Toshiba Satellite Z30-B-10W
Toshiba Satellite Z30-B-10W.
- model: Toshiba Satellite Z30-B-10W
- cpu: Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz, Broadwell-U, dual core
- memory: 16 GB (2 x 8 GB SO-DIMM, 16 GB is max)
- storage: 250 GB SSD (MSATA)
- optical drive: none
- LCD: 13,3 inch, 1920x1080, LED backlight
- gfx: Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics - Intel HD Graphics 5500
- external ports: VGA, HDMI
- sound: Broadwell-U Audio Controller, Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller, Realtek HDA Codec,
- network - wired: Intel Ethernet Connection (3) I218-V
- network - wireless: Intel Wireless 3160, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- camera: TOSHIBA Web Camera - FHD Chicony Electronics Co.
- card reader: Realtek RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader
- usb: 3 x usb 3.0 ports
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Bluetooth: 4.0
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Product Code: PT258E-007015N5
- serial number: 6F146358H
- LAN MAC: b86b23446cba
- WLAN MAC: e4f89c506f2c
- Cosmo Silver
- PSU: model PA5177E-1AC3, 19 V DC, 2.37 A
BIOS: System BIOS version is 6.50, EC version is 1.40. (was BIOS: 6.40, EC: 1.40, was BIOS: 3.20, EC: 1.30)
keys: F2 - bios setup, F12 - boot menu,
hints: repeatedly pressing the F12 will get you the boot menu eventually.
OS: Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Qubes, Win8.1,
back to machines page.
Links
toshiba.no - Satellite Z30-B, Satellite Z30-B-10W, toshiba.eu - bios updates,
local links
[refind],
History
2021-07-01: I re-created this page on my self-hosted web server.
2019-09-02: BIOS - 6.50-WIN is still the newest update available.
2018-06-18: BIOS - checked, but 6.50-WIN is the newest update available.
2018-05-03: bios upgrade - added the 6.50 files to the FreeDOS stick, and upgraded again. Now bios is at 6.50, EC still at 1.40.
2018-05-03: bios upgrade - ok, I booted the FreeDOS stick, which has the 6.40 files on it, without any drivers (if I let it boot with jemm386, I got a
message that chgbiosf is not available in V86 mode) and ran
chgbiosf bio0096t.com,ecbfv140.bin and the bios got updated.
2018-05-03: bios upgrade - next I tried with a 32-bits (x86) WinPE image, still made from win7 WAIK. When I run P0096v650_ECBFv140.exe it extracts, then
says "Could not execute the executable file!". This stuff isn't easy. Updated image to include P0096v640_ECBFv140.exe, wich behaves in the same way.
However, if I try P0096v650_ECBFv140.exe /extract, it asks if it is ok to extract the files to \P0096v650_ECBFv140 and does so. The directory contains 18
files. Interesting files are
BIO0096T.COM chgbiosf.exe ECBFV140.BIN nchgbios2.exe nchgbios3.exe nchgbiosESP.exe PlatformReader.exe
Unfortunately
chgbiosf - The system cannot find the file X:\P0096v650_ECBFv140\CHGBIOSF.EXE bio0096t - same message nchgbios2 - blank line nchgbios3 - blank line
ok, I googled and found a suggestion
chgbiosf bio0096t.com,ecbfv140.bin - The system cannot find the file X:\P0096v650_ECBFv140\CHGBIOSF.EXE
maybe I need to run this from dos.
2018-05-03: bios upgrade - I tried running P0096v650_ECBFv140.exe from a WinPE image made from win7 WAIK ('ver' says "Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]"), and get "The subsystem needed to support the image type is not present.". Crap.
2018-05-03: bios upgrade - I tried running P0096v650_ECBFv140.exe in win7 on another machine, it extracted, but on executing I got a dialog titled "TOSHIBA BIOS Package Ver.4.4.9" and the text "This computer is not supported". Tried P0096v640_ECBFv140.exe, got the same except that it was "TOSHIBA BIOS Package Ver.4.4.6".
