Laptop won't boot unless keyboard is screwed up

SOURCE: Weird keyboard problem

it must be that ur ctrl button has been stuck....so next time press and release the ctrl button several times and try to run the same i.e. press r key or e key and it won't start the run command or explorer window....

SOURCE: Portege 3505

pls get ur cdrom service & try again but prior to that pls check ur data cable which is connected to ur pc

SOURCE: power on password locked

its some hard to do but maybe you can

. Your notebook
2. An empty formatted diskette (720 kb or 1,44 mb)
3. A second computer (e.g. a DOS desktop PC)
4. A hex-editor (e.g. Norton DiskEdit or HexWorks)

This is what you have to do:

1. Start the desktop PC and start the hex-editor
2. Put the disk in drive A:
3. Change the first five bytes of sector 2 (boot sector is sector 1) to: 4B 45 59 00 00
4. Save it! Now you have a KEYDISK
5. Remove the disk from drive A:
6. Put the disk in the notebook drive
7. Start the notebook in Boot Mode (push the reset button)
8. Press Enter when asked for Password:
9. You will be asked to Set Password again. Press Y and Enter.
10. You now see the BIOS configuration where you can set a new password

SOURCE: laptop will not go in BIOS or boot up

We use these and several times I have had to pull the battery, disconnect the power cord and hold the power button for 30 seconds (count slow). After that, it boots fine.

SOURCE: quiero formatear mi laptop una toshiba portege

First , try letting "Windows Update" install new driver. Be sure to plug in any USB devices you want to use BEFORE you start Windows Update. That way ,Windows Update will detect these USB devices as well as your USB hub. Because it may be that your external USB device is the problem.