README.TXT 02-12-2000 CDC Flash BIOS version 8.00 for Libretto 100CT ============================================================================= This BIOS is applicable to the following models: Libretto 100CT For purposes of this document, the term "Libretto 100CT" is used to generically refer to all of the models listed above. ============================================================================= This archive contains the following files: README.TXT Installation/usage instructions in ASCII text format README.COM Self-displaying version of installation/usage instructions 1095D800.EXE Self-extracting diskette image of BIOS install diskette BIOFCE5T.COM Flash BIOS 8.00 image for Libretto 100CT (provided here for installation methods 2 and 3) CHGBIOSM.EXE Flash BIOS update utility for Libretto 100CT (provided here for installation methods 2 and 3) RETROFIT.TXT Important information about installing this BIOS after Windows 98 is already installed ACPI.REG Windows 98 Registry import file for ACPI update TOSCDROM.SYS Toshiba real-mode (MS-DOS) CD-ROM device driver SERWAVE.VXD Virtual Device Driver for "Wave device for voice modem" (provided here for use with models equipped with internal Modems) INSTINFO.BAT DOS batch file that creates install disk and displays README file This BIOS version is Windows 98 compatible and supports Plug and Play, and ACPI functionality. ********************************** CAUTION! ********************************* ***************************************************************************** During the upgrading of your computers BIOS, if the computer loses power or fails to complete the process of upgrading the BIOS, the existing BIOS in the computer may become damaged. In the event of this occurring, the F12 Installation Method, described below, can be used to recover from this error condition. If you are upgrading a number of computers with this BIOS, the F12 installation method is the quickest. It is recommended that all PCMCIA cards be removed from the system prior to upgrading the BIOS. Also advisable is removing the computer from an attached DeskStation V or DeskStation V Plus or NoteDock Enhanced Port Replicator. It is not unusual to see a CMOS error when you first reboot the computer after installing the new BIOS. If you see this message on your screen, press F1 as instructed. This displays the "TSETUP" screen. Press <End> to save the CMOS data. You won't see the CMOS error again. ******************** BIOS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ************************* ***************************************************************************** There are three ways to install this BIOS version: 1) Use the bootable diskette that is automatically created by the Windows UnZip process (Recommended) 2) At startup by holding down the F12 key. 3) Run CHGBIOSM.EXE at the command prompt. ***************************************************************************** 1) BOOT DISKETTE INSTALLATION METHOD (Recommended) -------------------------------------------------- This release of the electronic distribution BIOS utilizes a self-extracting ZIP file that, when run under Windows or Win-OS2, creates a bootable BIOS installation diskette. Since you're reading this, you were obviously able to extract the downloaded file. If you also created the BIOS installation diskette as a part of the extraction process, you're ready to follow the installation instructions below. If you didn't create the installation diskette during the extraction phase, or if you extracted the downloaded file with PKUnZip or WinZip, you can create the installation diskette by executing the INSTINFO program from the DOS command prompt. Install this BIOS using the following steps: WINDOWS 95/98 or Windows NT 4.x: o Close all open programs o Insert the BIOS installation diskette into your diskette drive (A:) o Click Start o Click Shutdown o Click the radio button next to "Restart the computer?" o Click Yes WINDOWS 3.x: o Close all open programs o From Program Manager, click on File/Exit Windows Windows exits to a MS-DOS command prompt o Insert the BIOS installation diskette into your diskette drive (A:) o Press Ctrl-Alt-Del (press and hold the <Ctrl> and <Alt> keys and press the <Del> key) to restart the system OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS o Close all open programs o Shut down the operating system o Insert the BIOS installation diskette into your diskette drive (A:) o Restart the computer by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del or turning the computer OFF then on again The computer will boot MS-DOS from the BIOS installation diskette, and initiate the Flash BIOS installation routine. When the Flash BIOS installation is complete, the success message is displayed: Please push the RESET SW (or turn AC power OFF/ON) to restart! ROM Write Successful! Utility Finished! Eject the diskette from drive A: and turn the computer OFF then ON, or press the reset switch to restart your computer. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RELEASE --------------------------------------------- If you are unable to use the Windows self-extractor, the self-extracting ZIP archive can be extracted by executing it from a DOS prompt or it can be extracted using PKUNZIP 2.04G or an equivalent UnZIP utility. A DOS batch file, INSTINFO.BAT is provided in the ZIP archive which will create the BIOS installation diskette. If all else fails, you can execute the self-extracting diskette image manually. This file is named 1095D800.EXE, and needs a parameter of A: (1095D800 A:) to successfully create the diskette in drive A: The self-extracting diskette image, 1095D800.EXE, will run under MS-DOS or a command prompt under Windows 95/98, NT, or OS/2. PLEASE NOTE that long directory names in the path where the self-extracting image file is stored under Windows 9x or NT will cause the self-extracting image to abort. Long directory names are supported under OS/2. 