PC shuts down unexpectedly

[Guest]

I've faced the following problem: yesterday I started Norton Spyware scan
which then was checking computer for spyware for about five hours. During
that time I was typing documents so the the processor worked for full power.
After seven hours of such work the computer shut down unexpectedly though
everything was fine.
Today I have been sufing the internet (for about 10 minutes) and downloading
Norton Antivirus updates when suddenly my computer has shut down again. I've
started it and surfed the internet again and the same problem has occured.
Windows Update has stopped working though it is enabled.
I wonder is it a problem with windows or my computer. Could it be
overheating?
Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?
Oh, I've forgot to mention I've got laptop computer Toshiba Satellite with
windows XP Home Edition (SP1). Intell pentium III processor 1,10 Ghz

Thanks in advance!

 

[John]

I've faced the following problem: yesterday I started Norton Spyware scan
which then was checking computer for spyware for about five hours. During
that time I was typing documents so the the processor worked for full
power.
After seven hours of such work the computer shut down unexpectedly though
everything was fine.
Today I have been sufing the internet (for about 10 minutes) and
downloading
Norton Antivirus updates when suddenly my computer has shut down again.
I've
started it and surfed the internet again and the same problem has occured.
Windows Update has stopped working though it is enabled.
I wonder is it a problem with windows or my computer. Could it be
overheating?
Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?
Oh, I've forgot to mention I've got laptop computer Toshiba Satellite with
windows XP Home Edition (SP1). Intell pentium III processor 1,10 Ghz

Thanks in advance!

Make sure that you have the latest BIOS installed. The Toshiba Satellite
model 1800 had this problem when it was introduced. My recollection
is that they went through about 10 BIOS updates before it was fixed.
You should also make sure that the fan openings are not clogged with dust.
Also make sure that the fan is running and speeds up when the CPU chip is
under load.

 

[Guest]

I updated the BIOS a few years ago but only now this problem has appeared
again. And beside the BIOS updating can cause new problems to appear (I've
read somewhere about this). I've checked my fan and it is OK.
Do you think that all the problem is in the bios?
Another person advised me to replace the mainboard.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, I'll try it.

Rt. click "my computer" click on the advance tab,under "startup and
recovery" click the settings button,find the heading "system failure" now
uncheck the box that says "automatically restart" ok your way out.
More that likely this will stop your shutdown if it does not the next time
it happens you will get a blue screen with a bunch of numbers like
0x0000001E
Write these numbers down exactly has they appear and repost the here.
Good Luck

 

[MAP]

I've faced the following problem: yesterday I started Norton Spyware
scan which then was checking computer for spyware for about five
hours. During that time I was typing documents so the the processor
worked for full power. After seven hours of such work the computer
shut down unexpectedly though everything was fine.
Today I have been sufing the internet (for about 10 minutes) and
downloading Norton Antivirus updates when suddenly my computer has
shut down again. I've started it and surfed the internet again and
the same problem has occured. Windows Update has stopped working
though it is enabled. I wonder is it a problem with windows or my
computer. Could it be overheating?
Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?
Oh, I've forgot to mention I've got laptop computer Toshiba
Satellite with windows XP Home Edition (SP1). Intell pentium III
processor 1,10 Ghz

Thanks in advance!

Rt. click "my computer" click on the advance tab,under "startup and
recovery" click the settings button,find the heading "system failure" now
uncheck the box that says "automatically restart" ok your way out.
More that likely this will stop your shutdown if it does not the next time
it happens you will get a blue screen with a bunch of numbers like
0x0000001E
Write these numbers down exactly has they appear and repost the here.
Good Luck

 

[Guest]

sorry for posting on someone else’s thread but I have little time before this
notebook shuts down again.

I have had the same problem, cpu temp ok, and windows just shuts down
without warning and randomly.

Last shutdown brought up a blue screen with this.

A problem has been detected & windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.

If this is the first time you’ve seen this stop error screen, restart your
computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.

