Toshiba 5100-603 - any problems ?

[Julian H. Stacey]

Sorry for delayed answer, (I came back to a dead main tower,
			needed fixing first before continuing with laptop)

I Wrote:
> Toshiba 5100-603 laptop ........

Bruce M Simpson wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 02:48:49AM +0200, Julian Stacey wrote:
> > I expect I'll have the normal disgusting Toshiba mess: can only
> > access BIOS via M$: This box has no internal floppy, just an external
> > USB flop, I believe, so more agro there I guess. I might have to,
> > for the first time in my life, just squeeze the M$ down to a few
> > Gig, & leave minimal M$ excrement in place, at least initially,
> > despite normal desire to zap M$ completely off any drive I lay hands on ?
> 
> A local user here in London informed me of the following:
> 
> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/download_bios.jsp?z
> =13&service=UK
> 
> Apparently if you select the 'Traditional' BIOS update download, you don't
> need Windows. Updates for the Satellite 5100-603 appear to be available.

Thanks, I used that: Yes, you dont need Windows to update the BIOS,
I flashed an upgrade that way via floppy.  But I still don't know
how to Access the BIOS direct at boot.

Maybe you can private mail me the name of your local user in London
who presumably uses one under FreeBSD please ?

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