Flashing Toshiba satellite 1800-S204

Thank you, for the interest . it gives me the feeling not being alone out here struggling for an sollution.



Additional information requested follows.



Model Computer Toshiba Satellite 1800-S204

MotherBoard(mobo) ????????

Bios original ACPI version 1.10

Bios Downloaded ACPI version 2.10



Cmos Information (only relevant)



HardDisk Mode = not used



Boot Priority = HDD => FDD => CD-ROM => LAN

Power On Boot Select = Enabled



DRIVES I/O

HDD = No Drive

CD-ROM = Secondary IDE (170H/IRQ15)

Floppy Disk = (3F2H/IRQ6/CH2)



Build-in LAN = Enabled





I am basically an Computer Programmer,but used to help neighbours colleges and or friends whith their computer related problems free of charge of course.



Normally it doesnt take more than a day or two to fix one. Used to go to the Registry and scan out the threats manually.

But now with this one i'am in big trouble an need help urgently.



What i;ve done already

downloaded and burn on a bootable CD windows and DOS routines like snapshot.exe (Works Like Ghost) to make compleet image of an HD.

And HD Tune 2.52 to scan HD disk surface for damaged blocks

connected the HD to an USB to IDE /SATA cable and backed up the data on my Computer then I've formatted the HD zero filled it and trieid again , no luck kept searching the internet for infos found out about Fdisk MBR command and bingo managed to clean the HD then but stil no luck for the computer to recognise the HD.

So i thought let me Flash the BIOS and get rid of every thing. Start with a clean HD and clean bios/cmos.downloaded routines like bios.exe , xbios.exe, uniflash.exe and the new bios from the toshiba site. and here i am now unable to flash the bios because when a program tries to overwrite the area the the threat is protecting an message apeares "the file XXXXX.bin can not be found on diskette" . of course this is an misleading message. what happens is the threat stop execution of the flashing program and then send that misleading message.



What i need from you.



Either a way to show me the running tasks in dos.

then a routine, program that enable me to stop the treath from executing first then i'll be able to flash, or a route that enables me to flash true the threat.



WHAT THE TREATH DOES.

It istablish himself on two places First Somewhere in the MBR area.

and in the bios but the boot area of the bios. it accept normal flashing of the cmos area but when you tries to replace the boot area command/instructions from the bios you'll get an error message "the file XXXXX.bin can not be found on diskette"



Hope to have imform you enough.



thank you for your time



DanserMax................ Thank you, for the interest . it gives me the feeling not being alone out here struggling for an sollution.

Additional information requested follows.

Model Computer Toshiba Satellite 1800-S204
MotherBoard(mobo) ????????
Bios original ACPI version 1.10
Bios Downloaded ACPI version 2.10

Cmos Information (only relevant)

HardDisk Mode = not used

Boot Priority = HDD => FDD => CD-ROM => LAN
Power On Boot Select = Enabled

DRIVES I/O
HDD = No Drive
CD-ROM = Secondary IDE (170H/IRQ15)
Floppy Disk = (3F2H/IRQ6/CH2)

Build-in LAN = Enabled


I am basically an Computer Programmer,but used to help neighbours colleges and or friends whith their computer related problems free of charge of course.

Normally it doesnt take more than a day or two to fix one. Used to go to the Registry and scan out the threats manually.
But now with this one i'am in big trouble an need help urgently.

What i;ve done already
downloaded and burn on a bootable CD windows and DOS routines like snapshot.exe (Works Like Ghost) to make compleet image of an HD.
And HD Tune 2.52 to scan HD disk surface for damaged blocks
connected the HD to an USB to IDE /SATA cable and backed up the data on my Computer then I've formatted the HD zero filled it and trieid again , no luck kept searching the internet for infos found out about Fdisk MBR command and bingo managed to clean the HD then but stil no luck for the computer to recognise the HD.
So i thought let me Flash the BIOS and get rid of every thing. Start with a clean HD and clean bios/cmos.downloaded routines like bios.exe , xbios.exe, uniflash.exe and the new bios from the toshiba site. and here i am now unable to flash the bios because when a program tries to overwrite the area the the threat is protecting an message apeares "the file XXXXX.bin can not be found on diskette" . of course this is an misleading message. what happens is the threat stop execution of the flashing program and then send that misleading message.

What i need from you.

Either a way to show me the running tasks in dos.
then a routine, program that enable me to stop the treath from executing first then i'll be able to flash, or a route that enables me to flash true the threat.

WHAT THE TREATH DOES.
It istablish himself on two places First Somewhere in the MBR area.
and in the bios but the boot area of the bios. it accept normal flashing of the cmos area but when you tries to replace the boot area command/instructions from the bios you'll get an error message "the file XXXXX.bin can not be found on diskette"

Hope to have imform you enough.

thank you for your time

DanserMax................