BIOS Updates forum

Hey Nick... I found a link concerning video shadowing that you may find interesting...(note: WPMcNamaras thoughts in bold half way down page),
http://www.adriansrojakpot.com/Speed_Demonz/BIOS_Guide/BIOS_Guide_01e.htm

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Found the free copies of the Fujitsu Disk Install Programs that ontrack ...

check this out. http://hdd.fujitsu.com/global/drive/mobile.html

it shows me the settings to put in cmos, but doesnt tell me how.

I was always taught to turn all caching and shadowing off in setup, before reloading a system, so it dont get confused in memory of the old one, but you may be right. No such option in this bios.

In the beginning,....
...After updating to the latest bios 1.09a (worked) and then attempting install ...

Of the three sites I have posted on, you seem to be understanding what I am saying better than others.

If you look at my original post you will see that I have the latest Toshiba bios 1.07a, and can also see the details on "boot screen" description.

I believe what has happened is that the system ...

uhhh...i agree with EVERTHING you said except the last sentence. "You need to get into the setup menu and change the drive type to "Auto."

As this laptop is 4 years old, it does NOT allow you to change the settings in the setup menu, even with the latest BIOS version running.

From what I have ...

System:
Toshiba Satellite 1675CDS
(original win98 package system cds long gone)
Fujitsu MHK3060AT 6.+GB 2.5' 9.5mm hard drive,
sharp 12' DSTN LCD screen,
Toshiba XM-7002BC CD-Rom,
with latest Toshiba bios update.

**boot screen appears:

PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
copyright 1985-2000 phoenix ...