Re: Portege Z30-A - Bios update 3.80-WIN using Win 7 64bit

Hi,
I have a Toshiba Portege Z30-A
Maybe someone was able to perform the upgrade bios in windows 7 64 bit?

I upgraded to 3.70 EC 1.4 as soon as I got hands on my Z30t-A and when I noticed the 3.80 was available I downloaded the zip file. None of the 15 files has started the upgrade process.
I run Windows 8.1, but the BIOS upgrade should function the same as for WIN 7.
Toshiba must have forgotten to add a setup.exe or something.
I haven't seen a release note, but I'm a big fan of fresh software.

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Good morning.
Can someone tell me where can i find the changelog for BIOS update 4.50-WIN(ECB1.40)?
Thank you.

Toshiba EU BIOS page does not provide any change log details.
But on Toshiba US driver page you can check such information.
The BIOS version seems to be the same:
Visit this page and click on BIOS (left column)
http://support.toshiba.com/support/d...ext=1200008975

Portege Z810 and BIOS update 1.80

What does the BIOS update for Portege Z830 (PT224 / PT225 / PT22L), version 1.80 do?
The description just says +"This BIOS Update adds increased functionality to your system."+, and I haven't been able to find anything more on Toshiba's website. The update was released 2013-05-24.

I presume European Portege Z810 must be similar to US Z830/Z835 (PT224x/PT225x) so Ive checked US support page for BIOS update and here is info about BIOS updates:
+Version 1.80 - 2013-04-25+
+Optimized a BIOS setting to improve hibernation resume reliability.+
+Version 1.70 - 2012-09-12+
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+EC/KBC V1.30: Modified the power supply error detection method.+
+Version 1.50 - 2012-02-13+
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+Implemented a fix for an issue where the BIOS password cannot be entered when configured as follows: 1. Wired USB keyboard is connected to the port replicator. Wireless USB mouse is connected to a computer USB port. 3. Computer is docked to the port replicator.+
+Implemented a fix for an issue where the BIOS password can't be entered with some USB keyboards.+
+Version 1.40 - 2011-11-15+
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+Version 1.30 - 2011-10-27+
+Initial production BIOS for these models.+
I hope this will help you.

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,
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> 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.
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Portege R500 BIOS update 1.60-WIN

Hello
I was looking at the 1.60-WIN BIOS update available on the download pages since 25/03/08.
Anybody know what the update does?
The explanation on the download page just says: +"This Bios Update adds increased functionality to your system."+
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Unfortunately buddy... bad news... in your case something went wrong during the update procedure. BIOS update is always risky.
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In my opinion the BIOS 2.0 update does not solve your problem.
A friend of mine is an A500 owner and the backlight keyboard functions using old BIOS.
I think there must be another reason for your backlight problem.
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Bios update v6.00-WIN for Satellite A100-811 (PSAA8)

I want to know if this update works fine for A100-811 ?
The last version 5.9, i understood there was a problem with it. In fact messed up my computer.
I took it twice to service guys, because i believed i did something wrong, but i followed all the instructions corectly. Link http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/faq.jsp?z=234&service=EU&from=faq_selection&CFID=B IOS&FID=TRO0000000b07
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Message was edited by: mariuspmg

> Why they announce me by mail to make update bios, if it's not necessary
Who knows what improvements the new BIOS supports from my knowledge Toshiba doesnt publish any details about the BIOS improvements
But again; its your choice you can update or not but you know that its risky so why to update it if nothing is wrong? Only to have a newest version?
Well buddy Ive got a 7 years old notebook and I have never updated the BIOS.
I know that a newer version is available but my notebook runs great and Ive got no troubles so why to do this? My opinion is; never change a running system. And I think its a great advice because since long time it has been working properly.

BIOS update in Windows 7 using DOS

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to update the BIOS of my ASUS Z8NA-D6C motherboard using the
AFUDOS utility as recommend in the manual. I have created a bootable flash
drive containing the "afudos.exe" application. However I was not able to boot
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Hi Justohelp and cdobbs, thanks for the insights.
A few minutes after posting my question I figured what I was doing
wrong and how to get it done right.
First, I was creating a bootable windows 7 flash drive (as explained here http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345).
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Writing flash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)
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Good afternoon,
I have installed on the laptop OS Windows 7 64-bit (before was Winodws Vista 32-bit). Also I have decided to update BIOS, but on a site I have found updating BIOS only for Windows Vista 64-bit and nothing for new OS - Windows 7.
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I am having a problem with the T430 bios update utility. But, I only have a problem when running the update using the -s option. If I run the update without being silent then the bios gets updated. If I use the -s option then I get this error message:
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Thank you for the response. Not to sound ungrateful on the response but referenced was using -s in first post. With previous models (T60, T61, .....) when using bios update everything happened in Windows. Now with T430 it looks like (guessing because of new UEFI) it does 2 parts: part of the update within windows and after reboot there is a message comes up:
Flashing embedded controller
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Driver Loading....Done
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Applying BIOS Version -> G1ET44WW
System EC Version -> G1HT29WW
Applying EC Version -> G1HT29WW
AC adapter/Battery check....OK.
EC Flashing....EC Flash completed.
BIOS Flashing....BIOS Flash completed.
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OS = Windows 7 32bit
Driver Loading....Done
System BIOS Version -> G1ET42WW
Applying BIOS Version -> G1ET44WW
System EC Version -> G1HT29WW
Applying EC Version -> G1HT29WW
AC adapter/Battery check....OK.
BIOS Flashing....BIOS Flash completed.
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