Toshiba Satellite P205 S7454

I bought a Tosh P205 S7454 about 18 months ago.
It works really well, except that periodically - maybe twice a week - the screen goes grey and it hangs. I have to restart it and it reboots.
I have two questions - does anyone know why this model isn't listed on the Toshiba website, and has anyone else experienced this problem?
I've seen some posts on other forums with people referring to something similar, and some people reckon it's a BIOS issue - my BIOS is version 1.00.
Should I update the BIOS, and how do I do it my PC doesn't exist according to Toshiba?

Your MODEL IS ACTUALLY  P205D-S7454.  That concern is RESOLVED!
Bios update could resolve, but not necessarily, to many issues can be incurred. Have you done a video card driver udate reently? Or, you could deinstall the display device and reboot, let new hardware wizard reinstall device.  When the error occurs do you check the Device Manager for any errors identified?  Is there external usb devices istalled, remove and learn what occurs about this concern.

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