Qosmio F50 (PQF55E) Bios Update

The Battery of the F50 wont charge, maybe a problem of the BIOS (like U400)?
Question: Where can I find a BIOS Change Log File for the BIOS version released 6.11.08?

Hi
As far as I know there are not any details on the Toshiba European page about BIOS changes. I searched but I didnt find anything
However, if there is a newer BIOS update for you notebook model then you could update it. Lets see what happens
But there is still a big chance that your battery could malfunctions
Greetings

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Thanks for your comments. Do you know where I can download a Bios flasher or Bios recovery crisis disk from? There seem to be a lot floating around forums but I cannot find anything specifically for my laptop. Am I missing something on the Toshiba website? I have seen people mention downloading a bios flash utility from toshiba (specifically for the F45) but can't figure out where they are getting this from...
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I plan to update to Windows 7 64 bit. My notebook is Toshiba Qosmio F50-10M with a preinstalled VISTA32bit.
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I just upgraded my Qosmio G50-12k to 8GB RAM and installed Windows 7 64bit ultimate. The Windows see 8GB RAM but can only use 4GB. I have BIOS version 2.0.0 I wanted to upgrade to version 2.10 "P0060v210.exe"
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Hello !
Can you tell when Toshiba will release a BIOS Update to support the new intel core 2 duo mobile cpu.
The actual BIOS 1.4 does not recognize the new cpu type.
As Toshiba delivers a core 2 duo based qosmio in USA G35-650 a bios should be availble.
For sure I now that this makes the gurantee go away.
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Hmm, yes sure - i work in IT and I think I repaired 5000 notebooks ... I am certainly not mad at you !
I am happy that anyone answeres me ....
So, I have here an Qosmio G30-145 and the G30-189 - they are absolutely identical.
Only the Video Ram is smaller and a different CPU is inserted.
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Hello
> have found updating BIOS only for Windows Vista 64-bit and nothing for new OS - Windows 7.
This would only mean that BIOS update is pretested and designed for Vista 64bit. So this is the safe way to update the BIOS and I doubt it would be possible on Windows 7.
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Updated the verb table.
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hiya:
+This Bios Update adds increased functionality to your system.+
+(BIOS is an acronym for Basic Input and Output System. This program is stored in a Read-Only Memory chip on the motherboard.+
+When the computer powers up, the BIOS is launched to perform various start-up functions.)+
+For detailed update information please refer to Toshiba BIOS-Update Information+
+Qosmio F50 2.00-WIN32 Toshiba+
Is it going to work on toshiba F50-10k, Windows xp, sp 3 ?
[Notebook->Qosmio->Qosmio F series->Qosmio F50|http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_bios.jsp?service=EU]
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Qosmio F50-10k belongs to the PQF55E series.
If you want to update the BIOS you will have to use the BIOS exactly for the F50 PQF55E series.
The Toshiba European driver page provides BIOS for Vista 32bit and 64bit OS.
But this does not mean that you cannot use the Win XP
I think you can use the Win XP but fact is that the BIOS has been optimized for Vista and not for XP
The BIOS update should work also using XP but in some very rare cases the update could not be performed and in such case you will need the Toshiba preinstalled OS in order to update the BIOS

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Since then, the illuminated 'buttons' atop my keyboard no longer work - including, annoyingly, the button to turn off the illumination.
Is there anything I can do at this point? I tried a system restore, but it didn't affect the BIOS.

Hi, and thanks for your reply.
I had previously tried reinstalling the Value Added Pack, to no avail (in fact I lost my special function keys also, which I got back via system restore), but after a bios reset it did the job.
For anybody reading this after the event, to restore BIOS to defaults on a Qosmio f50,
restart
hit f2
hit f9 (then indicate yes)
hit f10 (indicate yes)
I don't poke around in BIOS myself, having a healthy fear of the unknown, but I guess something had gone askew somewhere.
I also found a little program called dimmer.exe which can actually turn off the lights if they are stuck on. For the record, I had the lights switched off when I reset the BIOS and reinstalled VAP
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I updated Bios with version 1.50.
I'm working with audio software and I noticed performance issue (about 15% -20% drop in performance!!!).
Front Operational panel is also acting strange.
Now I can't turn the lights off or start Media center or anything else.
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Winphlash won't let me do this.
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Actually, it is possible for a BIOS update to break the OS depending on what it changes (both under the hood and the visible choices).
The bios is essentially sitting between the OS and the hardware during boot, so if it suddenly changes the way it reports things the OS might not be able to cope properly. This is especially true in laptops where most of the hardware is integrated on the motherboard.
So if possible try to do a software restore as during the install the OS will rescan the hardware...
BTW, number one rule of BIOS updates is: Never do one unless it fixes something you have a problem with. Although, AFAIR toshiba almost never releases a changelog, so the rule does can not aply here.
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If the battery isn't charging, maybe it just needs replacing. Laptop batteries usually go bad after 2 years, depending on usage.

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the switch Led is always orange...
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Hi
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Mostly the users damage the notebook because of wrong BIOS or wrong BIOS procedure.
If the notebook is dead after this procedure so it could be a damage motherboard.
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