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    Acer Aspire 5100 bios update failure

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Surimex, Sep 1, 2009.

  1. Surimex

    Surimex Newbie

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    Hello guys :)
    I have an Acer Aspire 5100
    AMD Turion 64x2 Mobile Technology TL-56, 1.8 GHZ
    Radeon Xpress 1100 hyperMemory
    1 GB DDr2

    It has vista home premium preinstalled. Lately I installed Xp on it (Ive done it many times before because its faster) The only thing is that with Xp it shutsdown after some time, ´cuase of the heat. So I thought I´ll update the BIOS. It went well but then IT shutsdown! I was afraid of this but it happened. Now my Lap won´t boot, nothing comes up, not even a sound! The only thing that work is the dvd driver. The fan goes like it would boot but nothing. I tried to flash it via usb but didn´t read the usb. Ive searched the web for solutions but couldn´t find something useful.

    Please can someone tell me what to do, if there is anything??????
     
    Surimex, Sep 1, 2009
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  2. Amnesiac

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    I'm afraid that you have destroyed your laptop. I doubt that Acer will fix it as it is your own fault, but try and get them to repair it anyway.
     
    Amnesiac, Sep 2, 2009
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  3. MasterUMC

    MasterUMC Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try Acer and inform them that the BIOS that they released failed. Be persistent. If that does not get you anywhere, contact [email protected] he has the equipment to do this type of stuff. He fixed my Toshiba Sat P205 in a few days. Highly recommended very professional.
     
    MasterUMC, Sep 2, 2009
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  4. der_mali

    der_mali Weihnachtsmann

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    Check if there is an emergency flashing procedure for your notebook.
     
    der_mali, Sep 2, 2009
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  5. Surimex

    Surimex Newbie

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    Thank you guys for your replays,

    but That was what I was afraid for what you guys said. I will give it a try to contact Acer.

    Thanks a lot.
     
    Surimex, Sep 2, 2009
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