
Not all models support the hotkey for the internal LAN adapter, even though they may support booting from LAN. The computer will boot from the selected device if it finds a bootable operating system, otherwise it will search for a bootable device, following the boot priority set in BIOS Setup. Immediately after pressing the power-on button, press the hotkey for the device from which you wish to boot: From the Boot Device Hotkeys (temporary setting).The selection of a boot device from any of these boot device menus affects only the current startup operation the next time the computer is started it will follow the boot priority setting established in BIOS Setup (see the BIOS Setup method, above). On models that offer a text boot device menu, simply press the key corresponding to the desired boot device from the list of available devices.

On others, it may say Press C to boot from CD-ROM. On still others, there may be a row of colored icons representing the various boot devices (HDD, FDD, CD, LAN, PCMCIA, etc.) Press F12 while these icons are displayed, and then use the arrow keys to move the cursor from one to another. As new models are released, the wording of these prompts may change.


On some models this prompt reads Press F12 for boot menu. When the TOSHIBA splash screen is displayed when you first turn on your computer, a boot menu prompt may be displayed for a few seconds near the bottom of the screen, indicating that a key (F2 or F12, for example) can be pressed to display a menu of boot options. The time allowed for detecting the keypress is very brief, so you'll need to be both prepared and quick.
