HARDWARE Toshiba Satellite A100-TA1

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Contents 1 General 2 Devices 2.1 BIOS 2.1.1 Description 2.1.2 Configuration 2.1.3 Upgrading 2.2 Processor 2.2.1 Description 2.2.2 Configuration 2.3 Chipset 2.3.1 Description 2.3.2 Configuration 2.4 Memory 2.4.1 Description 2.4.2 Configuration 2.5 Video 2.5.1 Description 2.5.2 Configuration 2.6 Audio 2.6.1 Description 2.6.2 Configuration 2.7 Hard Drive 2.7.1 Description 2.7.2 Configuration 2.8 DVD Drive 2.8.1 Description 2.8.2 Configuration 2.9 Display 2.9.1 Description 2.9.2 Configuration 2.10 IEEE1394 2.10.1 Description 2.10.2 Configuration 2.11 PCMCIA 2.11.1 Description 2.11.2 Configuration 2.12 USB 2.12.1 Description 2.12.2 Configuration 2.13 Modem 2.13.1 Description 2.13.2 Configuration 3 External Links

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NOTE: This page is based heavily on the Satellite A100 article. Although they are closely related, following those instructions WILL NOT ALLOW FOR A BOOTABLE SYSTEM if installing Gentoo on an A100-TA1 due to SATA drivers.

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This is a Phoenix BIOS, the one that Toshiba users complain about when they say that they don't have a "real" Toshiba. As a result, certain utilities to talk with the hardware won't work.

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For Windows-based BIOS updates (I don't know of any that exist for linux), see the Toshiba website.

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Official Toshiba files for Windows

Official Toshiba system specifications; basically useless

Official Toshiba system manifest