Portege Z930 - BIOS downgrade from v2.30 to v2.20

I've bought the Z930. Two days ago I got a TEMPRO alert about a BIOS update.
I downloaded the zip file of new BIOS and started the installation.
Then I got a message like this:
BIOS Version: Current Ver.2.30 -> Update Ver.2.20
EC Version: Current Ver.1.20 -> Update Ver.1.20
BIOS should be updated.
Then I cancelled the installation.
Why did I get an alert about a previous version? Should be done the update?

My advice is to ignore this update. You have new piece of hardware so in next days test functionality and I really hope you will be happy with it. if everything works well and there is no some serious issue with it dont change anything.
Since few months Im thinking to buy it too because I want to have such small portable ultrabook so please be so nice and post short review if you will find some time for it.
I would like to read what do you think about it.

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Just wanted to share an info with you which cost me some time to work out, regarding the audio playback on a Portege Z930.
When I got my brand new Z930-14L, it was running Win7.
I tested everything like you do when you get a new machine and it all worked fine - including audio playback.
When I updated to Win8-64 from the CDs that came with the computer, still everything seemed to work fine and I had not changed any driver or setup.
However, after a couple of minutes, the audio playback detoriated. It got choppy, distorted, interrupted, stuttering and I was shocked.
Funnily, as soon as I turned my attention to the computer again, playback was OK again - though no screensaver had come up and no power save mode came up in such short time. I knew it was no hardware issue (because it worked under Win7), it was not a driver issue (because the first 5 minutes the sound was immaculate), it was not a ground loop (as many have suggested) because that sounds differently.
Thanks to another forum, I found out that it is actually the combination of Windows Defender, Win8-64 Pro and the audio driver that causes this. If the device is idle for some minutes, Defender thinks its a good idea to use the idle time to scan the SSD drive - causing inteference with the audio playback. Of course, you cannot simply disable or switch off the central antivirus process, which would kinda ruin the whole point. :-)
_So I installed Kaspersky suite on the machine (which automatically disables the Windows Defender) and the issue was gone!_ This is probably the only time that installing an antivirus suite FIXES an issue. :-)
BTW, this is probably not limited to this particular antivirus product, just play a bit with Defender.
Best, Yuppie

>So I installed Kaspersky suite on the machine (which automatically disables the Windows Defender) and the issue was gone! This is probably the only time that installing an antivirus suite FIXES an issue.
Thank you very much for sharing this details here in the community.
I guess information could be useful for others who have such similar sound problems.

Guide: BIOS-Downgrade from 5FCN95WW to 5FCN35WW

hi! I've just upgraded to Windows 10. would it be safe to downgrade to 5FCN35WW? I've got the file from the time when I was using Windows 7.

I have successfully downgrade my system (Ideapad Z580) to 5FCN35WW as it was written above. But I lost my serial number and UUID on my laptop. That was real trouble for me!Now I know how to prevent it.To prevent this trouble DO NOT USE switch /force when you type command on the console! So command will be the following: >winflash.exe /sv /sn /ipf bios ec /file 5FCN35WW.WPH with this command your serial number and UUID will not be lost. If you have already lost SN and UUID, you can fix them to do the following: NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage on your machine!! 1. Find correct information for SN and UUID (for example on the carton of your notebook);2. Edit 5FCN35WW.WPH using WinHex editor. At offset 181280 HEX in the text area of editor replace 22000000000000000000000000000022 by your correct serial number. Add spaces after your SN to fill all 32 bytes. All 32 bytes must be filled. At offset 1812B0 HEX in the HEX area of editor replace 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 61 62 63 64 65 66 by your correct UUID. All 16 bytes must be filled. 3. Save edited file to 5FCN35WW1.WPH;4. Download UEFI WInflash 1.4.83.0 flasher;5. Now you have to hack environment.dll of 1.4.83.0 flasher (size 514 728 bytes). Open file environment.dll in HEX editor (I used WinHex);6. Replace
68 01 00 83 C4 0C 85 C0 74 15
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Cannot download BIOS file for Portege Z930 - error 404

Hi,
My tempro tool says there is a new BIOS available for my Portege Z930.
But the link gives nothing.
Can someone fix this ? Or have the correct link
Thank you
Markus

+1 This is very frustrating. Tempro alerts are all very well but no use at all if Toshiba can't be bothered to maintain links!
Please fix asap, Toshiba.
Richard

Z580 Bios Update Fix Downgrade from 95 to 35

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Hey djwillis88,
Thanks for the reply buddy.
Now if you already downloaded the drivers and it didn't work, the next step would be a system restore.
Here is a document to help you out with that. Select the option " Restore windows to a previous point" at the top.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01835735&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5128928&tmp...
Make sure and back up any files you have recently saved or downloaded (pictures,music or saved documents) you've installed.