2018-03-20: bios - an update is available (from here), labeled 6.50-WIN, date 20/03/2018.
2018-03-06: bios - an update is available (from here), labeled 6.40-WIN, date 02/12/2016.
2015-12-26: bios (UEFI actually) - I cannot find a way to adjust UEFI boot variables from within the Toshiba setup program. So I might need an external boot manager.
2015-12-23: sleeve - I bought a Neoprene sleeve (61185) for NOK 100.- (ok, it was 99,90) from Kjell & Company.
2015-12-20: I booted refind from the usb stick I installed it in back in 2013. Yep, still refind version 0.7.5. It showed me two FreeBSD bootmenu icons. Update: turns out the FreeBSD icons was from some testing I had done on the usb stick.
2015-12-18: I picked up the package with Office 365 Personal (subscription 1 year) at PIB Rimi Trondheimsveien this afternoon.
2015-12-11: storage - ssd - I opened up the machine and replaced the Toshiba SSD with a 250 GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO mSATA. There doesn't appear to be firmware upgrades available for the drive.
2015-12-08: bios - latest bios update available is from 17.04.2015, version 3.20ECKBC1.10-WIN.
2015-12-05: first boot - I boot into setup (F2), BIOS shows that the machine has 16 GB memory. System BIOS version is 3.20, EC version is 1.30.
2015-12-05: plan B - I put the ssd back in, and I will let setup do it's thing.
2015-12-05: storage - ssd - let me make a backup (image) of the ssd before doing anything.
tingo@kg-core1$ sudo dd if=/dev/da0 of=./z30b-ssd-backup-20151205.img bs=16m dd: /dev/da0: Input/output error 411+0 records in 411+0 records out 6895435776 bytes transferred in 205.370045 secs (33575665 bytes/sec)
hmm, why the error?
tingo@kg-core1$ ll -h z* -rw-r--r-- 1 root users - 6.4G Dec 5 20:41 z30b-ssd-backup-20151205.img
try again:
tingo@kg-core1$ sudo dd if=/dev/da0 of=./z30b-ssd-backup-20151205.img bs=32m dd: /dev/da0: Input/output error 147+0 records in 147+0 records out 4932501504 bytes transferred in 154.892523 secs (31844671 bytes/sec)
nope:
tingo@kg-core1$ ll -h z* -rw-r--r-- 1 root users - 4.6G Dec 5 20:50 z30b-ssd-backup-20151205.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root users - 6.4G Dec 5 20:41 z30b-ssd-backup-20151205_old.img
so that won't help.
2015-12-05: storage - ssd - it is a Toshiba 128GB THNSNJ128GMCU mSATA. I put it into a mSATA to SATA converter, and connect it to my FreeBSD workstation via a usb-to-SATA adapter.
tingo@kg-core1$ uname -a FreeBSD kg-core1.kg4.no 9.3-STABLE FreeBSD 9.3-STABLE #1 r287724: Sun Sep 13 00:23:47 CEST 2015 root@kg-core1.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
It shows up in /var/log/messages as:
Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: ugen3.4: <JMicron> at usbus3 Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: umass0: <Storage> on usbus3 Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: umass0: SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x8100 Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: umass0:7:0:-1: Attached to scbus7 Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus7 target 0 lun 0 Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: da0: <Disk Name JUT1> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-2 device Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: da0: Serial Number 0012345667888 Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: da0: 40.000MB/s transfers Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: da0: 122104MB (250069680 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 15566C) Dec 5 19:48:49 kg-core1 kernel: da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>
and gpart says:
root@kg-core1# gpart show -p da0 => 34 250069613 da0 GPT (119G) 34 2014 - free - (1M) 2048 2097152 da0p1 !de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac (1.0G) 2099200 204800 da0p2 efi (100M) 2304000 262144 da0p3 ms-reserved (128M) 2566144 223301632 da0p4 linux-data (106G) 225867776 24200290 da0p5 !de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac (11G) 250068066 1581 - free - (790k)
quite intriguing.
