If you are the owner of Satellite A60/A65 notebook PC then be aware of possible overheating issue with these notebooks. The good news are that Toshiba offers the solution in their bios update recomendation:

“Notice to Users of Satellite A60/A65 notebook PC: BIOS Update Recommendation

Applicable Models: Satellite A60-S156, A60-S1561, A60-S166, A60-S1661, A65-S1662, A65-S1064, A65-S1065, A65-S1062, A65-S1762, A65-S126, A65-S1261, A65-S136, A65-S1361, A65-S1063, A60-S1662, A60-S159, A60-S1591, A60-S1591ST, A60-S1592ST, A65-S109, A65-S1091, A65-S1066, A65-S1067, A65-S1362, A65-S1070, A65-S1069, A65-S1068

In extremely rare instances, your Satellite A60/A65 computer may experience overheating that could result in the deformation of the plastic casing on the upper right hand corner of the computer. The overheating and deformation occur only when the notebook is booting or resuming from standby or hibernation, and can be avoided by installing BIOS ver. 1.70, which was released on October 22, 2004, or a later version.

Below is a list of Satellite A60/A65 serial numbers which could potentially be affected by this issue. If the serial number of your Satellite A60/A65 doesn’t match the patterns listed below, your notebook computer is not affected by this issue.

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Resolution

Please download, and install Flash BIOS version 1.70 or later . Complete installation instructions are included in the downloadable BIOS package.” Vist Toshiba for update, if you are the owner of one of these models!

This entry was posted on March 23, 2006 and is filed under Toshiba.