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    (Help) BIOS Fail on Aspire 5741

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Ksmgangsta, Sep 8, 2010.

  1. Ksmgangsta

    Ksmgangsta Newbie

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    hey, I have just got my laptop today. It is a Acer Aspire 5741 running Windows 7. I went to go and update the BIOS via the Windows way and it said something along of the lines that it had failed. The computer had stop responding for 10mins so I remove the battery. When I restarted the laptop, it seems that the BIOS failed to load.

    I have been looking for solution however none of them work.

    Could you people post any solutions that I can do, so I can get the laptop working again.
     
    Ksmgangsta, Sep 8, 2010
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  2. AppleUsr

    AppleUsr Notebook Deity

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    you should have not done the bios update through windows. its bricked now and you will have to send it in for service.
     
    AppleUsr, Sep 9, 2010
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  3. Ksmgangsta

    Ksmgangsta Newbie

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    is there no method which I can use to recover the laptop. Such as adding some of the BIOS files to a memory stick and boot it to fix it? I've seen some methods for the Aspire One and its something like Fn+Esc and press power, is there one for the Aspire 5741
     
    Ksmgangsta, Sep 9, 2010
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  4. AppleUsr

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    try using this guide except substitute with your bios and flash program. its worth a shot.

    Blind Flashing
     
    AppleUsr, Sep 10, 2010
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  5. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why on earth would you be updating your BIOS as soon as you got your new machine?
    If nothing's broken, don't try to fix it!
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 10, 2010
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  6. threshold1

    threshold1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The BIOS that ships with the 5741 (v1.03) doesn't have hardware based DEP enabled (which is supported by the i5 in the machine). Some of us just want to have access to the features we paid for, and without a robust BIOS menu updating is the only way.
     
    threshold1, Sep 13, 2010
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  7. TehSuigi

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    So something was broken then - that's different.
    Thanks for the info threshold, and welcome to the forums!
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 13, 2010
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    ellalan, Sep 14, 2010
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  9. xanki

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    I speak spanish sorry.

    IN SPANISH:

    1. Formatea un pendrive en modo FAT o FAT32.

    2. Descarga cualquier version de BIOS.

    3. Descomprime el contenido de la carpeta DOS que se encuentra dentro del archivo .ZIP que descargaste en la raiz del pendrive.

    4. Renombra el archivo NEW70XXX.fd a NEW70X64.fd

    5. Ahora enchufa en un puerto USB el pendrive, sin bateria y sin estar enchufado a la corriente.

    6. Presionas y manten pulsado FN + ESC, conectas el portatil a la corriente electrica, presionas el boton de Power sin dejar de presionar (FN + ESC), esperas un momento y sueltas (FN + ESC).

    IN ENGLISH TRANSLATED:

    traducción del español al inglés


    1. Pendrive format a FAT or FAT32 mode.

    2. Download any version of BIOS for aspire 5741

    3. Unzip the contents of the folder DOS, which is within. Zip file you downloaded in the root of the pendrive.

    4. Rename the file NEW70XXX.fd to NEW70X64.fd

    5. Now plug in a USB pendrive, without battery and without being plugged into the mains.

    6. Press and hold FN + ESC, connect the laptop to a power source, press the Power button while pressing (FN + ESC), wait for a moment and loose (FN + ESC).


    ESPERAS 2 MINUTOS Y TU ACER ASPIRE 5741 VUELVE A VIVIR.

    (you must wait two minutes and your acer aspire 5741 back to life.)

    Hope that helps.

    jose xanki my e-mail is [email protected]
     
    xanki, Sep 15, 2010
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