Satellite Pro L300 doesn't reboot after BIOS upgrade from TOSHIBA Site

After a BIOS upgrade made under windows,my system doesn't reboot any more.F2,F8 keys are ineffective at power up time.The screen remains black and there is only some permanent accesses to the CD/DVD reader.
Can somebody explained me what has happended and how to repair if possible? Must i reflash the BIOS or something else.
Thanks a lot

In my opinion something went wrong during the update and the ROM module has not been flashed properly.
According to people here in the forum, only an Toshiba service agent can help you.
But I found an interesting thread here in the forum which might be helpful to you.
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=54395
Check the advice posted by user ale210

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> When I keep the power button pressed, the fan wheezes but nothing else happens. I think the BIOS is gone or corrupted. What do I do?
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