Satellite M40 - the update of the BIOS

Similar Questions

• Satellite M40-282 - update CPU & HDD

  Hello
  I would like to what higher clock of the CPU of Pentecost are compatible for my satellite...
  And if I can change the HD Pentecost a new one (from 5400 to 7200 RPM)...

  Bye, Gianluca

  Upgrading the HARD drive isn't a problem. You can upgrade the HARD drive at top speed.
  But upgrading the CPU is a problem.
  Upgrade CPU on laptops is delicate and particularly is not possible for different reasons. Two main reasons why upgrading the CPU might not be possible are the problems of overheating and the compatibility of the BIOS.

  You must know that a plu CPU produce more heat and this could lead to overheating and possibly part of the damage. In most cases the notebook doesn t stable performance.

  And to be honest, you notice improvements after a huge performance upgrade the CPU. So it s really not worth.

• Satellite M40: the memory bus frequency

  Hi all

  I have a question.

  Time I think to upgade my M40-193 from 1 GB ram to 2 GB of ram, because he thinks it's too slowly.
  Analysis of my memory with memtest, systool and other software I found that it work with bus frequency of 106 MHz in single channel mode.
  This thing is very disappointing for me!

  Can anyone confirm that?
  Really this notebook runs so slow?

  In my personal opinion all these tools does not provide the values exactly.

  As you mentioned the memtest, systool and other software said something about 106 Mhz. The saids CPu - Z 166 Mhz. s mysterious and in my opinion not really good.

  However, you want to upgrade the memory? Well, you can use the module memory 2 x 1 GB as 1024Mo PC2700 (PA3313U-2M1G)

  Greetings

• Satellite M40 - cannot update display driver

  Hi experts, :)

  I downloaded a new display driver ati from the archives of toshiba (for psm40e satellite). I know that my laptop has an ati chip, so I downloaded the driver for ati, installed, but after a reboot XP told me that the driver was written for an older version of himself (WIN XP) and does not work correctly...
  Because I really need a driver updated for the thing, I was wondering if any of you know how and where I might be able to get a.

  I've already tried ati directly, but the software told me to get the driver of toshiba... and current toshiba ati driver seems to be incompatible with XP SP3...
  I'm happy for suggestions!
  THX!

  I think that the must decommission your Windows XP SP2, and then the driver should work.

  Have you tried to install the driver manually? Go to Device Manager > right click on the graphics card > update driver
  But before that I remove the old driver and software in Add and remove programs and then restart the computer.

  Maybe it works, but try it.

• Satellite M40: BIOS update failure is covered by the warranty?

  Hello

  I own a satellite M40. I had some problem with it, and tried to update the bios to see if he could he solved.
  I flashed the bios with the windows-based utility, but the shutted of the computer down without any warning.

  Now the laptop comes on only 1 or 2 and then put off the coast.

  I bought this Toshiba, 10 months ago. So, is an update of the bios failed outside the warranty?

  Thank you

  Hello Stéphane

  We can discuss your problem here, but nobody can help you. You must contact the Service partner and clarify this point. Sorry but there is nothing that you can do it alone.

  Contact them, explain the situation and see how they will take care of this case.

  Good luck!

  Incidentally: If you require addresses, you can find everything you need under http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_gaspLocator.jsp?pf=true

• Satellite M40 - question on the BIOS update

  Hello

  I need to update my BIOS to be able to use a new stick of ram to 2 GB. Unfortunately I can't find an update of the specific BIOS on Toshiba website for the 265 M40, WXP with ATI graphics card.
  Which one should I install? M70, M100, 3.00, or 1.70, psm01, psm02...?

  Thank you

  Satellite M40 can grow up to 2 GB of RAM, and to do that you need BIOS update memory vivid but compatible modules.
  Toshiba recommended 2 PC2700 X 1024 MB (PA3313U-2M1G).

  What 2 GB module you want to use?

  That's all!

• Satellite M40 - update the BIOS

  Hello

  I need an update of the BIOS not corrupted for a Satellite M40 PSM40 ATI chipset.

  Windows XP based wife M40 was a behavior more oddly for some time. Just weird crashes, does not software, etc. Seems to pass all the diagnostics, all OS/applications software is patched the current versions and analysis we all antivirus programs up-to-date and clean.

  So, I thought I'd try updating the BIOS and other related stuff. It was about two months ago... When I discovered I couldn't download this shit, or anything else, on the Toshiba site. Despite calls telephone etc. told me ' just keep trying... and try... and so, you get the picture!