Check to sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the
stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for diver
updates. Try changing video adapters.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates, disable BIOS memory
options such as caching or shadowing, restart your computer, press F8 to
select advanced options and then select safe mode.

Technical information

***STOP: 0x0000007e (0xc0000005, 0x806d0753, 0xf787eec28, 0xf78ee924)
Beginning dump of physical memory.
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further
assistance.

When I managed to get the computer working again a windows dialogue box came
up with this.

BCCode : 1000007e BCP1 : C0000005 BCP2 : 806D0753 BCP3 : F78EEC28
BCP4 : F78EE924 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 256_1

Any ideas, please help?

 

[bojimbo26]

Look here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321637

 

[Gerry]

Jan

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795746.aspx

What changes have you made to hardware and software immediately prior to
the problem occurring?

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

Try Start, Run, type "sigverif.exe" without quotes and hit OK. What
drivers are listed as unsigned? Disregard those which are not checked.

What is your Windows XP CD as it is described on the face of the CD?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Guest]

sorry for posting on someone else’s thread but I have little time before this
notebook shuts down again.

I have had the same problem, cpu temp ok, and windows just shuts down
without warning and randomly.

Last shutdown brought up a blue screen with this.

A problem has been detected & windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.

If this is the first time you’ve seen this stop error screen, restart your
computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.

Check to sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the
stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for diver
updates. Try changing video adapters.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates, disable BIOS memory
options such as caching or shadowing, restart your computer, press F8 to
select advanced options and then select safe mode.

Technical information

***STOP: 0x0000007e (0xc0000005, 0x806d0753, 0xf787eec28, 0xf78ee924)
Beginning dump of physical memory.
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further
assistance.

When I managed to get the computer working again a windows dialogue box came
up with this.

BCCode : 1000007e BCP1 : C0000005 BCP2 : 806D0753 BCP3 : F78EEC28
BCP4 : F78EE924 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 256_1

Any ideas, please help?

BCCode : 1000007e BCP1 : C0000005
The above refer to a dirty bit on your RAM or one of your RAM sticks, try to
test your RAM as instructed below and then run disk clean up on your system.
Double click "My Computer" Icon on your desktop, then right click your
Primary partition or main Drive which (C:\), select properties.
On the system properties click on Tools Tab and click Check Disk button.
A pop-up window will come up check both check boxes and click [OK] then Yes
to confirm that you want to run Check Disk on Start Up and Reboot your
machine.

This always refer to a bad Hardware/driver installed.
Try the Last good known Configuration to log into the system, then open
Device manager and see if there is any malfunctioining Devices or conflict in
IRQ, also look in the Event Viewer for error message and post them back in
your next post.
Read this articles and see, but how did you get rid of the Contra?.

Open a run command and type in these commands to see if there is a conflict
in /among drivers :
pstat.exe click [OK]
dmpchck.exe click [OK]
What you get from running this commands?.

You receive a "serious error" or a "STOP: 0x0000007E" error message in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321637&sd=RMVP
"STOP 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330182
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech
You receive a "serious error" or a "STOP: 0x0000007E" error message in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321637
Error message in Windows XP Service Pack 2: "Stop 0x7E"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900485
Stop: 0x7E Error occurs in Kbdclass.sys when you try to shut down Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313050
Easy CD Creator 5.0 does not function in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310628
How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/en-us

Try to use the Verifier.exe command to see which Drivers not Verified on
your system:
How to Use Driver Verifier to Troubleshoot Windows Drivers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617/en-us

You may have a bad RAM try to test your RAM by running Memtest by
downloading this tool and unzip it and make a floppy or CD/DVD and run it on
Reboot.
http://www.memtest86.com/
You may need to reposition/reset the RAM sticks in their slots.
After that you could do a repair install, and then test.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

0x00000019
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...5dc71973d43c&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1

"STOP 0x00000074 BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO" Error Message When You Start Your
Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326679

You receive a "STOP: 0x00000073 CONFIG_LIST_FAILED" error message in Windows
2000 or in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291808

Install of XP Pro fails with Stop 0x0000007E on Dimension 9100
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_winxp&message.id=164525&page=2

