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Depending on the model of your Toshiba system, you will want to see one of these articles: | Depending on the model of your Toshiba system, you will want to see one of these articles: | ||
- | * [[How do I boot my T3100e with an empty CMOS battery]] | + | * [[How do I boot my T3100 or T3200 series computer with an empty CMOS battery]] |
- | * [[How do I boot my T3200SX with an empty CMOS battery]] | + | |
+ | The instructions are specific to T3100e and T3200SX, but should apply to other same series computers. Unfortunately I do not own the other computer models to be able to test and verify this. | ||
**Q: How can I access the built-in BIOS ?**\\ | **Q: How can I access the built-in BIOS ?**\\ | ||
**A:** To boot your computer into BIOS, do the following: | **A:** To boot your computer into BIOS, do the following: | ||
* Press **CTRL + SHIFT + F10** when the computer powers on. | * Press **CTRL + SHIFT + F10** when the computer powers on. | ||
- | * If this does not work, you may use the TEST3.EXE utility, a little program by Toshiba which will open up the BIOS settings from a DOS environment. You might want to include this utility in your computer recovery disk. To download the TEST3 utility, see the [[Files and Resources]] section. | + | * If this doesn't work, but you are able to boot the system from hard disk or floppy disk, you may want to boot the system, then manually run the TEST3.EXE utility, a little program by Toshiba which will open up the BIOS settings from a DOS environment. You might want to include this utility in your computer recovery/boot disk. To download the TEST3 utility, see the [[Files and Resources]] section. |
**Q: I am still unable to access the BIOS.**\\ | **Q: I am still unable to access the BIOS.**\\ | ||
- | **A:** When the computer BIOS battery runs empty, it will clear all BIOS settings and will prompt you to review the system settings on power-up. This may be used to your advantage to get into BIOS. To force this behavior, disconnect the clock battery entirely. Wait for a few minutes and power up the computer again. The computer will ask the user to review the default settings. Please refer to [[How do I boot my T3200SX with an empty CMOS battery]] | + | **A:** When the computer BIOS battery runs empty, it will clear all BIOS settings and will prompt you to review the system settings on power-up. This may be used to your advantage to get into BIOS. To force this behavior, you need to disassemble the computer and disconnect the clock battery entirely. |
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+ | To access the clock battery, you need to disassemble the computer. Please see instructions here: [[http://omolini.steptail.com/t3200sx/mirror/www.ailis.de/~k/archives/21-Toshiba-T3200-SXC.html|The Toshiba T3200SXC and how to disassemble it]]. | ||
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+ | Once disassembled, wait for a few minutes and power up the computer again. The computer will ask the user to review the default settings. Please refer to instructions on how to boot a T3100 or T3200 series computer from the following articles: | ||
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+ | * [[How do I boot my T3100e with an empty CMOS battery]]\\ | ||
+ | * [[How do I boot my T3200SX with an empty CMOS battery]] | ||
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+ | The instructions are specific to T3100e and T3200SX, but should apply to other same series computers. Unfortunately I do not own the other computer models to be able to test and verify this. | ||
**Q: My computer does not hold settings or time**\\ | **Q: My computer does not hold settings or time**\\ |