Re: Portege A600-13Y: BIOS update 1.50 to 2.00-WIN - How risky it is?

Hi there,
My Portege A600-13Y BIOS is version 1.50:
- should I upgrade to 2.00WIN?
- I found this source for the biso upgrade 2.0 but there is no indication that this file is authentic TOSHIBA bios.
No checksums, no ssl certificate, nothing. Is it possible to get it in a secured / authenticated way?
Thanx for answers,
Schneiderlein

> Maybe. But how do I know the site I'm connected to is from Toshiba?
>Could be anyone (think phishing).
Do you know what phishing is and how to works?
If you check the URL in the internet browser then you should exactly know, that you are on the Toshiba page and not on any other 3rd website...
> Website says it adds functionality. But it does not say which. For instance it's not possible with my BIOS to en/disable "wake on lan" without Toshiba-HW-Setup-Utility which runs on Windows. I would really like to have complete access to the BIOS without having to use Windows.
The wake up on LAN can be disabled in BIOS too.
The HWSetup is only a tool which helps to change some (NOT ALL) BIOS settings which can be changed in BIOS too.

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