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• Satellite L40 - 14Y Bios Update with HARD drive empty

  I need to update the Bios of my Satellite L40 - 14Y / PSL48E-01F01UGR of Version 1.60 to 5.50 (for Windows XP). The HARD drive is _ * authorized/empty * _.

  My problem: the 'solution' as given

  [Http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/faq.jsp?z=234&service=EU&from=faq_selection&CFID=B IOS & FID = TRO0000000b07]

  is unreasonable/erraneous. The instructions provided in this site for the "traditional update: BIOS is updated using a floppy ' lead 'procedure 7" for a Satellite L40.

  7 procedure is however simply: copy the 5 files, such as listed in the respective "bios - 20080617131457.zip" zip file on the disk ("+ extracted the zip file containing the upgrade of the BIOS to a formatted floppy + '). This disk is - of course - _ * bootable * _ and its usage with the error message "NTLDR" not found as shall be provided.

  We know a solution to this problen other than the installation of an operating system for the current object of updating the Bios from an operating system?

  Additional note: the attempt to install the 5.50 Bios by running winflash.exe (which is the single executable in "bios - 20080617131457.zip") failed because it "does not in DOS mode. But he could start with a few other disk started micro operating system, such as, for example, Caldera back. We know something about that? The statement: "run the *.exe extracted to the temporary folder. .... . A BIOS update diskette will be generated"as given for other than blackness L40 laptops means that a * _bootable_ disk is"generated ". Other laptops with the same Bios 5.50 as the L40?

  Post edited by: jetztkommich

  Post edited by: jetztkommich

  Post edited by: jetztkommich

  Hi jetztkommich,

  Don t do so complicated: anything that can be downloaded from the Toshiba site, you will find. If there is that only a basic Windows Update the BIOS, you can run the update of the BIOS under Windows. I think that s easy to understand.

  As Al - Ex worte, you can try the update on a Windows disc packed with bart PE.
  Check this box!

• Equium A300D - after updating the BIOS screen is empty

  Hi, I did a bios update on my Equium A300D-PSAK2E and its bricks of my laptop! When it restarts after update screen is empty!

  Is there a a sort of way to launch a recovery of bios by pressing certain keys on the power on the image of the bios on a USB?

  Kind regards

  Dan

  Hi Dan,.

  Unfortunately I think that there is nothing you can do if the BIOS update gone wrong... In this case the ROM module must be reflashed to an authorized service because guys have special tools to do this process delicate reflash.

  You can find a list of aspic here:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/innovation/generic/ASP_SUPPORT

• Satellite R630-13F - bootable ISO need BIOS update

  Hello

  I have Ubuntu Linux on my R630-13F.
  There is a known issue with Ubuntu & kernel 2.6.35 and freezing at startup, however the last BIOS 1.80 would have been remedied this. Currently I'm under 2.6.32 kernel to work around this problem, but I would like to upgrade.

  On the global site of Toshiba, the laptop computer sister, Portege R700 has updated the BIOS under various forms, including an ISO bootable. However, it seems here in the United Kingdom, the R630 has only a windows executable and the BIOS itself comes somewhere.

  So, Toshiba can provide me with the format ISO bootable BIOS, or he will run to the breast, say a 'live CD' BartPE Windows XP? I suppose that the latter is preferable, if it works, because then Toshiba must not put any effort, but I don't know how the update process (if, for example, it must store the data on the hard disk and restart) because all you get is an exe file and no documentation.

  Especially I don't want to go through the pain and the time to restore the laptop to windows 7, then re-restoration of Ubuntu.

  Thank you very much!

  > I don't particularly want to go through the pain and the time to restore the laptop to windows 7, then re-restoration of Ubuntu.
  How to install Win 7 on the second partition without erasing the Ubuntu?
  Just do a dual boot ;)

  > So, Toshiba can provide me with the format ISO bootable BIOS, or he will run to the breast, say a 'live CD' BartPE Windows XP?
  It s a friend of a user forum if you need an ISO bios so I ask an ASP in your country who

  Good luck

• Satellite Pro L40-15 a (PSL4BE) BIOS update procedure

  Hi, since trying to update the BIOS from Windows using the package provided on the official page to download always translated by the + black screen problem + described [here | http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=47887&tstart=0], which is the * correct * on how to update the BIOS on this laptop?

  I am no newbie: with these laptops, this is the first and only 2 has no BIOS updates, more than 100 + modernization successful in my career!

  Here, I sketch the history with the my two Satellite Pro L40 - 15A (PSL4BE).

