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Computer shut down during BIOS update
Name: Kasera Date: October 16, 2009 at 01:55:56 Pacific OS: vista 32 Product: Toshiba sateliite / A200-130(psaoe) Subcategory: BIOS
Comment:
Hello I was updating the bios on my toshiba system freeze about 2 hours I have to shut down the laptop then Laptop never boot up again when I turn it now nothing on the screen but system is trying to read from HDD or CD rom and stop any Idea thank you Sam
Name: UpAndComing Date: October 16, 2009 at 10:13:39 Pacific
Reply:
ya typically unless your motherboard has some kind of dual bios or backup rom built in, a botched bios flash will ruin your motherboard.
hope you backed up your data.
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Response Number 5
Name: clive_pearce Date: October 16, 2009 at 10:20:12 Pacific
Reply:
There might be a BIOS reset on the motherboard,
Go to the manufacturers website to look for possible solutions.
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Response Number 6
Name: aegis1 Date: October 16, 2009 at 10:42:33 Pacific
Reply:
It's possible that the BadFlash web site suggested by Jam could help. But only if the bios chip on your motherboard is not soldered in.
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Response Number 7
Name: Kasera Date: October 16, 2009 at 11:07:17 Pacific
Reply:
the bios in the motherbord is soldered in
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Response Number 8
Name: Kasera Date: October 16, 2009 at 11:20:13 Pacific
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the reason to update the bios was that mouse pad was not working correctly so in some toshiba forum they suggest to update the bios ...so when updating the bios you have the option to save your old bios info so i save all the info but bios keep rurning more than 2 hours after the back up than I knew that i have a problem cause nothing happen system freez so i have to shut it down after that laptop never boot and nothing on the screen you can see the power light you can see the trying access the hdd and the cd rom but nothing happen I appreciate your help and expertise to all of you in this forum thank you again
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Response Number 9
Name: Snausages Date: October 16, 2009 at 11:54:09 Pacific
Reply:
In the old days it used to be true if the BIOS flash went bad, you were out of luck, not so much anymore. Usually it will ask you if you want to do a backup of the current BIOS setup before you install the new one. Did you do a backup?
Some computers such as Dell have a BIOS setup permanently burned into the CMOS chip that can't be altered so if the flash goes bad, you have a working version to revert to. I'm not sure if Toshiba has this option but you may look around Toshiba's website in the troubleshooting section for repairing the BIOS.
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Response Number 10
Name: Kasera Date: October 16, 2009 at 13:38:21 Pacific
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