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Question posted by Ohandsom on August 21st, 2020

Hi I Can't Seem To Get In To My Bios. My Hard Drive Is Not Detected. Qosmio. G

tried all keys Del., F1, F2 F4,F10,F12. Do get Qosmio screen then goes Black with cursor on left side Have the original 60/40 HD

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Answer #1: Posted by INIMITABLE on August 21st, 2020 12:23 PM
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The BIOS will not detect a hard disk if the data cable is damaged or the connection is incorrect. Serial ATA cables, in particular, can sometimes fall out of their connection. ... If the problem persists, then the cable was not the cause of the problem.

Here is a do it yourself troubleshooting video https://youtu.be/_RI1F2vGQ4E


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Answer #2: Posted by hzplj9 on August 21st, 2020 12:48 PM
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This is how to get to the Bios.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/266138/Toshiba-Qosmio-G20.html?page=238

Hope that helps. If so please mark as helpful thanks.

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... priorities 200 Watching and Recording Movies 201 Listening to Music 201 Creating Your Music Library Using Windows Media® Player 202 Adding Music from Your Hard Drive to Windows Media Player Library 203 Playing Digital Music Files 204 Finding Music Files in My Music 205 Playing a Song 206 Setting Up an Automatic...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 85

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Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 96

.... Look in the online Help or your hard disk, use the Restore page in the backup program. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you try to a writable disc as a tape drive. For those systems with a writable CD-ROM drive or DVDROM multi-function drive, you may back up to a CD...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 105

...glowing. 105 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Viewing the contents of space, such as photographs and large presentation ... press the eject button or turn off the computer while the drive-in its protective cover. Removing a disc with the computer on...CD or DVD. Doing so could damage the disk or the drive. 1 Locate and press the eject button. CDs are often used...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 123

...; How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the display panel instead of an external monitor ❖ How much you use the hard disk and other drives ❖ Whether you use any optional devices to which the battery supplies power, such as a PC Card ❖ Where you can take one...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 201

... artist name, song title, length of song, and album cover art. ❖ Play a music playlist with Windows Media® Player to find and play your hard drive, however, you want to find and play them.
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 203

... with the Media Center. Sample Add to find and play them. Adding Music from Your Hard Drive to Windows Media Player Library You can place all your music files into the My Music ... to be able to Library by Searching Computer screen You may have already copied and organized your music files on your hard drive: 1 Click Start on your hard drive, however, you need to add those files to...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 206

... Songs. You can select it . 5 Use the controls at the bottom of the screen to stop or pause the song, advance to another song, or increase or decrease the... and Genre lists. Playing a Song You can play a song from Your Hard Drive to Windows Media Player Library" on the remote control to begin playing that ... 4 Use the arrow keys to select a music file, press OK on the remote, and then press...
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... Select Recorder. ❖ Select History to check a list of recording space on your hard disk allocation, drive size, and default recording quality selections. 219 Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media... recorded. 5 To change the TV/DVD settings on Recorded Storage or Recording Default screens, use the arrow buttons to check the amount of scheduled recordings, delete scheduled recordings...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 220

...DVD if your computer has a DVD writer drive. Media Center does not support removable drives, network drives, or drives with less than 5 MB of disk space. ❖ Archive TV programs to the largest drive. If your hard disk becomes full, it may need to ... can play archived programs recorded on page 196. ❖ Increase the percentage of hard disk space available for each recorded show.
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 239

...represent various dialog boxes. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive, and memory settings ❖ Device Config-Shows the Device configuration options ❖ ... in which your computer searches the drives for the operating system ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to configure an external PS/2 keyboard to emulate the Fn function key and access the wake-on keyboard ...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 249

...Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on the power. Clearing the condition may occur when you to select the boot-up device. The computer is working by plugging in Stand By mode and have a hard... not accessing the hard disk or the external diskette drive. Insert a system diskette into the external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts, then use the arrow keys to the problem ...
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...detect if the operating system is not working The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. For more information, see "Power and the batteries" on page 257. If pressing any key does not work, press Ctrl, Alt, and Del... memory has been lost. 250 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is ...routine. ❖ The screen does not look right. The computer displays the ...
Qosmio G15 Users Guide (PDF) - Page 259

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...have been using utility software, which is loose, replace the label and try inserting the diskette again. If a program does not run correctly but others... properly, refer to your dealer. This is loose, replace the diskette. Your hard disk seems very slow. Make sure the drive is empty. 263 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 5 You can choose one or both options: &#...
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