  Cell phone 1:
  a. BIOS 1.60
  b. upgrading to Windows * XP * to 5.50 _For Windows XP_
  c. programme stop the PC from the start, with a progress remains empty bar!
  d. first boot in the BIOS showing version 5.50 (!), but then: dead (black screen)
  e. taken for an ASP.
  f. after 15 minutes and for as little as 35 it has been resolved, and BIOS updated to 2.00
  g. explanation of the ASP guy was it was my fault, because since the laptop is with Vista installed, I couldn't do a upgrade the BIOS of XP!
  h. sold the laptop with BIOS 2.00

  Laptop 2:
  a. BIOS 1.60
  b. upgrade of Windows * Vista * to 2,00 _For Windows Vista_
  c. programme stop the PC from the start, with a progress remains empty bar!
  d. but the laptop still and always boots with BIOS 1.60.
  e. upgrade to Windows * XP * at 5.50 _For Windows XP_ (I know, I was really looking for troubles, uh?)
  f. first boot in the BIOS showing version 5.50 (!), but then: dead (black screen) (as 1 laptop)
  g. tried every combination of secret keys, CD, USB, floppy drive, but nothing could do the trick to force a BIOS loading, as the ASP was indeed able to do with my laptop 1!
  h. read 'notuagain' contribution to the forum thread [here | http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=47887&tstart=0], and it worked.
  i. but now, the laptop still has BIOS 1.60

  Any ideas out there?
  Thank you

  Hello

  Here you can find the traditional versions of updated BIOS for this laptop model:
  http://rapidshare.com/files/415039398/BIOS-2.0-psl4be-Vista.zip.html
  http://rapidshare.com/files/415039409/BIOS-5.5-psl4be-XP.zip.html

  So you can update the BIOS using a USB bootable or external USB FDD drive.

  > AFUDOS (of an old DOS 6.22 boot disk, with new AFUDOS.) EXE from the site) does not either, he said: he can't erase the flash00000...
  http://www.Softpedia.com/get/system/hard-disk-utils/HP-USB-disk-storage-format-tool.shtml

• Tecra 8100: bios update of cd. exe does not command line

  I want to update the bios of my Tecra 8100.
  I downloaded the bios, but the pc has no floppy, I cooked up a cd bootable like this

  When I start the pc, F2, press c to boot from the CD-ROM, I get in a dos environment. I went to the drive Z, "dir" and see the bios.exe that I've burned to cd. To run it I type bios.exe and continue to be 'command unrecognized file name' when I type dir *.exe, he does not see the file either.

  Maybe I forget something here?

  + The message was edited by: removed link - bad info +.

  Hello

  Your described method does not apply to Toshiba laptops.
  Each computer laptop manufacturers supports various BIOS update procedures

  Toshiba on this page we:
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/downloadDetail.jsp?soID=356848&PF=true
  Here you can download the latest version of the BIOS for Tecra 8100

  The 4810.25 package must be unpacked everything first.
  Then you should check the files available.
  There is a readme.txt file that describes how to update BIOS using the ISO to CD.

  I hope I could help

• Equium M40x-189 and BIOS update

  There are updates of bios for my laptop, and so I thought I would try a flash update. I can only find the Trad version and not the flash version of Win.
  the problem is that the traditional flash update file asks you to create a bootable cd for the update procedure. Software CD, Toshiba in their wisdom have provided a cutting of the version of "save now". Guess what this special version of toshiba cannot create a bootable cd you have to spend £25 for the full version.
  Someone knows, there is a version of the flash upgrade Win

  Hello Andy

  As far as I know just BIOS updates listed on the download from Toshiba site are available. I guess that your unit is a relatively new. If you have any problems with this device do not do any BIOS update. Only if there is a problem the update of the BIOS by using external devices or something like that is recommended.

  Good bye

• Ask my Portege 7020 CT at startup for the BIOS update disk

  I have a Toshiba Portege 7020CT and he will not start to the top as it does for a bios update disc be inserted into the floppy drive, and then press any key.
  Can someone explain had to get the disc to update bios please and how to fix it? Thank you very much.

  The BIOS should be available on the Toshiba driver page.
  But it of very strange that the unity of request the update of the BIOS.
  Did you get the error messages as RTC battery is empty or something like that?

  Try to enter the BIOS and try to set the bios to the default options and then save the settings and try to restart the laptop.

• Satellite A100 BIOS update - BAD CHECKSUM

  I've just updated my BIOS to version 6.0 that TOSHIBA said > 26/11/07 "this Bios update adds functionality to your system: Satellite A100 Toshiba 6, 00 - WIN (PSAAN).»