"STOP 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330182

Stop 0x00000050 in Win32k.sys When Changing Keyboard Layout
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252371
Damaged Font Causes STOP 0x00000050 Error Message in the Win32k.sys File in
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319965
The HaxDoor virus may cause a "STOP 0x00000050" or "STOP 0x0000008e" error
message
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903251
Error Message: STOP 0x00000050 (0xffffffe0, 0x00000001, 0xf30da010,
0x00000000) PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817197
Easy CD Creator 5.0 does not function in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310628
Use the command chkdsk /r with recovery console:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326215
DMA Mode for ATA/ATAPI Devices in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/IDE-DMA.mspx
How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk drives
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013

Example on the error code:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174232
HTH.
nass

 

[Guest]

There are no yellow questions.

The following drivers are unsigned:
atapi.sys (modified 04.08.2004) version "none"
tvald.sys (modified 18.08.2001) version 2.0
tvaldx.sys (modified 18.08.2001) version 2.0
What does this mean?

I have Windows XP Home Edition SP2

 

[Gerry]

I cannot see any problem with the unsigned drivers. Two are because it
is a Toshiba.

Are these the precise words on the face of the CD "Windows XP Home
Edition SP2"???

This freeware programme is excellent for getting information about
your computer:
Everest Home Edition (freeware)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Tip: To copy select Report, Quick Report, Plain Text, highlight
required text, right click and select copy. However, whilst this is
fine for posting small amounts of information into newsgroup messages
longer reports will irritate other newsgroup subscribers.

In Everest expand Motherboard, Chipset and post the details for each
Memory slot.

Also try running HD Tune(freeware).

Download and run it and see what it turns up.
http://www.hdtune.com/

Select the Info tabs and place the cursor on the drive under Drive
letter and then double click the two page icon ( copy to Clipboard )
and copy into a further message.

Select the Health tab and then double click the two page icon ( copy
to Clipboard ) and copy into a further message. Also do a full surface
scan with HD Tune.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Guest]

Lots of thanks for your help!

Here is the information you wanted:

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc.
]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2007-11-15
Time 17:49


--------[ Motherboard
]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name TOSHIBA Portable PC

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz
Effective Clock 100 MHz
Bandwidth 800 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit

--------[ Chipset
]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ North Bridge: Intel Solano i815EP ]

North Bridge Properties:
North Bridge Intel Solano i815EP
Revision / Stepping 04 / B0
Package Type 544 Pin BGA
Package Size 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Core Voltage 1.85 V
In-Order Queue Depth 4
Tualatin CPU Supported

Memory Timings:
CAS Latency (CL) 2T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 2T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 2T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 5T
Row Cycle Time (tRC) 7T

Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 256 MB (SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 256 MB (SDRAM)

AGP Controller:
AGP Version 2.00
AGP Status Enabled
AGP Device nVIDIA GeForce2 Go
(Toshiba)
AGP Aperture Size 64 MB
Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x
Current AGP Speed 4x
Fast-Write Not Supported
Side Band Addressing Supported, Disabled

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information
http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm
Driver Download
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/index.htm

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem Motherboard chipset
cannot handle more memory.

[ South Bridge: Intel 82801BA ICH2X ]

South Bridge Properties:
South Bridge Intel 82801BA ICH2X
Revision / Stepping 11 / B0

AC'97 Audio Controller:
Audio Controller Type Intel 82801BA(M)
ICH2X/M
Codec Name Yamaha YMF753
S/PDIF Output Supported

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information
http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm
Driver Download
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/index.htm

--------[ Memory
]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Physical Memory:
Total 511 MB
Used 362 MB
Free 149 MB
Utilization 71 %

Swap Space:
Total 1247 MB
Used 309 MB
Free 937 MB
Utilization 25 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 1758 MB
Used 672 MB
Free 1086 MB
Utilization 38 %

Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System Yes
Supported by CPU Yes
Active No