2) F12 INSTALLATION METHOD --------------------------- Your Toshiba computer has a special keyboard function to install an updated BIOS image. To use this function, hold down the F12 while the computer is powered on. The computer MUST be in BOOT mode, not Resume mode. The F12 installation method will only work with the internal keyboard. If your computer is docked with the display closed and you are using an external keyboard, the computer will need to be undocked and the internal keyboard's F12 key used. When the computer starts up with the F12 key depressed, the following message appears: 'Ready for BIOS update. Place the BIOS diskette in the drive, and press any key when ready to proceed.' Insert the diskette that contains CHGBIOSM.EXE and BIOFCE5T.COM, and press any key. The CHGBIOSM program will automatically load the BIOFCE5T.COM file. 3) RUN CHGBIOSM.EXE AT THE COMMAND PROMPT ----------------------------------------- The CHGBIOSM program is designed to be run from the MS-DOS command prompt. It cannot be run in a DOS box inside of Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, OS/2 or other operating systems. It also will not run if a Memory Manager, like EMM386, is loaded. The CHGBIOSM program can be run from a floppy disk, hard drive, or PCMCIA drive. However, you will need a floppy diskette (high or low density) in your A: drive at the time the CHGBIOSM program is run. When the CHGBIOSM program is executed by itself, it will prompt you to specify where the BIOS image file, BIOFCE5T.COM is located. Enter the complete path and file name. Example: C:\7100TV80\BIOFCE5T.COM. NOTE! ----- If your path for BIOFCE5T.COM is anywhere other than the root directory of the A: drive (A:\BIOFCE5T.COM), CHGBIOSM will copy the BIOS image file from its current location to the root directory of A: drive. Optionally, the CHGBIOSM program can also be run from a single command which includes the path to the BIOFCE5T.COM file. Example: CHGBIOSM C:\7100TV80\BIOFCE5T.COM CHANGE HISTORY -------------- Version 8.00 02-07-2000 o A changed was made to support Windows 2000. o A power off failure, when running Windows NT, with SP4, was corrected. o When copying a file from a 120MB FDD, using a Super Disk (LS-120), while running Windows 95/98, and then attempting to open that file under DOS mode, caused files, in excess of 50MB, to be corrupted. Version 7.30 12-11-1998 o Corrected a problem where, when executing hibernation under Win98 with a USB keyboard connected, the USB keyboard was disabled causing an exception error after resuming. o Corrected a problem where the system would intermittently hang after suspending or booting the system while it was connected to the CardDock. o Corrected a problem where, when using an incorrect key floppy diskette, the password would be canceled. o Corrected a problem where a low-speed USB device does not work via a CATC hub. o Corrected a problem where, when the display shutdown was set to "enabled" in the display properties under Windows 95, the system would not go to the DPMS standby even though the CRT is turned off after the set time. o A new function was added to update the Boot Block BIOS to V1.10. (Caution: If power is turned off while updating the Boot Block BIOS, the machine will not operate. Make sure the AC adapter is used while updating the BIOS.) Version 7.20 08-28-1998 o Corrected a problem under Windows 98, where, if a message was displayed on the LCD prior to hibernation, the message would not appear on the LCD if the AC power was removed from the system during a return from hibernation. o Corrected a problem where, if the PC card controller mode was set to "PCIC Compatible" mode, the PC card controller was not recognized under Device Manager and although docked with the CardDock, the docking was not recognized. o Corrected a problem under Windows 98 where, if the display is off, the system would hang after trying to shutdown with the power switch or by closing the LCD panel. o Corrected a problem where, after suspending/resuming, the serial port would not work. o Initial Production Release for Libretto 110CT. Version 7.10 01-05-1999 o Corrected a problem where, when removing AC power from the system while returning from hibernation mode, no image would appear on the LCD. o Corrected a problem where, when starting Win98 with the PC card controller set to PCIC compatible mode, the PC card controller was not recognized under Device manager and although the system was docked with a CardDock, the docking was not recognized. Version 7.00 07-13-1998 o Adds ACPI functionality for Windows 98 Version 6.50 04-10-1998 o A change was made to reduce the time required to resume from suspend or hibernation mode with a Card-Bus installed and configured in Auto-Select or Card Bus mode o A correction was made so that when Win95 is activated, either in boot or in resume, with Auto Display Mode and external display selected and the Card Dock connected, the system will no longer come up in undocked mode. o A correction was made to eliminate problems with the PS/2 mouse function loss after keyboard resume from hibernation mode. This would occur when the PS2 mouse was connected with the Pointing Device set for Simultaneous. o A change was made to improve transfer speed when the TOSHIBA LAN CARD (LANCT00A) is used. **end**Download Driver Pack
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Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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