Corrupt BIOS on Tecra 8000

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• Updating BIOS for Tecra 8000 without floppy

  I searched this forum a solution update the BIOS without a floppy drive. The only one i found was this thread [http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=66966&tstart=0], but there is no file .iso for the tecra 8000 series.
  is there a solution to get the new bios installed on my tecra 8000 without any floppy drive?

  I checked Toshiba BIOS download page on http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/download_bios.jsp and TRAD BIOS version is proposed. This old Tecra is maybe 10 years and now, Toshiba has offered traditional update the BIOS only.

  Win versions are later available with latest Tecra 9000/9100.
  I'm sorry.

  Maybe stupid question now, but why do you need the BIOS update?

• Update the Bios on Tecra 8000

  Hello

  I'm updating of the bios in my tecra 8000 successful.

  "Finished WRITING successful ROM utility. LEADER BIOS: Tecra8000 v 9,30 "

  I can't turn on my laptop (press POWER), but the display is black and tecra does not not :(((

  When I find the old version of the Bios

  I have a PII 266 Mhz

  Help me :(

  Post edited by: adi83ek

  Have you tried to get into the BIOS?
  Check it out.
  But usually after the update laptop BIOS should properly work and boots.
  Have you followed the instructions on the BIOS update on the page of Toshiba?
  Maybe you did something wrong and the motherboard is damaged.

• Tecra 8000 does not start after the BIOS update

  From one day to the other does not start my Tecra 8000 (400 MHz/256 MB BIOS 9.30 for years). After start-up, the disc starts to turn, but the screen including the backlight remains completely black, without red logo TOSHIBA BIOS is not accessible.

  I got a new mainboard on stock, so I replaced it, and it worked. Unfortunately now my WLAN card now did not work properly. I tried several settings of the BIOS with no results, so I decided to do an update of the BIOS from 7.50 to 9: 30. After the upgrade, I get the message "ROM WRITE successful, utility completed. LEADER BIOS: Tecra8000 v 9,30 ". Because what either kept silent, I pressed the power button to restart and heard a long and many short beeps (endless). I could interrupt what pressing the powerbutton for 5s.

  After turning on again I have the same problem as described in the first line :-( I can't get into the BIOS, but I can again update (with pressed F12). Once again these beeps.

  What to do with these beeps after average BIOS update? I replaced the MoBo connector LED with pension. Processor, memory, keyboard and HD has remained the same. So, before I start disassembling the machine, please notify, your help is very appreciated.

  Hello Joachim

  I'm not a technician and don t know what the beeps but I am afraid that the BIOS chip is damaged. Because of this, the unit is completely dead. Sorry, but I really don t believe you can do anything. Maybe the new motherboard again :(

• Tecra 8000 BIOS update

  Help... my first visit on this forum looking for a kindly soul to out me of trouble. My wife has a Tecra 8000 (European version) with P2 400 mhz. To start, she "prepares for the BIOS update". I managed to find what seems to me to be good download on this site, the 'traditional' version for computers that do not run on 500 mhz or higher? Only problem is that I know this must be installed through FDD we have with the laptop, but we have no way to open the file on disk. Neither our computers from home or at work have a floppy drive to open and copy the downloaded file. We were wondering if anyone has a copy, or access to a floppy drive to produce a copy and send it to us? We would be more than happy incurred to help us.

  Hello Brian

  Please check this page http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/faq.jsp?service=EU&from=faq_selection&CFID=BIOS&FI D = TRO0000000b07. It is described how you can create the BIOS update disk, and the correct procedure of updating the BIOS for your laptop model.

  It is not complicated. I'm sure you can do it alone.

  Good luck!

• BIOS Tecra 8000

  Hello

  Another poll question but no answer by toshiba :) Should what file I use to update the BIOS of my tecra 8000 3000 PII when I don't have a floppy drive?

  Bios update page does not list my tecra.

  Thanks in advance

  Hello

  If you have the European model search update BIOS on http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com topic support & downloads and if you have the US model check http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_home.jsp site.

