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    Bad Bios update aspire 1694 wmli

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Lurvington Stelman, Mar 2, 2007.

  1. Lurvington Stelman

    Lurvington Stelman Newbie

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    Hi recently i upgraded bios on aspire 1694 wmli laptop all went fine until restart.After restart he dont start up anymore meaning screen is black seems like graphic card not starting henced dmg bios.what can i do to retrieve old bios i have no floppy is it possible to do a reset somehow? or retrieve by CD.I mean its all black cant start VGA with other screen tried it does not work.To get old bios back somehow without opening and load new bios on chip which mean a mess.Then i need to send it to ACER and that is costly so if anyone knows i would be really glad for some info tnx on forehand.. :(
     
    Lurvington Stelman, Mar 2, 2007
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  2. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    You may be able to get the motherboard working again, if you install a new EEPROM. It is a small chip that stores the BIOS, and replacing that normally gets the motherboard working. However, finding one is quite difficult. You may be able to contact Acer, and they might provide a new EEPROM to yourself. Alternatively, you could look online, and possibly on ebay.
     
    Zero, Mar 2, 2007
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  3. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    You will want to get usb floppy drive and do phoniex bios crisdisk recovery
     
    andyasselin, Mar 2, 2007
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  4. 2007fp

    2007fp Newbie

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    I have the same problem, how do i do phoenix bios recovery
     
    2007fp, Mar 25, 2007
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  5. acer1694

    acer1694 Newbie

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    Hi Guys,

    I have the same problem too, has there been a resolution ??
     
    acer1694, Jun 11, 2008
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  6. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    try searching for CRYSIS DISK or CRYSIS RECOVERY DISK

    i've seen detailed instructions here in the past,,, but can't remember exactly where


    bigO
     
    bigozone, Jun 11, 2008
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  7. cpa

    cpa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Try to do THIS...

    Hope it helps you, but remember you must use the correct bios file...
     
    cpa, Jun 12, 2008
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