Toshiba l300D wont load up after bios update fail

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Rossco1874, Sep 23, 2011.

  1. Rossco1874

    Rossco1874 Private E-2

    I had to update my bios & it seems that the wrong one was downloaded about 3% into installing the laptop just died & won't go back on.

    There are no lights & there is no noise from the laptop at all.

    Any ideas on how I can fix this?

    The laptop is a Toshiba satelite L300D.
     
    Rossco1874, Sep 23, 2011
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    It doesn't sound like it is fixable on your end. Flash BIOSes that go bad, leave you with a doorstop. You'll hear the statement, "I bricked my computer". This means you turned your device into a brick also known as a doorstop.

    You might want to post at a good BIOS site
    http://www.wimsbios.com/forum/

    People do send bricked computers off, have the BIOS chip desoldered and a new one soldered on. You might be able to get information on that type of service.

    Maybe if you contact Toshiba, they will be able to tell you of some companies that do this.
     
    plodr, Sep 23, 2011
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  3. tgell

    tgell Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Hello,
    What is the exact model number. There should be digits following a SP or EX prefix.
     
    tgell, Sep 23, 2011
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