  If you don't have floppy drive that you have a problem. ;)

• Tecra 8000 isn't boot from CD - how to enter the BIOS?

  Hello

  I have a 2nd hand tecra 8000.

  Now, it does not start from CD? I don't know why... but a question is to know how to enter the BIOS setup, because is not possible with the F2 key.

  How to enter the BIOS?

  Thank you too

  Francisco
  ([email protected])

  Hello

  ESC key to enter the BIOS settings.

• Tecra 8000 - installation of update of the BIOS & XP or ME?

  I got the task of sorting of a s laptop Tecra 8000 a friend who is completely riddled with spyware and viruses. After killing most of the infections I backed up what I have to and decided the best course of action is a reconstruction of the BONE.

  I don't know what operating system to suggest that it installs. Will install and make ME use Win98 drivers or if this is not recommended (I have no experience with ME)?
  XP would be a better choice with its own pilots (reading the posts on here that SP2 causes slowdowns well)?
  Either the OS above with a Bios Update will be necessary? If so the update of the Bios from 9, 30-trad does not require a 500 MHz + processor? The Bios will tell me the CPU speed?
  I found information on how to install the updates to the Bios; I just check that I can install the 9.30 - trad on a Tecra 8000 with a processor more low spec?

  Thank you very much
  JBW

  I installed the trad 9.30 on my tecra 8000 233 mhz without problem. European downloads have the 500 mhz different bios updates voor and lower. The trad version is for lower versions.
  The American downloadsite have only 1 bios, the 9: 30 for all machines.
  It confused me, so I took the trad 9.30 which is safe for all machines under 500 mhz.

  Good luck... not to mention that I installed winxp pro on it and it runs smooth, I only dissabeld a large number of services that run in the background that wheren can't used to free the memory.

  Rick greetings

• Tecra 8000: update of the Bios allows booting from USB?

  Hello

  I have Toshiba Tecra 8000 (simple 266 MHZ)
  Will be this bios bios-t8000-930 - trad.zip (08/26/02) allow you to boot from USB?

  Hello

  As far as I know, you need a supported drive to boot from external USB drive.
  The update of the Bios won't boot options.
  If you want you can ask for the readers supported ASP.
  I found this site one:
  http://www.CCD.co.UK/Xpress/catalogue/product.asp?PN=JD0000283

  It s a Toshiba CD - RW / DVD-ROM combo wit reader PC Card interface.

• Tecra 8000 sees no PCMCIA network card

  I don't get my Belkin network card Wireless PCMCIA connected to my Tecra 8000.
  That's all new win 2000, including all updates and I don't know that the pcmcia slot is working very well.

  The problem during the installation of this card is that the tecra does not see the network card.
  Does anyone have an idea how to solve this problem. Network adapter is Belkin F5d7010 54 Mb.

  THX

  Guus
  Utrecht

  Try to change some settings in the BIOS.
  In the configuration box, you can set the configuration of device option to all devices.
  In addition, in the area PC card, you can try changing the compatible option CCIP or CardBus / 16-bit.

  Play with these settings and check if a this will allow the card.

  PS: Have you installed all the drivers that should be shipped with this card?

• Tecra 8000, linux & ethernet & pnp

  Hello

  I am trying to install Linux on a Toshiba Tecra 8000. The problem is with a chipset Realtek ethernet PCMCIA card (module: 8139too), which is recognized, but the network is unusable. I always get an error of SIOCSFFLAGS and assigned interruption is 0, which means that it has failed. I have read many times that I have to disable plug-and-play, but there is no choice when I start with a floppy and run the TSETUP. EXE. Y at - it an alternative to this? Do you have any other clues?

  Thanks, Thomas

  Hello

  Perhaps the following site will help you solve the problem.

  Here are 2 official linux Toshiba sites and there are also some tips.

  http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/main/index.html

  http://Linux.Toshiba-DME.co.jp/Linux/index.htm

  PS: You can also enter the BIOS if you press the ESC key immediately after lighting NB!

