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I have a Toshiba T135-S1305 affected by the recall and asked Toshiba techs what exactly the BIOS update does. All they will say is that it disables DC charging if overheating is detected. Detected how? No info on that. Does it reduce charging rate? No info on that. BIOS update cannot determine whether unit is one that might be affected - you won't know until it is in melt-down mode. So I could experience overheating on an outbound airline flight and, assuming the BIOS update works, have to make do with remaining battery charge for the ENTIRE TRIP. So said I want repair anyway (DC harness replacement) - am not willing to settle for BIOS update. Toshiba eventually said OK, they will send shipping box. Good for Toshiba, but that makes me even less confident of the BIOS update fix.
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