and disktype says
root@kg-core1# disktype /dev/da0 --- /dev/da0 Character device, size 119.2 GiB (128035676160 bytes) DOS/MBR partition map Partition 1: 2.000 TiB (2199023255040 bytes, 4294967295 sectors from 1) Type 0xEE (EFI GPT protective) GPT partition map, 128 entries Disk size 119.2 GiB (128035676160 bytes, 250069680 sectors) Disk GUID A093CD38-951D-E511-83D3-E4F89C506F2C Partition 1: 1 GiB (1073741824 bytes, 2097152 sectors from 2048) Type Unknown (GUID A4BB94DE-D106-404D-A16A-BFD50179D6AC) Partition Name "Basic data partition" Partition GUID D7733CF3-531D-E511-AFB4-C505827B8E51 NTFS file system Volume size 1.000 GiB (1073741312 bytes, 2097151 sectors) Partition 2: 100 MiB (104857600 bytes, 204800 sectors from 2099200) Type EFI System (FAT) (GUID 28732AC1-1FF8-D211-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B) Partition Name "Basic data partition" Partition GUID DD733CF3-531D-E511-AFB4-C505827B8E51 FAT32 file system (hints score 4 of 5) Volume size 96 MiB (100663296 bytes, 98304 clusters of 1 KiB) Partition 3: 128 MiB (134217728 bytes, 262144 sectors from 2304000) Type MS Reserved (GUID 16E3C9E3-5C0B-B84D-817D-F92DF00215AE) Partition Name "Basic data partition" Partition GUID DF733CF3-531D-E511-AFB4-C505827B8E51 NTFS file system Volume size 128.0 MiB (134217216 bytes, 262143 sectors) Partition 4: 106.5 GiB (114330435584 bytes, 223301632 sectors from 2566144) Type Basic Data (GUID A2A0D0EB-E5B9-3344-87C0-68B6B72699C7) Partition Name "Basic data partition" Partition GUID E5733CF3-531D-E511-AFB4-C505827B8E51 NTFS file system Volume size 106.5 GiB (114330435072 bytes, 223301631 sectors) Partition 5: 11.54 GiB (12390548480 bytes, 24200290 sectors from 225867776) Type Unknown (GUID A4BB94DE-D106-404D-A16A-BFD50179D6AC) Partition Name "Basic data partition" Partition GUID 5261C2C4-5B1D-E511-8A8D-C931DA6DCE37 NTFS file system Volume size 11.54 GiB (12390547968 bytes, 24200289 sectors) Partition 6: unused
cool. Let me mount the EFI partition (read only of course) and check it out:
root@kg-core1# mount -r -t msdosfs /dev/da0p2 /mnt root@kg-core1# ll /mnt total 6 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jan 1 1980 ./ drwxr-xr-x 21 root wheel 1024 Oct 13 22:29 ../ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 EFI/ root@kg-core1# ll /mnt/EFI total 5 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jan 1 1980 ../ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 Boot/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 Microsoft/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 Toshiba/ root@kg-core1# ll /mnt/EFI/* /mnt/EFI/Boot: total 1582 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ../ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1617240 Jun 14 2014 bootx64.efi* /mnt/EFI/Microsoft: total 5 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ../ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3072 Jun 28 06:18 Boot/ /mnt/EFI/Toshiba: total 5 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ../ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3072 Jun 28 06:18 Boot/ root@kg-core1# ll /mnt/EFI/*/* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1617240 Jun 14 2014 /mnt/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi* /mnt/EFI/Microsoft/Boot: total 4799 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3072 Jun 28 06:18 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ../ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 32768 Jun 28 07:19 BCD* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 32768 Jun 28 06:18 BCD.LOG* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 Jun 28 06:18 BCD.LOG1* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 Jun 28 06:18 BCD.LOG2* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 65536 Jun 28 06:18 BOOTSTAT.DAT* drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2048 Jun 28 06:18 Fonts/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 Resources/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 bg-BG/ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4247 Jun 18 2013 boot.stl* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1617240 Jun 14 2014 bootmgfw.efi* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1614168 Jun 14 2014 bootmgr.efi* drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 cs-CZ/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 da-DK/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 de-DE/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 el-GR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 en-GB/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 en-US/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 es-ES/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 et-EE/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 fi-FI/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 fr-FR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 hr-HR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 hu-HU/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 it-IT/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ja-JP/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ko-KR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 lt-LT/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 lv-LV/ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1500504 Apr 26 2014 memtest.efi* drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 nb-NO/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 nl-NL/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 pl-PL/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 pt-BR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 