  Goodbye, Meier

• Tecra 8000 does not recognize the new HARD drive

  I read on this forum and Google search, but nothing helped.

  I think the disk on Tecra 8000 (Pentium II, 266 Mhz) is "dead".
  I tried to replace it with another laptop to see if that would work.

  The laptop does not, even if I put just like the original.
  Y at - it somehow special or what I have to change something in the Bios?

  Hello

  Don t need to change BIOS settings

  As long as you use the compatible HARD disk, the BIOS should recognize the HARD drive automatically without big problems
  What drive did you use? What size, interface, etc.

  The Tecra 8000 is an oldie and I think that you could use only the 4 GB; 6 GB; 9 GB; 10 GB; 14GB IDE hard drives.

  More large hard disks would be not recognized by the BIOS.

• Tecra 8000: Question on Windows XP performance

  My Tecra 8000 is located in the Microsoft minimum specification to run Windows XP.

  I fear that by installing XP, the machine will produce wrong with XP, devours resources.

  I would welcom hearing from others who have the experience to put XP on this or similar spece laptop.

  Used PC for internet/email and general use Office - no software starved of CPU/memory used.

  Paul.
  ++++++++++++++++++++++++=
  Specification of the machine: -.
  Processor: GenuineIntel family 6 model 6 366 MHz walk 10
  Math support: present
  BIOS: TECRA8000 v9.30 TOSHIBA, 31/12/99
  Bus type: PCI, ISA
  Ports: 1 parallel port, series 2
  Memory: 256 MB (25% used)
  Floppy drive: 1.44 MB
  Hard drives: 18,63 GB
  Multimedia: CD-ROM
  Video: 1024 x 768 in true color, NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV version 4.20

  < operating="" system="">Windows: 4.0 (Build 1381)
  NET Clients: Microsoft Windows Network

  Hello

  The material must be able to handle the Windows XP but I think that you will not find the Toshiba XP drivers for this device.
  Therefore, it will be very difficult to run Notepad with all Toshiba Tecra 8000 features.

  However, I think that it of possible to install Windows XP but the operating system will not work with maximum efficiency.

• Tecra 8000 screen goes green

  I have a Tecra 8000 running Windows 2000 with the latest version of the bios/drivers, etc.. It works fine and all, but it has this particular problem. At first boot, the display is fine, but then gets a green tint to everything. I can fix it by going into hibernation (or suspend) and turn the machine back (out of hibernation).

  Similarly, if I run an application that changes res and past in full screen (ie: MAME) the screen will return to a green tint again and will not go back to normal unless I have Hibernate-> restarts. Any ideas?

  Hello

  Have you tried to plug the external monitor?
  If this is not the case, try to connect the external monitor and check if this problem also occurs on the second monitor.
  If this isn't the case, so I guess something is wrong with the display on the laptop, but if this problem also appears on the external monitor if there could be a malfunction of the graphics card or as something bad on the motherboard.
  Unfortunately I don't think that you can solve without professional help.
  You should contact Toshiba service partner in your country.
  Explain the situation to him.

• Tecra 8000 does not initialize to top

  My Tecra 8000 will not initialize-to the top (previously worked fine).
  1. the Red "TOSHIBA" icon comes up, then it just "grey screens" on me.
  2. I can start up to the A: drive using a bootable floppy and I see the hard drive (C:\) and it seems OK.
  3. I checked the settings of BIOS (ESC, F1), and they look OK.
  4. I have Windows 2000 installed.

  Any suggestions? Thanks, Neil

  Hello

  It seems that the laptop properly the Toshiba screen.
  In this case, there should be no problem with hardware or BIOS.

  Eventually switch you to the external display? I would recommend the connection of the external monitor to check if something pops up.
  But if it doesn't help, so possibly damaged HARD drive could be responsible for this issue.

  Have you tried to boot from the CD? You see something?