Go into the bios setup and see if there is an option to disable "quick 
boot."

HH

"Ken1943" <kenw@no295no.net> wrote in message 
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> Just got a netbook and can't find a way to see the basic boot screen. The
> one before the Windows 7 screen. Tech support said F12, didn't work.
> On a Asus eeepc, the tab key, shows the 'good' stuff. I would guess that
> all the Toshiba laptops use the same key.
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> KenW