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    ACER Aspire 5740 dead after BIOS UPDATE

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by nawfel, Jun 10, 2015.

  1. nawfel

    nawfel Newbie

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    hi
    I am aware that lots of threads have been posted regarding this issue but I wanted to revive it, hopefully new methods or solutions are available

    I have updated my BIOS from 1.09 to 1.16 under windows 7 64bit. everything went well, update completed then computer restarted. THEN DID NOT BOOT SINCE.

    I tried dissambling and removing CMOS battery then putting it back.
    Tried many Crisis Disk with 1.16 BIOS.WPH and 1.28 nothing
    I am using a Sandisk Cruzer 2gb with no luck. I tried 32gb and 4gb as well. nothing

    The problem is that when I try FN+ESC and Power up. the usb key doesnt blink as when it reads normally.

    PLEASE HELP
     
    nawfel, Jun 10, 2015
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  2. Andy53

    Andy53 Notebook Consultant

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    Did you remove the CD-emulation from the Cruzer and format it with Fat32 and make it bootable ?
     
    Andy53, Jun 14, 2015
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  3. nawfel

    nawfel Newbie

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    yes i removed the U3 partition. still nothing.
    i used a lexar 32 gb as well.

    i am lost. some people talk about renaming the bios file to .fd but for my model it's a .wph
    moreover i dont know whether i should rename the wph file to bios or another acceptable name
     
    nawfel, Jun 14, 2015
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  4. Andy53

    Andy53 Notebook Consultant

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    You can read more of it at the thread "Acer Aspire 5740G Owners Lounge", page 566.
    Maybe you disconnect HDD and CDrom when booting.
     
    Andy53, Jun 14, 2015
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  5. Jimbo Mahoney

    Jimbo Mahoney Notebook Enthusiast

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    Jimbo Mahoney, Jul 6, 2015
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