Ok the machine is a Toshiba Satellite Pro L100 PSLA4. Problem occurred during a BIOS update from the official Toshiba website. I downloaded the zip file, extracted it and activated the .exe file inside. The window opened by the .exe was a bios flashing program, the .exe also simultaneously wrote a new bios file to a temporary folder. When tried to use the program all I got was an error saying that it couldn't find the new bios to input. I tried again only to get the same error. I then left the laptop for several minutes and when I returned, I found a blank unresponsive laptop. By unresponsive I mean an obvious lack of bios functions i.e. power LED's not changing when plugging in of unplugging from the mains and the fact that I had to pull the battery out to turn the machine off. When the machine is turned on now all it does is check the drives and restarts (no display, no beeps)
In summary:
1. BIOS update failed
2. Fault occurred whilst user was absent
3. Lappy don't work anymore...
What do I do, the first thing that came to mind was reset the BIOS, one problem it's a laptop and I can't find the RTC battery or a jumper switch. Help