I have Toshiba laptop Portege R500, for about 2 years it was Ok and no problem happen. But after 2 years it had a problem, when turned power on, it took a long time in BIOS ( about 5 minutes) before loading the operating system (Windows).
Now the problem is solved. Cause is error in DVD Drive, I have not decided to look for the new DVD drive, i did to disconnect the DVD from the laptop, it doesn't matter for me without the CD/DVD R-RW drive.
If you have the same problem with your Portege R500, maybe this can solve your problem too.
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