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Question posted by pristasr on June 12th, 2014

Bios Brick

Hello, I Tried To Update Bios On My Toshiba Satelite Pro U400-150 But The Update Went Wrong, Freeze And My Machine Wont Boot Anymore. i Followed The Instructions On The Original Toshiba Page So I Dont Know What Is The Story Here. I Saw A Lot Of Scenarios Like Mine On Web, But Any Solution. Please Let Me Know How Can I Flash My Broken Bios To Original Version And Wehere Can I Find Crisis Disk Or Usb, Im Not Going To Send It To Service And Pay Extra Money For Update That Is Probably Not Compatible For This Device. Not Sure Wwhy Is It On Original Toshiba Support Page When Its Not Working As It Should please Advise

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on June 12th, 2014 10:11 AM

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Sorry but unfortunately a failed BIOS update will render your computer useless. It cannot be fixed. The entire motherboard would need to be replaced.

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