Windows 8 upgrade on Portege Z930

Hallo!
Just got my Portege Z930 PT235E with Windows 7 Pro preinstelled and Winds 8 DVD.
I tried to upgrade to Windows 8 but unsecessful. Starting from boot I get message that this is not bootable dvd. Also tried to start setup under Windows 7 but there is no setup.exe on DVD...
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Really strange
Anyway before trying to install Win 8, you should definitely create an Recovery disk containing the preinstalled Win 7 system!
Why? Because you will not be able to install Win 7 anymore without the recovery disk.
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How Do I Downgrade From Windows Vista To XP On A 3000 N100 Series Notebook?

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Hello Himleung. Thank you for answering this message. Where did you find a "Sata Hard Drive Driver" that works?? Perhaps you could pass that along to this message forum in case someone else that has a 3000 N100 (may also work with the N200 series) Notebook wants to downgrade from Vista to Windows XP.
This is what baffles me to no end. The Lenovo web site has every driver you need to load Windows XP on the notebook.....**EXCEPT**..... the Sata HD Driver......**OR**...... the ability in BIOS to change to "compatability mode". Duh!!!..... whats wrong with this story. I have never seen such a weak BIOS as the one in the 3000 N100. If I had known this I probably would have gone to another brand. They should have advertised this notebook as...... "Non-Geek Compatible".
Not knowing exactly how you could forward the driver to me I did the following....... I created a new Web email location that you could use to send the driver as an email attachment. The address is....... [email protected] This address will exist just long enough to obtain the driver..... and then......"Hasta-La-Vista" baby......end of story......as I do not want to be bombarded with ads, trash, or perhaps a virus of some sort..... although.....I'm SURE we have GREAT PEOPLE on this message center.
I'm not familiar with the "NLITE" program you mentioned. Again....perhaps you could mention where I can get it and what I need to do to set the program up to run the driver.
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15-f019dx downgraded from windows 8.1 to windows 7 home premium 64 bit: need drivers

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Portege Z930 - Display Driver doesn't work correctly

Hello,
we have a Portege Z930 with Windows 7 64 bit in use where the Intel Display Driver seem to work incorrectly.
First problem is the slow presentation on display - if we open a picture (simple JPG) and move the window, the window frame will break during the move and be shown very bizarre.
Next we installed a dynadock U3.0 docking station for using two external displays additionally. This works even worse. For the docking station we used the driver from the CD included on delivery, and we connect it over an USB 3.0 slot.
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Most importantly. make sure you have Win7 Service Pack 1 installed. New notebooks have problems running in win7 RTM (no service packs).
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Double check that the Intel drivers are installed correctly in Device Manager.

HP m6-1225dx downgrade from Windows 8 to 7

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Help on small issues after WinXP downgrade from Vista

Lenovo 3000 v200
I recently downgraded from Vista to WinXP Professional, and I must say I'm much happier with XP.
Some issues on the install: although I downloaded all drivers from the Lenovo site, the install didn't work from my usb floppy drive.
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Thanks to all of you who consider my trivial problems. I really appreciate having knowledgable individuals like yourselves help out a very modestly skilled, but reasonably ambitious user.
Cheers,
Fred

Hello Fred,
I created a blog on this forum called.... "I Explain How To Downgrade From Vista To XP Successfully On A 3000 N100 Laptop" Locate this message and read through it. Try the "Auto Detect This System" I Talk about. It will load the latest drivers and the latest...BIOS..... for your particular model if you have not already upgraded it. You did not mention if you had upgraded your BIOS...... if your running an "OLD" version.... THIS..... could be your problem.
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The same malfunctioned and burned his motherboard, and now his need a new one.
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