Can't connect CD-ROM (portege 3440CT)

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• Re: Portege 3440CT - starting problems

  I received a Portege 3440CT by a former colleague. It works under Windows 2000. She has not used in more than 5 years and can't remember what the password was. I tried to log in as administrator with a blank password, but the password has not been left white (grr) so basically I can't cross the password prompt.

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  I have:
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  -install a new os on this machine?
  -use the operating system installed?

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  I have a Portege 3440CT with version 1.50 of bios.

  This version does not support large HARD drive so I thought I would update to the BIOS. (I do not know if the version 1.60 don't either, does anyone know?)

  When I try to run the program to update the bios on win2000, he says: 'Initial error', someone knows what is the cause?

  BIOS is downloaded from the Web Toshibas website.

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  Have you tried the update on win98 and also in the BACK and he says ' this not available in v86 mode utility!

  Is it possible to place the BIOS on a small hard drive and boot from that?

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  Toshiba offer two different BIOS updates. One is TRAD (must be done with the FDD) and WIN (can be done under WXP or now Vista). For old models of laptops there is no version of WIN.

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  I just hand over a (damaged) Portege 3440CT without a hard drive. I have no external drives, but I am trying to install an operating system. I can boot in DOS, if I format a hard drive to make it bootable (I used a Toshiba non bootable USB utility or by placing it in a machine DOS from a floppy).

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  After suffering a little frustration, I decided to use the wealth of knowledge and experience which is available on the support forum.

  I have a Portege 3440CT which has been delivered to my friend a few years ago, by a company she worked at the time. When the company replaced the laptop, we were allowed to keep the old, we use very occasionally. Unfortunately, the laptop has recently experienced a failure total and irrecoverable from the original hard drive, which was not a huge setback because there was no essential data there.

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