HD Tune: TOSHIBA MK3017GAP Information

Firmware version : A0.10 H
Capacity : 27.9 GB (~30.0 GB)
Buffer size : 0 KB
Standard : ATA/ATAPI-5
Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)
Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T : yes
48-bit Address : no
Read Look-Ahead : yes
Write Cache : yes
Host Protected Area : yes
Device Configuration Overlay : no
Automatic Acoustic Management: no
Power Management : yes
Advanced Power Management : yes
Power-up in Standby : no
Security Mode : yes
Firmware Upgradable : no

Partition : 1
Drive letter : C:\
Label :
Capacity : 28615 MB
Usage : 85.57%
Type : NTFS
Bootable : Yes

HD Tune: TOSHIBA MK3017GAP Health

ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status
(01) Raw Read Error Rate 253 100 50 0 Ok
(02) Throughput Performance 100 100 50 0 Ok
(03) Spin Up Time 100 100 1 1675 Ok
(04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 0 7541 Ok
(05) Reallocated Sector Count 100 100 1 10 Ok
(08) Seek Time Performance 100 100 50 0 Ok
(09) Power On Hours Count 79 79 50 8572 Ok
(0A) Spin Retry Count 244 100 30 0 Ok
(0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 7527 Ok
(C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 100 100 0 0 Ok
(DC) Disk Shift 100 100 1 12470 Ok
(DE) Loaded Hours 86 86 50 5966 Ok
(DF) Load/Unload Retry Count 100 100 50 0 Ok
(E0) Load Friction 100 100 50 0 Ok
(E1) Load/Unload Cycle Count 64 64 70 360993 Failed
(E2) Load-in time 100 100 1 381 Ok
(E4) Power-Off Retract Cycle 100 100 60 102 Ok
(F0) Head Flying Hours 100 100 1 15 Ok

Power On Time : 8572
Health Status : Failed

I've also noticed the following:
When I work on my pc for about an hour (normally I use internet explorer 7.0
and type texts) motherboard temperature rises up to 61C and CPU temperature
rises up 80C. Is this normal?

Thanks again.

 

[Gerry]

The hard drive temperatures are here:
http://www3.toshiba.co.jp/storage/english/spec/hdd/mk3017.htm

HD Tune is failing the drive but I am not sure of the significance of ID
(E1).

How can I check if my hard disk is working well?
http://www.hdtune.com/

No hard drive test utility seems to be available:
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#toshiba

What is the temperature given for the drive in HD Tune?

Are the fans working?

What is the Toshiba model number? How old is it.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lots of thanks for your help!

Here is the information you wanted:

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc.
]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage
http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type
Quick Report Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2007-11-15
Time 17:49


--------[ Motherboard
]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name TOSHIBA
Portable PC

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz
Effective Clock 100 MHz
Bandwidth 800 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel Hub
Interface Bus Width 8-bit

--------[ Chipset
]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ North Bridge: Intel Solano i815EP ]

North Bridge Properties:
North Bridge Intel Solano
i815EP Revision / Stepping 04 / B0
Package Type 544 Pin BGA
Package Size 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Core Voltage 1.85 V
In-Order Queue Depth 4
Tualatin CPU Supported

Memory Timings:
CAS Latency (CL) 2T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 2T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 2T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 5T
Row Cycle Time (tRC) 7T

Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 256 MB (SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 256 MB (SDRAM)

AGP Controller:
AGP Version 2.00
AGP Status Enabled
AGP Device nVIDIA
GeForce2 Go (Toshiba)
AGP Aperture Size 64 MB
Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x
Current AGP Speed 4x
Fast-Write Not Supported
Side Band Addressing Supported,
Disabled

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel
Corporation Product Information
http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm
Driver Download
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/index.htm

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem Motherboard
chipset cannot handle more memory.