pt-PT/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 qps-ploc/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ro-RO/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ru-RU/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sk-SK/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sl-SI/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sr-Latn-CS/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sr-Latn-RS/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sv-SE/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 tr-TR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 uk-UA/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 zh-CN/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 zh-HK/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 zh-TW/ /mnt/EFI/Toshiba/Boot: total 4759 drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3072 Jun 28 06:18 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ../ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12288 Jun 28 06:18 BCD* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12288 Jun 28 06:18 BCD.LOG* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 65536 Jun 28 06:18 BOOTSTAT.DAT* drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2048 Jun 28 06:18 Fonts/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 Resources/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 bg-BG/ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4247 Jun 18 2013 boot.stl* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1617240 Jun 14 2014 bootmgfw.efi* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1614168 Jun 14 2014 bootmgr.efi* drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 cs-CZ/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 da-DK/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 de-DE/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 el-GR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 en-GB/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 en-US/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 es-ES/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 et-EE/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 fi-FI/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 fr-FR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 hr-HR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 hu-HU/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 it-IT/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ja-JP/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ko-KR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 lt-LT/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 lv-LV/ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1500504 Apr 26 2014 memtest.efi* drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 nb-NO/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 nl-NL/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 pl-PL/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 pt-BR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 pt-PT/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 qps-ploc/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ro-RO/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 ru-RU/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sk-SK/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sl-SI/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sr-Latn-CS/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sr-Latn-RS/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 sv-SE/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 tr-TR/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 uk-UA/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 zh-CN/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 zh-HK/ drwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 28 06:18 zh-TW/
interesting or not.
2015-12-05: memory - the SODIMM is a Samsung 8 GB 2Rx8 PC3L-12800S-11-13-F3. I want 16 GB in the machine, so I replace it with a 16 GB kit from Crucial: 2 x 8GB DDR3 1600 SODIMM 1.35v (CT102464BF60B.M16FN)
2015-12-05: removing the bottom cover. In addition to the 8 (eight) visible screws, there are 3 (three) hidden screws; one under each back rubber foot, and one under the rubber foot in the middle. After that the cover can be removed.
2015-12-05: unpacking. Contents: 1 x safety instructions and limited warranty manual, 1 x quick start guide (foldout paper), 1 x laptop, 1 x cleaning cloth, 1 x PSU (output 19 V DC, 2.37A) with "mickey mouse" style connector to mains cable.
2015-12-04: I picked up the package from PIB Rimi Trondheimsveien on my way home from work.
2015-12-03: message from shipping company (Posten); possible delay of package. Later in the evening; a pick up notice.
2015-12-02: message from shipping company (Posten) that the package is on it's way.
2015-12-01: I got a notice from Elkjøp that my package would be delayed (new delivery date 12.12) and wouldn't be delivered on 2015-12-02, followed by a SMS explaining that the delay was only for the Office package.
2015-11-30: I got a shipping notice - the package was shipped.
2015-11-28: this was the Saturday after black Friday, and Elkjøp had 23% discount on all Windows laptops, so I ordered 1 x Toshiba Satellite Z30-B-10W for NOK 6296.15 and free shipping. I got Office 365 Personal (1 year subscription) included, too.
2015-11-24: I got a pickup message from Komplett, my order was ready at the pick-up point.
2015-11-22: In pre-planning for a laptop buy, I ordered a memory kit from Komplett: Crucial DDR3L SO-DIMM 1600MHz 16GB KIT, 2 x 8GB, 1600Mhz (PC3-12800), CL11, 204pin, 1.35V for NOK 799.- along with some other parts.