Region blocked DVD player Satellite A100-159

i have a toshiba A100-159 and the dvd is blocked to region 1... is there any official way to unblock it? if not how can i get it to become a region free dvd player?or how can i reset the counter?
thanks in advance for your answers.
gerald

Hi
As official way I can say just service partner, maybe. On the net there you can find some region free applications but this way is definitely illegal.
Bye

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