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    Acer Aspire 6930 Corrupt Bios

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Rycon99, Apr 23, 2013.

  1. Rycon99

    Rycon99 Newbie

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    Hey All,

    I'm having a really hard time here and hoping I can get some help. I have done a ton of searching and trying before asking here. I will try and keep it simple.

    Attempted to Update Bios (Windows) and got down to Block 2 and locked up, corrupted.
    Computer starts, displays bios screen, I am able to F12 for boot menu or F2 and get into setup. However any boot option just goes black for a while until it reboots.

    Bios Recovery:
    I have attempted to download the Crisis tool here: (4) CRISIS DISK - Phlash16_v1.7.0.18_DiffSize.rar
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/480992-acer-laptop-phoenix-bios-bios-mod-request.html

    Once downloaded, I am replacing the BIOS.WPH file with the only bios file I can find for this unit, which is modded by Kizwan:
    Unlock BIOS ACER Aspire 6930G

    I insert a 128mb flash drive, run WinCris.exe as admin and create the boot disk.
    I then insert the flash drive into the unit with it unplugged and no battery. Hold FN + Esc, plug in and press power button. The machine enters recovery mode and the power button constantly flashes. The flash drive blinks for a few seconds as if it's reading, but then stops blinking and the machine just sits in recovery mode until unplugged.

    I believe the problem is possibly due to trying to recover with a modded bios, I cannot seem to find an original bios.wph for this unit anywhere...
    Also, should I buy a USB floppy drive instead of attempting with the flash drive?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Only other option I have is to replace the motherboard.
     
    Rycon99, Apr 23, 2013
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  2. Rycon99

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    Guess I'm hosed. Ah well worth a try. :(
     
    Rycon99, May 9, 2013
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  4. yalcin19

    yalcin19 Notebook Consultant

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    Try this
    http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...p3=ASPIRE 6930&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=AAP_10

    This was from this link:
    http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/6997-Get-bios-wph-from-*-exe-bios-file
     
    yalcin19, May 13, 2013
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