Help failed BIOS update won't boot

[Steve]

I have managed to extract the bios file for the laptop mentioned above i.e SAT L30 if you PM your email I will attach it,the .wph is the file you need.I presume you have found the crisis recovery tool and have a usb floppy drive.

[Wingco1]

Thanks Steve PM sent. I have the crisis recovery tool, not got a USB Floppy yet. This all happened last night and my mate, who's laptop it is, has taken it to a repair shop this morning without telling me. However I would still like the file in the event the computer shop can't help. Is it the version listed on the Toshiba Website?

19/02/08     BIOS Update   Toshiba   OS independent   3.10-WIN

[Steve]

I have sent you the bios file for the sat L30 PSL 33 it is ver 3.1

[Wingco1]

Cheers.

[Rik]

I have sent you the bios file for the sat L30 PSL 33 it is ver 3.1

Thanks for your efforts, Steve, it's things like this that make the forum special.

[Steve]

Thanks Rik. Just about to update the bios on my laptop. No seriously we've all been there,well I  have anyway!

[Rik]

We have, Steve, but forums give us the chance to share our experiences and find ways out of trouble (or into it in my case ).

[Inactive]

(or into it in my case ).

You ain't alone Rik.. 

[Sebby]

This is certainly sounding more hopeful that yesterday. Thanks, Steve.

[Wingco1]

Steve, you wouldn't have a Toshiba specific recovery proceedure by any chance. I didn't hold out much hope that the computer shop could help. So nothing to lose, will have to give it a go. I understand the CRT is usable on all Phoenix BIOS regardless of brand of laptop. It's the key presses pre and post power up I'm not sure about. 

[Glenn]

The link I posted on Tuesday details the key presses required, assuming you have a USB disk drive just follow it and you should get a working laptop in around 20 minutes

[Rik]

Reply #8, Wingco.

[Wingco1]

Thanks Rik. Heads a shed at the mo, been reading so much I've forgotten where I read it 

[Rik]

I know the feeling mate.

[Wingco1]

The link I posted on Tuesday details the key presses required, assuming you have a USB disk drive just follow it and you should get a working laptop in around 20 minutes

I wish it could be that simple Glenn, no, I hope it can be that simple, in fact I pray it's that simple 

[Glenn]

Good luck when you try it

[Wingco1]

Cheers mate, it will be next week. Local computer shop wanted £25 for a usb FDD!. So I ordered one from Amazon for about £12.

[Steve]

Good luck when you get the usb floppy, there is a link mentioned to the crisis disk tool further down in Glen's link,also a reference to use the primary usb port (which ever one that is). I suppose if no luck its back to Toshiba.

[Wingco1]

Failed miserably    Tried both USB ports, the floppy gets the power but if won't spin. Either the BIOS is well goosed or the particular model lappy doesn't support the recovery process  Have sent a couple of enquiries away to some repair firms so will see what I get back.

[Sebby]

Sorry to hear that. I hope you have some luck with these companies.

[Inactive]

Clutching at straws, and I am no expert, but have you tried the USB/Floppy via a powered USB Hub ??

[Sebby]

The drive powers up, so I don't think that'll make a difference, In.

[Rik]

I can't help but wonder how, without a BIOS, the machine would know how to read from a floppy?

[Sebby]

I've wondered this all along. I originally said that it can't be recovered because I was under the impression that no BIOS means no hope. The site linked to in this thread does suggest otherwise, though.

[Rik]

I read through the article, but it still left me wondering how a machine with no working BIOS could read anything. I was hoping that, maybe, Tosh had a core BIOS in place to do the job and that the main BIOS enhanced the functionality. It looks like this isn't the case, though.