booting it up again.
- If it will give you the same error and if you're also using a Toshiba laptop, press and hold the F2 button then turn the laptop on and it should load into BIOS.
- If it will still not load BIOS you'll need to open the laptop and remove the CMOS battery for a second then put it back in to reset BIOS to its default. (make sure that the laptop is OFF and the battery and AC adapter is off)
- If this step will still not work, remove the HDD off the laptop and install it onto a different laptop or PC and try installing Windows.
- Once you've installed Windows, install it back to the laptop having problem booting up then see if it will load Windows or not.

Hopefully these steps will work.

 

[tuser87]

Hi,

Here are some troubleshooting steps that may help.
- First, do a hard reboot, remove the battery and unplug the AC adapter then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds then try booting it up again.
- If it will give you the same error and if you're also using a Toshiba laptop, press and hold the F2 button then turn the laptop on and it should load into BIOS.
- If it will still not load BIOS you'll need to open the laptop and remove the CMOS battery for a second then put it back in to reset BIOS to its default. (make sure that the laptop is OFF and the battery and AC adapter is off)
- If this step will still not work, remove the HDD off the laptop and install it onto a different laptop or PC and try installing Windows.
- Once you've installed Windows, install it back to the laptop having problem booting up then see if it will load Windows or not.

Hopefully these steps will work.

thanks man, you just saved my laptop!
the first one worked for me, i just had to press F2 before turning on the laptop,
unlike what the video showed.
after I entered BIOS, the first boot option was USB, but it did not boot from there.
so I went to the EXIT menu and chose something like "load defaults" which made the first boot device to be the HDD. after restarting the laptop, it booted using usb and i was able to install an os.

 

[SalfordPhoenix]

Is there anyway I could load windows on to a USB instead of removing the hardrive?

 

[Aiden_14]

Hi,

Here are some troubleshooting steps that may help.
- First, do a hard reboot, remove the battery and unplug the AC adapter then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds then try booting it up again.
- If it will give you the same error and if you're also using a Toshiba laptop, press and hold the F2 button then turn the laptop on and it should load into BIOS.
- If it will still not load BIOS you'll need to open the laptop and remove the CMOS battery for a second then put it back in to reset BIOS to its default. (make sure that the laptop is OFF and the battery and AC adapter is off)
- If this step will still not work, remove the HDD off the laptop and install it onto a different laptop or PC and try installing Windows.
- Once you've installed Windows, install it back to the laptop having problem booting up then see if it will load Windows or not.

Hopefully these steps will work.

Ok so i did this but now it says preparing automatic repair and just goes to a black screen

 

[sdimp]

Thank you very much @Laptop_Nerd, you don't have any idea how thankful I am for sharing these steps!! I love you!!!! Waaaaa!! I'm so glad I found this or else I'll have to spend a lot of money!!!! Thank youuuuuu!!!

 

[triciaok49]

i tried today to install the new ubuntu, but the installation went wrong and i had to turn off the laptop manually.
when i turned it on afterwards, i got this message "No bootable device -- please restart system"
i tried to press all the buttons, but nothing works. i trie to connect bootable usb's of ubuntu and rufus - but with no success.
i have a problem similar to this:
https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=l233SoUTz0U
but in my case the toshiba logo is not showing on.
before that happend i had dual boot, and if i chose ubuntu the logo would not show up as well.
i think bios the is deleted. is there any way to recover the laptop?
thanks for helping

 

[triciaok49]

I looked at the underneath of cd tray there is a tear in the what looks like a film strip ie negative as u would get from a camera so at least I now know the fault so check the under carriage of the tray

 

[Yuri12358]

@Laptop_Nerd thank you a lot, you've just saved my work laptop. I've made some changes in BIOS and the laptop stopped booting with the error, and I managed to start with BIOS and revert that only with help of your trick with pressing F2 before powering it on. You're just a god

P.S.: my laptop isn't Toshiba but Lenovo, however it helped