  Then last weekend I tried downloading one of my Windows 2000/IE6 based PC and was surprised to find that they worked. I had previously used my Vista Home Premium 32/IE7 based PC, which I think was the source of my misery for so long to download...

  Anyway... tried unpacking the BIOS tonight only to be told that he is corrupt or not a zip file. Tried to download again, same results. Have you tried unpacking on three different PC - XP, Vista, and Windows 2000, all with the same result.

  Help please?

  See you soon
  Peter

  I can't believe that I downloaded the BIOS for the M40 (1.70) and I was able to unpack this package, so I guess that something was wrong during the download process.

  I think you know what could be my advice ;) try again

  Good luck

• Satellite M40-276 - memory not detected in the Bios upgrade

  Hi people!

  New kid on the block!

  I have a client with a toshiba Satellite m40-276. I've updated his memory to give it a little more to play with...

  Went into the bios to see if everything was OK but no projected additional memory. I removed the new and old memory and put in the new 1 GB module and restart the computer.
  The bios has not yet changed the size of the old memory?

  Went to windows and of course that the memory has been detected it normally?
  I added the other memory module and went into the bios again, but no change it?

  Windows, however, recognized that the two modules?

  His computer is the same bios to factory and has never been updated.

  My questions are... why the bios doesn't recognize the upgrade memory? It will help in upgrading the bios?

  Enjoy all the suggestions I can get on this issue.

  Thank you

  bookie56

  Generally, if you upgrade RAM using tested compatible modules, that should be recognized correctly.
  We do not know what modules you use, and I guess that there is a compatibility issue.

  RAM on Satellite M40 276 can scale up to 2 GB of RAM and compatible modules are:
  DDR2 400/533 256 MB (PA3389U - 1 M 25)
  512 MB DDR2-400/533 (PA3412U - 1 M 51)
  1 GB OF DDR2 400/533 (PA3411U-1M1G)

• Corruption of the BIOS to the Satellite M40

  Hi all.

  I have an old laptop Toshiba Satellite M40 with damaged BIOS which of course does not start. TI powers drop down 3 sec after power, which means that it does not pass the test STATION. I understand various forum that it is not the competence of technicians ASP and I'm not ready to hear things like 'replace maother Board' of these guys.

  I heard talk about techniques that can reflash the BIOS in the CMOS memory using a floppy drive loaded with a version of BIOS.

  The computer is in pretty good condition, including a new 80 Gb HD and was working fine until I tried to update the BIOS. I think it should be fix and spend a few hours on it.

  Any ideas on the issue were greatly appreciated.

  Hello

  I'm afraid that you are ready to hear just a positive thing or what. Are you here to have the real discussion or you want to hear a fairy tale. You wrote in your ad that the BIOS is damaged. I guess that you know very well what should be done with pieces of damaged equipment.

  How you want to reflash the BIOS if your laptop is running in only 3 seconds. Please be serious.

• Update of the BIOS works is not on Satellite Pro M70-275

  Hey

  Im having a problem, I can not update my bios, I downloaded the right bios file, but when I try to update I get a bsod just until it begins to Flash the bios.

  The biosfile I downloaded is:

  ARKive
  Satellite pro
  Satellite pro M series
  Satellite pro M70 (PSM76)
  PSM76E

  Its the bios 1.70 for win xp

  IM also of problems with my sound, I downloaded the rather and installed, but there is no sound.

  IM using Windows XP SP3

  Concerning
  Lars

  Hello

  BIOS update is necessary? Or what is the intention to update the BIOS?
  Usually if you have some serious problems, the BIOS isn't essential update

  With regard to the sound:
  You can solve the problem in Windows XP, install the KB888111 and KB835221 hotfix before you install the audio driver.

• The update of the BIOS on Satellite Pro U400?

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro U400 (PSU41E) running Windows 7 x 64 and I try to update the BIOS to version 4.70 to 4.00.

  Whenever I try to do it from Windows using WinPhlash which comes with the download on the Toshiba site it seems to freeze when you try to Flash the new BIOS.
  I connected as the local administrator, tried to use other programs flash and even tried to do from a USB flash drive with no luck.

  Can someone please help me and explain how do I update the BIOS?

