Tecra 8000: "EC/KBD Update" request on Power-On

Hello!
I couldn't start my Tecra 8000 because it says:
"Ready for EC/KBD Update. Place the EC/KBD update diskette in the drive an press any key to proceed".
I couldn't avoid this message, I remove batt / ac-adaptor, all drives, clean the keyboard - but nothing, I get alyways this message.
Does anyone have an idea?
TIA!
Marc

Hi,
For this message to appear normally the user would have to press a certain key combination at startup.
The fact that your machine is doing this constantly would suggest that there is either a problem with the keyboard (maybe liquid spillage) or that there is a problem with the keyboard controller.
The latter may need a new system board.
If you are competent then you could try dissconecting the keyboard and connecting an external one.
The other alternative is to take it to a Toshiba repair agent and ask them if they would update the EC/KBC for you - this is a simple procedure from a floppy disk and takes about two minutes.
regards,
Nick

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