[ South Bridge: Intel 82801BA ICH2X ]

South Bridge Properties:
South Bridge Intel 82801BA
ICH2X Revision / Stepping 11 / B0

AC'97 Audio Controller:
Audio Controller Type Intel
82801BA(M) ICH2X/M
Codec Name Yamaha YMF753
S/PDIF Output Supported

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel
Corporation Product Information
http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm
Driver Download
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/index.htm

--------[ Memory
]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Physical Memory:
Total 511 MB
Used 362 MB
Free 149 MB
Utilization 71 %

Swap Space:
Total 1247 MB
Used 309 MB
Free 937 MB
Utilization 25 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 1758 MB
Used 672 MB
Free 1086 MB
Utilization 38 %

Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System Yes
Supported by CPU Yes
Active No




HD Tune: TOSHIBA MK3017GAP Information

Firmware version : A0.10 H
Capacity : 27.9 GB (~30.0 GB)
Buffer size : 0 KB
Standard : ATA/ATAPI-5
Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)
Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T : yes
48-bit Address : no
Read Look-Ahead : yes
Write Cache : yes
Host Protected Area : yes
Device Configuration Overlay : no
Automatic Acoustic Management: no
Power Management : yes
Advanced Power Management : yes
Power-up in Standby : no
Security Mode : yes
Firmware Upgradable : no

Partition : 1
Drive letter : C:\
Label :
Capacity : 28615 MB
Usage : 85.57%
Type : NTFS
Bootable : Yes

HD Tune: TOSHIBA MK3017GAP Health

ID Current Worst ThresholdData
Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 253 100 50 0
Ok (02) Throughput Performance 100 100 50 0
Ok (03) Spin Up Time 100 100 1 1675
Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 0 7541
Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 100 100 1 10
Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 100 100 50 0
Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 79 79 50 8572
Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 244 100 30 0
Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 7527
Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 100 100 0 0
Ok (DC) Disk Shift 100 100 1 12470
Ok (DE) Loaded Hours 86 86 50 5966
Ok (DF) Load/Unload Retry Count 100 100 50 0
Ok (E0) Load Friction 100 100 50 0
Ok (E1) Load/Unload Cycle Count 64 64 70 360993
Failed (E2) Load-in time 100 100 1
381 Ok (E4) Power-Off Retract Cycle 100 100 60
102 Ok (F0) Head Flying Hours 100 100 1
15 Ok

Power On Time : 8572
Health Status : Failed

I've also noticed the following:
When I work on my pc for about an hour (normally I use internet
explorer 7.0 and type texts) motherboard temperature rises up to 61C
and CPU temperature rises up 80C. Is this normal?

Thanks again.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info of my hard drive!

HD tune doesn't give me the temperature for my hard disk. It seems that my
hard drive doesn't support this function.

The fan (it seems that there is only one because it's a laptop) is working
fine. It speeds up (when the CPU temperature increases) and slows down (when
the CPU doesn't work hard).

I've got Toshiba Satellite 5005-S504. I bought it in 2001. Pretty old, isn't
it?

Yesterday I ran HD tune error scan and found no damaged sectors. Everything
is green.
But when I put after that my pc into hibernation and turned it on after some
time it showed me the error message (white letters on a black background)
before reading the restoration data. I don't remember the exact words but in
general the message said that there was a read error when reading restoration
data. It suggested to delete the restoration data and to proceed with the
booting (this was the only available option). After this everything was OK.
I faced this error for the first time so I wonder if it is somehow connected
with HD Tune error scan. What do you think?
By the way the system bios is more than two years old. I don't think that
Toshiba has a newer bios. I searched their site last year and found only 2002
version. Should I install third-party bios (if any exists)? Where it can be
found beside eSupport?

--------[ BIOS
]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BIOS Properties:
BIOS Type Toshiba
System BIOS Date 07/03/02
Video BIOS Date 08/29/01

BIOS Manufacturer:
Company Name Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc.
Product Information
http://www.csd.toshiba.com
BIOS Upgrades
http://www.esupport.com/biosagent/index.cfm?refererid=40

Problems & Suggestions:
Suggestion Are you looking for
a BIOS Upgrade? Contact eSupport Today!
Suggestion System BIOS is more
than 2 years old. Update it if necessary.
Suggestion Video BIOS is more
than 2 years old. Update it if necessary.