  My original BIOS was 5.9
  My computer works fine A100-33 but when my computer restarts, showed it to the BLACK screen.

  I noticed that it displays BAD CHECKSUM and suugested I select default BIOS but I * ignored this advice * that wanted this new Version of the BIOS.

  What means BAD CHECKSUM and what effects will have on my computer peformance please if any?

  Under the system information that is displayed for my BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD 6.00, 07/12/2007

  Name of the Microsoft OS? ® Windows Vista Home Basic

  Hello

  Don t worry if the message "bad checksum" will appear only once.

  'Bad checksum' means that the BIOS has been changed, rewritten or settings have been restored by default. Thus, whenever you save your bios settings, bios made a "checksum" to check the next time you start the settings were stored and all goes well. If something is wrong or has been changed, then the checksum stored since the last save a Don t match real new generated checksum.

  So if you make an update of the bios, all your settings will be modified logic - you get an error "Bad Checksum".

  Another reason for such "Bad Checksum" is an empty BIOS stack or a malfunction, so BIOS cannot keep it s settings and you will get every time you start the computer a message "Bad Checksum".

  Welcome them

• Problem running 4,80 Bios Update on the Satellite P100-473

  Hello
  I have a satellite P100-473 enriched with 4 GB of ram, using ubuntu 10.04 lucid 64 with nvidia driver.

  Problem with often increase GPU to high temperature (over 100 ° C) using sensors applet to check.

  I guess that's a BIOS and a driver problem.

  Windows 7 x 64 I don't have this problem with the latest nvidia driver (using speedfan to check the temperature)

  I tried to Flash the bios with the latest version => _Update.exe BD1_BIOS (V4.80) version 4.0, I actually and all flashing same mistake you Error - 121. update of DXE etc...

  While the .exe to extract the contents of the flash on your c:\tmp I'll try a bios flash with a bootable usb key and phlash.exe with the BD13C43. WPH.

  The problem is to find the phlash.exe official back... Phoenix does not provide such tools ;(

  I understand the need of simple bios flash on windows... but I don't understand the .iso missing for flashing at the start when the operating system does not match...

  If you have an idea thanks ;)

  Toshiba has offered traditional old BIOS updated (diskette), a long time ago. Now you can find WIN updates only.
  You can try to contact the closest service Toshiba and ask if they have traditional BIOS update.

• Satellite L40 - 12K - BIOS update failure

  Hi people,

  It is the second Toshiba laptop, I've managed to screw up. I don't know why, but it seems that Toshiba is especially prone to spectacular failure of BIOS.

  This laptop (Satellite L40 - 12K, short model PSL40E) has a bios made by FRIEND and Toshiba has an update on its Web site for windows that uses the tool of WinFlash.exe made by ASUS.

  The tool only works for 32-bit operating systems, and I had installed a 64-bit version of Windows, I could not pass the laptop.

  Then I thought: we will try to update the bios from MS-DOS, using a bootable flash drive!

  I went to the ASUS ftp site and downloaded the latest AFUDOS (2.41). This is a special version of the afudos FRIEND tool, specially designed for ASUS.

  I ran the tool under MS-DOS, and it will make sure the BIOS automatically confirmed that the binary file was compatible with the laptop model and automatically starts the process of flashing.

  But it crash in the phase of "flash erase". He was stuck there for HOURS, so I turned off the computer and tried to turn it back on.

  Not at all, the laptop won't turn. It does not even ANY SOUND. NO LIGHTS, NO NOISE, NO FAN, NOTHING.

  ABSOLUTELY AND COMPLETELY DEAD.

  So, there you have it. I have flashed dozens of computers (servers, laptops, workstations, etc.) in my life, and I've only had TWO failures.

  TWO of them were with Toshiba laptops. Geez, Toshiba is really the King of the failures of BIOS flashing!

  Hello

  I would never try update the Toshiba BIOS with a BIOS from other support pages for computer laptop manufacturer
  What to say; I found one from Toshiba victory of the BIOS and traditional BIOS Toshiba U.S. driver page:

  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com

  Maybe you could try to Flash the BIOS using this version of BIOS
  If this is not possible, then only a service provider authorized Toshiba would be able to help you.

  By the way: I've had three different Toshiba notebooks: A210, U400, and now Tecra A11.
  The BIOS update has worked perfect for all series...

• Satellite L305D asking a password after BIOS UPDATE

  I have a Satellite L305 series and recently updated the bios, once the system has restarted his request now a password.