  Hello

  > tried to use other flash programs
  Never use other flash programs! In the worst case, you could damage the ROM module and then it must be replaced. Use only the program flash Toshiba that is tested and designed for laptop and the version of the BIOS.

  The update of the BIOS program is also designed for Windows, it s a Windows Update program.

  Satellite Pro U400 wasn t comes with Windows 7 so I guess you did your own installation. Value added package is required for the update of the BIOS program and can be downloaded on the European driver of Toshiba download page where is your laptop model:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com > support & downloads > download drivers

• Satellite C855-1j4j does not turn on - the Bios Update interrupted

  Hello

  I did the update on my laptop Satellite C855-14 days, and all of a sudden the power went out,
  now the pc running either party but not nothing DON'T get PAST...

  What should do?

  + The message was edited: message has already been translated.

  From my point of few the EPROM module must be re-flashed once more with special BIOS crisis recovery disk.

  Usually, this procedure could be done only by authorized service provider available in your country.

  But I found an interesting announcement about how to flash the BIOS on U400 series.
  See the last post [here: http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=62852]

  But I don't very well if this info would be useful and if it would work in your laptop to Mr. However, in case this would not work, contact the ASP from Toshiba for help

• Satellite Pro A120: Need to update the BIOS after upgrade CPU

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 and I need to update the bios of a change in cpu cause.
  The laptop works very well, but for some reason any with the new processor fan runs always full.

  A lot, I searched but found nothing.
  The model number is PSAC1E-0QL04CG3 of ideas where I can find the bios?

  THX in advance,
  John

  Hello

  First of all: update BIOS doesn t help you.
  Why do you think that BIOS update should help reduce the activity of fan?

  I guess that your new processor is faster. Right?
  So it offers more performance and this leads to higher heat dissipation... so finally the CPU must be cooled and this can be done only if the cooling module would turn faster you agree with me?

  By the way: the update of the BIOS is on the page of the Toshiba UE driver. Since the satellite Pro A120 is very old series, you will need to search for drivers in area Archive (Type of product-> Archive)

• Satellite R830-143 - update of the BIOS does not support this operating system

  Hello

  I received a notification via Tempro that he did not have a BIOS upgrade. I downloaded the ZIP file (bios - 20120209125153.zip), extract the package (BIOS360_EC140_WIN.exe) and ran it according to the instructions.

  The package runs, give the progress bar "extract files...". ", then displays a dialogue entitled"TOSHIBA BIOS package Ver.4.1.2"that says:"this package BIOS does not support this operating system."

  I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - bit on a Satellite 830R-143 with the short part No. PT32LE

  Does anyone know what is the problem?

  Thanks in advance for your help...

  Hello

  You have problems with the laptop?
  If not then why you want to do the BIOS? Just because the new BIOS is released?
  I would not change anything if my laptop is running correctly.

  However, the update of the BIOS requires the VAP (value added package).
  So remember that this PPV is installed correctly. If this isn't the case, so far.

• Updating the BIOS is dead the satellite Pro P300-1AY

  Hi all

  found this forum and really hoping that he can help me!
  I bought a satellite Pro P300-1AY two years ago, it cost me £900 nr so I thought it would be worthy of a purchase.

  A year ago the USBs stopped working, I do it every working solution I could think of anything will do, finally gave up and learned to live without USBs!

  However, a few weeks ago, the laptop at the start stop, I didn't get was the black screen. Probably a video problem I did all the memory check hard drive everything else, however, it was only an intermittent problem, I found if I he tilted on the side she would begin, another thing to live with!

  But two days ago, I heard that if I've updated the BIOS, it could solve all my problems. so I went to the Toshiba site, found the BIOS updated and downloaded, but to halfway through the installation, the laptop froze and I couldn't t he put it off and had to take the battery out to turn it off!

  And ve you may have guessed, he's now won t start. Even its worst, LED lights, and if I put a disc in the cd I can hear it whirring, but that s it.

  Is - this irreparable? I ve heard of priming of the cd with the original BIOS with a combination of keys or I'm hoping against hope?
  Ty for your time in reading :)

  Hello

  > Is it irretrievably? I ve heard of priming of the cd with the original BIOS with a combination of keys or I'm hoping against hope?

  Well, usually the BIOS could once again be reflashed, but you would need a traditional version of the BIOS update.
  This version is available for Toshiba FSA.

  So you will need to get in touch with a local ASP technician that could reflash the Rom BIOS module.
  Eventually, after this update the specifications would be stable.

  Good luck