BIOS update fails on Satellite P100-429

Ive had a bad flash on my Satellite P100-429.
The utility crashed which left me with a bookend. Not happy
Ive created a floppy crisis recovery disk & bought a USB floppy drive after much hunting the internet for info.
Problem is I need verification on the exact key combination for my laptop to envoke crisis recovery mode.
On power up I have usual symptoms, flash of LEDs, power to CD-rom, power click of floppy drive etc...
I just need to verify correct sequence for key combinations.
Can anyone help?
Win-f, win-b, fn-f, fn-b, win-esc, fn-escape doesnt seem to work for me
How long to wait for floppy to start after combination etc?
Help!

Hi
I dont have experience with these BIOS recovery tools because in my opinion its a little bit too risky. This is no official way to recover a BIOS and I dont want to destroy the whole ROM module.
In my opinion if a BIOS update wasnt successful, you should go to an authorized service provider. Contact a notebook technician and explain your situation. The technician can try to reflash it and they have more experience. I think this shouldnt be a problem to contact one. ;)
Good luck!

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