Is there a way to create one?
You're most welcome.
SA
OK -- thanks. But I think I'm done! Went into UEFI, verified USB Legacy is on for Cold Boot (as opposed to "Always"). Moved USB ODD up in boot order to before HDD/SSD. Start cold and a) single pressed F12, b) pressed and held F12, and c) repeatedly pressed F12 upon power on. No difference. So -- I'm just going to call it a day! Thanks for all your time and support!
Is this what you are doing AND, are you pressing F12 for a boot device selection? USB device vice optical drive of course.
BIOS Setup
Follow these steps to enable Legacy USB Support in the BIOS Setup Utility:
1. With the computer turned OFF, press the power button and then immediately press and hold the F2 key to start BIOS Setup.
2. Tap the right arrow key to select the Advanced menu.
3. Tap the down arrow key to highlight Legacy USB Support and press the spacebar to set the value to Enabled.
4. Press the F10 key to Save and Exit, select yes to Save Configuration Changes and Exit Now. The computer will restart.
It should now be possible to boot from a compatible USB external optical drive by holding down the F12 key immediately after the computer is turned on, and then selecting external optical drive in the boot menu.
https://support.dynabook.com/support/viewContentDetail?contentId=2384403
SA
Dynabook (Toshiba) Tecra A-EC50. UEFI accessed via Settings/Update & Security/Recovery
What is the model and manufacturer of the computer in question? I will look up your BIOS settings and post back here with that information for you to review.
Edited: A possible boot device selection solution may be here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-enter-bios-to-change-boot-order-on/d5c2eda1-c705-4831-a9af-df02234bd49f
SA
Shut down computer with USB drive in place. Waited one minute. Powered up. Saw a couple flickers of activity on the flash drive but computer went to a normal boot -- no options offered.
Cold boot is a "power down", with, the USB or other bootable device already attached BEFORE that shut down. Not a simple restart. Power down the PC and let it sit for 30 seconds with the bootable USB device inserted before power off. Power on and watch for BIOS inputs about the device you wish to boot from.
SA
To SoulAsylum: In the Advanced Tab of the UEFI, USB Legacy is set to Cold Boot. I don't know where any other legacy-type settings are.
To huwyngr: I'll give the Macrium a shot and report back.
I just had a look at Roxio Creator which I remember from long ago when I was doing image work and I don't read what it says about creating as referring to bootable disks.
If Peter's latest and knowledgeable suggestion does not help you might try Macrium Reflect which is a wonderful tool for making images and backups of installations and recovering with them. I've used if "forever" and it's not let me down.
I've not tried making a recovery tool with the current versions but long ago I had to use Rufus to make a USB thumbdrive and couldn't manage that.
I just had a look at my current version and under Other Tools it now lists Create Rescue Media and clicking on that it brings up a list of choices which include the specific CD-ROM so it would be worth trying if you don't get what you need from Toshiba.
If you don't have Macrium Reflect Free do get it since it will save you a lot of heartache when (not IF <g>) your hard drive crashes and takes Windows and all your data!
It is simple to use and very very quick -- I think it imaged my 256GB SSD in about 12 minutes. And you can go to an image on a working computer and open it temporarily from Windows in seconds just by double clicking on he image and then you can look for a file or folder and inspect or copy it .....!
Have you set the boot in BIOS to "legacy" and booted to get a different results? Quoted from the linked article;
Select the DVD or the USB drive on which you created Norton Bootable Recovery Tool, and then press Enter.
<p><u><strong>If you use a UEFI-enabled computer, select the recovery media under the Legacy Boot option instead of the UEFI Boot option</strong></u>. The recovery media is the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool DVD or USB drive.</p> </li>
SA
Supplemental #2: I now believe the issue lies within my computer! I used Rufus to create a USB drive, and restarted with it installed. Same result! So, for whatever reason, the computer is ignoring both the ODD and USB Memory and going to the SDD, despite the boot order specified in the UEFI. I'll try the Toshiba Community to see what thoughts anyone there has (unless you have any).
Supplemental: I've decided the issue isn't with the disk I created. I removed Roxio Creator from the computer (Toshiba Tecra) and now saw "Burn disk image" on right-click of ISO file. Did so, restarted with that disk in place. Normal boot. Went back into BIOS -- re-verified boot order as ODD, USB Memory, HDD/SDD. I hear the disk drive run, but computer still boots from SSD. ??? Disk drive tests good, and works for all other uses.
Any suggestions for creating a disk? Rufus seems limited to creating a USB drive. FYI: when I right-click the ISO file, I DON'T get "Burn disk image" in the menu that pops up.
Create the bootable ISO using Rufus. https://rufus.ie/en/
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v72380755
SA
However . . .
1 Downloaded ISO file
2 Burned image using Roxio Creator
3. Verified BIOS UEFI has ODD first boot order
4 Powered down and restarted computer
I hear the disk drive move a couple times, but then the computer boots from the OS
Thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?
From Norton. Following instructions now. Thanks!
With Norton or a Windows utility?
Using Norton: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v16402158
With Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-recovery-drive-abb4691b-5324-6d4a-8766-73fab304c246
SA