  I never put a password on that system and don't know how to get down the password.
  Is this a known issue with the 1.40 bios update or what, how also can this issue be resolved free of charge if the system is under warranty?

  Only to Toshiba Post screen and then give the password.
  Is it possible to get the system to boot from the bootable cd before asking for password update bios to the latest version if it is available?

  System is almost new...
  Help, please

  It's really strange are you sure you used a good BIOS?

  However, there is only one real solution; you need the help of a technician of the ASP.

  The point is that it of not possible to remove the BIOS password without any help of ASP. Only ASP technician can remove it and how to do this.

  That's why ask ASP in your country a help!

  Good luck buddy

• Universal BIOS update series satellite A500

  Hi all

  There is an update release of v1.50 date 01/07/2010, universal Satellite A500 BIOS.

  Now, it seems that my event handler I have a little problem with my current version of BIOS because I get the message:

  Log name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-HAL
  Date: 2010-11-02 01:15:34?
  Event ID: 12
  Task category: no
  Level: error
  Key words: (1).
  User: n/a
  Computer: Tosh
  * Description: *.
  * The firmware of the platform has corrupted the memory through the transition from the previous system power. Please check for updated for your system firmware *.

  I read some horror stories about Toshiba users who have tried a BIOS update, although Windows like Toshiba recommends, and their computers got fried. It seems that it was a problem experienced by Toshiba (I mean that they knew the question users face tried updating the BIOS thei), which they tried to resolve with this latest version of the BIOS.

  Has anyone tried this update and I share his opinion? Is it a go come or not?

  Thank you guys.

  EBM

  Post edited by: F_Bullitt

  To be honest I ve read also several horror stories in this forum on the BIOS update, but the question is do this people do BIOS update following the instructions of Toshiba.
  Can you imagine that some people make recovery installation or update of the BIOS on power electric battery? And when the cell phone cut because of the empty battery then it is Toshiba's fault of course.

  I did several times on different laptops upgrade BIOS and everything goes well.
  The fact is, all available BIOS updates are tested.

  Can you please send us the exact laptop model name or model number? I want to check the BIOS update is available for your model of laptop.

• Re: Satellite L40 - black screen after BIOS update

  Hello world

  I have exactly the same problem, as shown here:

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-euro...ThreadId=35156

  My laptop is a Satellite L40 - 150 (model PSL48E) it came with Vista and BIOS version 1.60

  I updated the BIOS to version 5.50, because I wanted to install Windows XP. The BIOS update process went well and the computer restarted automatically. After the reboot, I entered the BIOS (by pressing the F2 key). I pressed F9 to load the default settings and you exit the BIOS, saving the changes.

  Restarting the laptop and the screen is now completely empty. Nothing appears in it.

  I tried to remove and then reinsert the RAM modules, but it did not help.

  So, I guess the only option is to return the laptop to a service center?

  Why Toshiba do that? They are this deliberately or what?

  Kind regards.

  Hello

  I put t agree with Leolo and put I t too agree with you.
  The point is that there are tow updated BIOS for the L40.
  One for Win XP and one for Win Vista;
  But the two BONES work on with the two BIOS but some functions such as the FN buttons wouldn't work if you n t use good BIOS for the good OS.

  The BIOS on the Toshiba page is not defective. But of course, it is always possible that something will go wrong during the BIOS update procedure because the BISO update is always risky!

  One of my friends has updated the BIOS on this laptop and everything went well!

• ZV5000 - want to get the BIOS update but do not have Windows

  Hello

  just got my trusty zv5000 AMD out of the closet and intend to play with Linux on it.  At the moment there no bone because the HD has not, although I noticed that the BIOS is a former F.21 and would get to you last F.35.    Unfortunately, it seems that I can only do the update of the BIOS if I am running Windows.

  Wondering if there is a bootable ISO or floppy image available that I can use to do the update.  I prefer not to have to locate a copy of Windows, install on a new HD just to update the BIOS.

  Thanks for any help on this

  -Paul

  -Pavilion zv5000 AMD64

  HP OfficeJet 6000 E609n | Windows 7 64 bit

  Thank you, I finally understood how to do the BIOS update without installing Windows:

  • Copy the executable update BIOS for USB
  • Connect a portable flash drive
  • Power laptop and Windows 7 install cd boot
  • go into the Windows Recovery Tools command prompt
  • change directory to the USB player
  • Run the executable file
  • Utility to update the BIOS works well
  Thanks again for your response.