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--- toshiba_t-series_support:toshiba_t3200sx [2019-02-27 01:41]
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+++ toshiba_t-series_support:toshiba_t3200sx [2019-02-27 01:48]
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+**Q: How do I check the BIOS version? **\\
+**A:** You need to open the portable computer. Remove the four screws from the bottom front of the laptop. Open the screen lid. The keyboard should now lift up. Then remove two screws from the back of the EM shield between the keyboard and the motherboard. Remove the EM shield. You will see three chips. The one at the bottom right corner is the BIOS chip. I've only seen 003C and 003E out in the wild.
 **Q: How do I upgrade the Hard Disk? **\\
-**A:** Toshiba T3200SX BIOSes are restricted to CONNER hard-drives of either 40 or 80 megabytes (the T3200SXC accepts 40 or 120 MB). On bootup, the BIOS queries the IDE controller for hard-drives, and depending on your BIOS version, will either detect a hard disk as 40 MB (regardless of it's actual size), or refuse to detect any hard disk with a part number that doesn't start with the letters 'CP' (Conner Peripherals).
+**A:** Toshiba T3200SX BIOSes are restricted to CONNER hard-drives of either 40 or 80 megabytes (the T3200SXC accepts 40 or 120 MB). On bootup, the BIOS queries the IDE controller for hard-drives, and depending on your BIOS version, one of two things will happen:
+  - on **older** Toshiba BIOS (such as BIOS 003C), the computer will detect a drive and just assume it's a 40 MB  disk (regardless of it's actual size)
+  - on a **newer** BIOS (labeled 003E) your computer will simply refuse to detect any hard disk. with a part number that doesn't start with the letters 'CP' (Conner Peripherals).
-You have three options:
+You have a couple of options:
-  - If you have an older bios, which detects your hard disk but says it's a 40MB drive, you can still boot from it, but you'll be able to use partitions up to 40 MB in size. To use larger hard disks, you will need to download ANYDRIVE, a program that installs in the MBR of your hard disk, and overlays the correct parameters onto the BIOS. Anydrive can override the BIOS settings so you can use up to 504 MB of the Hard disk you choose to install.
+  - If you have the older bios (for example 003C), which detects your hard disk but says it's a 40MB drive, you can still boot from it, but you'll be able to use partitions up to 40 MB in size. To use larger hard disks, you will need to download ANYDRIVE, a program that installs in the MBR of your hard disk, and overlays the correct parameters onto the BIOS. Anydrive can override the BIOS settings so you can use up to 504 MB of the Hard disk you choose to install.
   - If you have a newer bios that will refuse hard disk detection, your Toshiba can still be booted with a floppy disk, and a BIOS HDD overlay can be loaded to detect larger hard disks.
   - Buy a CONNER hard-disk. The important bit is that the the part number starts with the letters 'CP'. Then use ANYDRIVE to circumvent the BIOS hard-coded drive size limitations.

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