Re: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:32:33 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support > SS1000, but suddenly discovered that my PCMCIA CD-ROM (Panasonic KXL-830AN) Maybe try uninstaling the driver under Windows, then reinstalling? > So, to keep it short, I need BIOS v7.60 or similar. I even have a friend who > has the same model with v7.60 BIOS, but neither Toshiba nor any other utility > allows to backup notebook BIOS, right? BIOS can be dumped by the various memory hex tools available for this purpose. but loading it back into another computer can be a problem - if the loader is not a familiar type, you may have the contents of the BIOS, but not be able to load it. > Can anybody in Japan or with a good knowledge of Japanese help me? I see 2 > possibilities here, either to contact Toshiba Japan Support and ask them for > the old BIOS file or to post a message in a forum (mailing list, user group, Only user group forums I know of are the ones in Japanese at Nifty Toshiba forums & Libretters Net. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:29:31 +0300 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support Hi! From: "carval" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Sounds like the problem I had with my PCMCIA CD-ROM/Burner,the cable between the the pcmcia card and the drive had a short. The drive would worked if I twisted the cable in a certain position. At first I thougt it was very unlikely, but tried once again - and it worked! Apparently something is wrong with the cable. Thanks for the hint! Good news is that BIOS is fine. Please excuse me for the false alarm. Best regards, Vitaly
Re: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 03:05:00 GMT From: "carval" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support -- Vitaly Pavlenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Return-Path: Received: from mx09.nyc.untd.com (mx09.nyc.untd.com [10.140.24.69]) by maildeliver01.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABB5X3Z9A3N4NBA for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (sender ); Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:05:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail7.basiclink.com (bl24.basiclink.com [69.43.160.107]) by mx09.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABB5X3Z9AT2E992 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (sender ); Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:05:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail7.basiclink.com ([69.43.160.6]) by mail7.basiclink.com (Merak 8.3.6) with ASMTP id HWH68158; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:04:58 -0800 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:04:56 -0800 From: Vitaly Pavlenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Libretto Reply-To: Libretto Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.89 required=3.00 tests=BAYES_00,NO_RDNS2 version=3.1 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1 (1.5) on mail7.basiclink.com X-ContentStamp: 3:4:607246336 X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 69.43.160.107|bl24.basiclink.com|mail7.basiclink.com|libretto@basiclink.com X-UNTD-UBE:-1 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 23:03:14 +0300 From: Vitaly Pavlenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support Hi! Here is the story. Upon getting my 30 GB C4K60 Hitachi hard drive (super-slim one, if anybody remembers) I was about to replace the original one in Lib SS1000, but suddenly discovered that my PCMCIA CD-ROM (Panasonic KXL-830AN) doesn't work with my Libretto anymore. SS1000 can boot from this CD-ROM, so these are realy bad news (I hate to think I have to disassemble my Lib every time something goes wrong with the OS - and I don't have Libretto FDD). To be exact, the driver for the PC card loads OK, but the CD-ROM itself is not detected. The *Sounds like the problem I had with my PCMCIA CD-ROM/Burner,the cable between the the pcmcia card and the drive had a short. The drive would worked if I twisted the cable in a certain position. After a while (3months) It didnt work, the card was detected, but the drive didnt worked. If, used a regular scsi cable and connect it to the desktop the drive would work. same happens under DOS. The drive gets power, spins up if disc is loaded, but is never detected. Now 2 important points: Panasonic CD-ROM works fine in another computer; all other PCMCIA cards I have work fine in Libretto. Remembering that the CD-ROM for sure worked with Libretto a year ago the only thing I can suspect now is that something is wrong with the BIOS v8.10. I upgraded it from v7.60 recently, Toshiba says 8.10 corrects some issues with 3.3 V PC cards. So, to keep it short, I need BIOS v7.60 or similar. I even have a friend who has the same model with v7.60 BIOS, but neither Toshiba nor any other utility allows to backup notebook BIOS, right? Can anybody in Japan or with a good knowledge of Japanese help me? I see 2 possibilities here, either to contact Toshiba Japan Support and ask them for the old BIOS file or to post a message in a forum (mailing list, user group, whatever) that equals this mailing list. Of course, any other suggestions are appreciated. Thank you. Best regards, Vitaly __ Call Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere in the World - FREE! Free Internet calling from NetZero Voice Visit http://www.netzerovoice.com today!
[LIB] Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 23:03:14 +0300 From: Vitaly Pavlenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Need help contacting Toshiba Japan Support Hi! Here is the story. Upon getting my 30 GB C4K60 Hitachi hard drive (super-slim one, if anybody remembers) I was about to replace the original one in Lib SS1000, but suddenly discovered that my PCMCIA CD-ROM (Panasonic KXL-830AN) doesn't work with my Libretto anymore. SS1000 can boot from this CD-ROM, so these are realy bad news (I hate to think I have to disassemble my Lib every time something goes wrong with the OS - and I don't have Libretto FDD). To be exact, the driver for the PC card loads OK, but the CD-ROM itself is not detected. The same happens under DOS. The drive gets power, spins up if disc is loaded, but is never detected. Now 2 important points: Panasonic CD-ROM works fine in another computer; all other PCMCIA cards I have work fine in Libretto. Remembering that the CD-ROM for sure worked with Libretto a year ago the only thing I can suspect now is that something is wrong with the BIOS v8.10. I upgraded it from v7.60 recently, Toshiba says 8.10 corrects some issues with 3.3 V PC cards. So, to keep it short, I need BIOS v7.60 or similar. I even have a friend who has the same model with v7.60 BIOS, but neither Toshiba nor any other utility allows to backup notebook BIOS, right? Can anybody in Japan or with a good knowledge of Japanese help me? I see 2 possibilities here, either to contact Toshiba Japan Support and ask them for the old BIOS file or to post a message in a forum (mailing list, user group, whatever) that equals this mailing list. Of course, any other suggestions are appreciated. Thank you. Best regards, Vitaly
