Tecra 8000 bios

Hi
Another boring question but one unanswered by toshiba :) What file do I use to update the BIOS in my tecra 8000 PII 3000 when I dont have a floppy drive??
The bios update page does not list my tecra .
Thanks in advance

Hi again
In my first posting there are two links where you can look for some answers. On European site there is Knowledge base where you can search for some Technical support information. You can also check if you can find some answers on US Toshiba site.
Go please on http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_home.jsp . There you can find option called Search with Ask Iris. Choose your model and under question you can write BIOS UPDATE. After short time there you can find document called Installing BIOS from a bootable CD-ROM. I hope that this article can help you.

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