Satellite 4070CDS and upgrade the BIOS.

Hello
I have an old Satellite 4070CDS
S4070CDS/4.3 (Europe) PAS407EYV-DU95

My first question is, where I can see what version of BIOS is running?
I tried all kinds of keys at the start, but all I get is the Toshiba logo, and then the operating system starts.

Second... I want to update BIOS, but I can't find this model on websites of Toshiba.
It is made in Germany, but even the German site, does not show this particular model.

The problem is... the drive is dying and I might need to replace it in a few moments.
So I would like to know if the current BIOS can handle larger disks (40Gig and more).

Can someone help me out here?
Thanks in advance.

To enter the BIOS settings press just ECS after switching on the laptop.

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