Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 08:04:22 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS problem
At 03:45 PM 2/08/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 17:46:39 -0500 >From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS problem > >On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:40:09 -0700, you wrote: > > >The bios can be replaced if you have a *720kB* formatted floppy with a bios > >image on it - I have 6.50 available on my web site at > >www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk/Binaries/1014v650.exe which is iirc an executable > >which will build the proper disc image (it's a long time since I did one!). > >Once you have the image, start the machine with the f12 key pressed. > >Hmm..how does this work without the bios floppy calls? Is there a >seperate floppy driver bios for recoveries? If what I understand is correct, Toshiba laptops have a routine stored in a permanent (mask ROM?) area of the BIOS chip that loads BEFORE the routines in the flash ROM (presumably the thing that actually LOADS the flash ROM). These routines check for the F12 key and have enough of the floppy driver stuff on it to load the 'Toshiba key disk'. Presumably that's why it must be a 720kB disk. I'd expect the only way you could damage THAT information is to surge the chip or get it caught in an electromagnetic pulse or something of that nature ... - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | | ICQ: 31756092 | Libretto IRC channel #Libretto on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
