Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update If your computer simply suffered a brown out that would indeed be the case, however I had a friend whose laptop optical drive became unusable after a power surge from the wall. Laptops may be better protected from drops in current or voltage from the wall but not so much from spikes, and theres always that little risk of something becoming corrupted during the flashing process.Given that the machine in question was stated to be running smooth as a babys behind I see no reason to bother. Like I said performance gains probably wouldnt be noticeable if they exist at all which isnt guaranteed, it depends on the individual updates content like with OS updates, and new BIOS features tend to be make or break where you either need them to run your system at all or else youre not likely to take advantage of them ever. Read the update notes and see if there is anything in there that would make it worth doing, judge based on that rather than just as suming newer is better. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195447#p195447 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update Which is why I have a protecter handling my power cords and my computers and other electronics are routed through a protecter box of high quality.A lot of my electronics not my laptop sadly but a lot in the house are on 2 ups devices.We are due to get a power network upgrade and also a switchboard upgrade to negate serges but if you use a cheap Chinese power box yes things could go nuts and if you have a serge in your system, well yeah.I dont excersise the battery as often as I should but I do use the battery quite a lot. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195469#p195469 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update hi cx2,only the following is listed in the bios update informationThis Bios Update adds increased functionality to your system.so there isnt a changelog that I can findif any other toshiba users know where to find it id love to know URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195471#p195471 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update Would you mind posting the link to the BIOS update page? Ill try to locate the change log there. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195484#p195484 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update hi,http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/downlo … service=EUthough there are many other toshiba sights where bios info might be foundto help you in finding the log im posting the model and part numbers for my laptopsatalite l50a1-d4 part number: pskk6e URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195502#p195502 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update what I would say is that if your computer is working fine, then dont update the bios. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195517#p195517 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update hi,the bios update is for my exact laptop and part number modeladitionally, toshiba bios updaters do a check to see if a bios update is really for that laptopmy question, will this update improve performance or add new function to my pc URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195315#p195315 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update Theoretically it could, though functionality would be at a very low level and youre unlikely to notice.I didnt just mean the risk of using the wrong bios update, every time you flash the bios there is a tiny chance something may go wrong in the flashing process. Im assuming the updater checks the file isnt corrupt but even this aside a small power glitch or other malfunction that may normally go unnoticed could result in your mobo being bricked. Unless youve read the release notes and theres some new feature you really need Id steer clear. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195337#p195337 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update I agree with cx2 generally.However if you have a Toshiba updating bios is easy enough and shouldnt cause any issue.I have done this to the latest version of a year back 6.80.Updating is simple as running the file in admin mode and waiting for it to run, things will slow right down for about a minute then when it restarts everything will be fine.The Toshiba bios will check the version of the bios first and update if newer.You cant actually corrupt your Toshiba bios or at least I have not seen it.I have updated all my Toshiba bioses and no issue.Now if you have something like an asus or asroc board, while it is easy enough to update, you have no version checker and once you restart you will have to use a non wireless keyboard like ps2 or usb in order to have the keyboard work, you then will have to hit f1 to load default bios settings and with sighted help reconfigure all your bios.The only ones I wouldnt update like this, would be nec/ hp/ Compaq bioses as I had an issue where one got mangled and the system was a paperweight afterwards and needed to get replaced because the repair people said I needed to replace my motherboard.Del stuff has some automated update system.and my foxcon board I had had an automated live updater.Some hp and asus stuff have autoupdaters to.While I would keep my laptop bios updated, I wouldnt touch the desktop stuff because of the issue of things needing to be reset.You should only update your bios ifthere is in fact an issue.The other reason I dont recommend updating desktop bios is the fact that a lot of manufacturers of boards are simply not accessable.however if you update your intel/ amd drivers with the various updaters they have, at least intel, I know from looking at the archives of files, if there are bios updates to intel firmware, they will update. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195339#p195339 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update It is a rare occurance but even Toshiba laptops could potentially be bricked if something went wrong, you could probably do a thousand machines and not even get one problem but the risk is always there. All it would take is some malfunction in for example the mains supply from the wall causing a momentary change in power levels that interrupts the flashing process just enough. It probably isnt as big a problem as it once was back in the 90s but it is still possible and unless your motherboard is one of the rare ones with dual bios theres really nothing you can do, and even then youre likely to lose one of the two bioses permanantly if something goes wrong. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195343#p195343 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update hi,wouldnt the toshiba laptops battery kick in if the mains power current fluctuated? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195356#p195356 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update Yes, it would, but if your like me and dont exercise your batter, it could ruin the BIOS installation. A good technique is to always have your computer plugged in when updating computer firmware like the BIOS. Stick with your BIOS unless your computer is having issues with the current BIOS or there is a feature that you really, really need. Never update your BIOS just because you can. Updates may break features in the BIOS, and may brick your PC or prevent it from booting the proper OS. It may even corrupt the bootloader, as the bootloader, even though its loaded more than 2 million memory locations away from the BIOS location. The BIOS is always located at memory location 0x7fff, or the last memory location in your computers RAM. For instance, if your computer has 16 GB of memory, the BIOS is located at memory location 160 (0x3b9aca000). If you ever run an assembly language program or a progrma that jumps to memory locations, keep in mind that jumping to the end of your memory using a program that runs as the system user or that has access to all memory locations causes a hard reboot, kind of like the Blue Screen of Deaths reboot. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195364#p195364 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update Unless you have an important issue which requires a bios update to fix then its probably best not to fix something that isnt broken. If a bios update goes wrong it can brick your motherboard and there is no way to recover from this. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195296#p195296 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: bios update: to update or not to update
Re: bios update: to update or not to update agreed, best not to fix what aint broken URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=195305#p195305 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
