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post #1 of 8
4/6/09 at 9:55pm
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Hi ... I was fixing a relative laptop by flashing the bios and got this error . It was performing the bios update and I saw it had to do 21 stages , First stage it did was remove the old bios , any ways it got to the fifth stage and stop . It say something about it fail with error 146 , I had only one option to choose which was to click "ok" afterward it reboot with no screen or any bios loading . So now it will turn on but I see no bios screen , just a black screen . Any suggestion I can do now ?

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post #2 of 8
4/6/09 at 10:11pm
Why were you upgrading the bios???
BIOS updates are not a magic fix all. Unless the BIOS update specifically addresses a known problem for that model, you never go there.
Fastest way to turn a laptop into a 6lb doorstop.
Only fix I am aware of is returning it to Toshiba for an orignal BIOS load
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post #3 of 8
4/6/09 at 10:47pm
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Why were you upgrading the bios???
BIOS updates are not a magic fix all. Unless the BIOS update specifically addresses a known problem for that model, you never go there.
Fastest way to turn a laptop into a 6lb doorstop.
Only fix I am aware of is returning it to Acer for an orignal BIOS load
First off the hard drive die , so that got replace , afterward the product recovery wouldn't reinstall windows . So got an oem version of xp . Everything was fine but the battery wouldn't work . Nothing was wrong with the battery beforehand . so I thought because I used an oem windows version it needed to update the bios . I download the correct bios update version for this model . All that it mention is to make sure I am using the power adapter and have nothing plug into it , which it didn't hav eanything . So I double click the file and it started to do its thing , it got to the fifth stage and stop . Something about block fail , error 146 . I click ok and now nothing . Is there jumpers to reset the CMOS for this model ? Or a way to reload the bios in CMOS chip ? Its a Satellite A100 PSAA8C-SK400E . That pretty sad if this board is non useable from the instruction I see in how to update bios . If its that much of a pain I think Toshiba shouldn't have this options available for comsumers to perform . I know I follow instruction right , there really isn't much at all to do but it seem to have cause a serious issue now .

Thanks for any input ...
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post #4 of 8
4/7/09 at 12:46am
If you hit an error while flashing your BIOS, your BIOS is shot. You'll need either a new motherboard or Toshiba to reload a BIOS version on your current motherboard. Regardless, it's going to require sending in the notebook.

Unfortunately for your idea of resetting CMOS, BIOS is stored on an EEPROM chip which does not need power to retain information. So resetting CMOS by interrupting power from the CMOS battery won't have any effect.
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post #5 of 8
4/7/09 at 7:04am
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Oh well , I figure I would ask beforehand to be sure thats my only options . Though i'm curious what error 146 meant ?

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post #6 of 8
4/7/09 at 7:46am
You might check your phone book or look on the Toshiba site for "authorized Toshiba repair centers". There may be one or more in your city and they might be able to help
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post #7 of 8
4/12/09 at 12:12am
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You might check your phone book or look on the Toshiba site for "authorized Toshiba repair centers". There may be one or more in your city and they might be able to help
Thanks for your help , though for what it worth to do such I'm better off just to sell parts and buy a new one . The battery is fairly new , power adapter is ok , also the RAM is good to sell . I will use the HDD for external spare drive . I will even try to sell the cpu if someone want it , even the motherboard but I will mention what wrong with the mboard to whom ever would want it.

Ebay time now ...
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post #8 of 8
8/31/09 at 11:10pm
I had a P205 BIOS flash that failed left my laptop dead. I found aqstech.com who did the repair within the few days. $99 for the service.
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