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Unfortunately this is a known issue with a series of faulty bios firmware versions that came out with a batvh of toshiba models over the last few years, your best bet is to try updating the BIOS (downloading the latest BIOS revision for your model here: www.helpit.net.au/Downloads/Toshiba/410BL_rev1.70BIOS.exe) Run the update making sure to backup all your data BEFORE the update. this revision shuold remove the password bug from your system. Regards, David
It sounds like you updated with the wrong BIOS or a BIOS version that isn't designed for your specific model laptop. You will have to revert back to your old BIOS version.
Hi There, There are currently no easy ways to update a bios through linux at all - including live cd's. Your best bet is to make a bios update USB stick (or floppy depending on the age of the computer) Here's a link to those instructions: http://www.biosflash.com/e/bios-boot-usb-stick.htm Alternatively, speaking from my own experience with a similar situation, you can take the hard drive out, use it in place of the usb stick, boot from it, update your bios, and go from there.
You can download the BIOS updates for your model laptop from theToshiba WEB site from their download page. Make sure you enter the model ofyour laptop so you can get the correct BIOS update. Please click on this link: - http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp
After a BIOS update, if it fails to post, the BIOS update got corrupted. This happens (rarely) and when it does, the only thing that can be done is to remove the BIOS chip and have it burned at a local repair shop (or sent into Toshiba for a replacement). Without the BIOS functioning properly, the computer can do nothing at all. If your BIOS is not on a removable chip, then the computer will have to be sent to Toshiba to have the BIOS replaced.
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