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    Bios recovery on timeline series

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by freestylez, Sep 6, 2009.

  1. freestylez

    freestylez Newbie

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    Hi there, i searched a lot but found no solution for my problem - i turned my new travelmate 8471 into a brick by flashing it with the wrong bios (shame on me ;) ) - now i am looking for a way to bring it to life again - any suggestions? Its really bad that it happened 3 days after i got it and i have no idea because these models are quite new to the market - acer support also didnt give feedback yet - HELP IS REALLY APPRECIATED! ;)
     
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  2. SSX4life

    SSX4life Notebook Deity

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    I think you are SOL sadly. Hardware is worthless and motherboard must be replaced.
     
    SSX4life, Sep 6, 2009
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    freestylez Newbie

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    that is not exactly what i wanted to hear ;) - how do you come to that conclusion? I mean there are always some sort of recovery tricks i guess??
     
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    der_mali Weihnachtsmann

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    There are recovery tricks, but the question is, if it works for your model. The hardest part is to find out the right BIOS file name. I suggest to search on the board first and gather some info about the process.
     
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    I tried many of those tricks but there happened just nothing. But i don´t have a usb-stick at hand - can someone confirm if i would notice if the recovery-shortcuts could work without usb-stick? My guess was that it would "silently" try to get it from the usb-stick so i don´t see anything going on? I will never ever flash a notebook after that - its my first notebook, bricked within days!!!! ;)
     
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    freestylez Newbie

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    well - i just sent the brick to the acer support. Will keep this thread updated as soon as i know more - so other people share my expirience. DO NOT FLASH YOUR NEW ACERS WITH BAD BIOS! IT *REALLY* HURTS AND CURRENTLY THERE IS NO SOFT-RECOVERY AVAILABLE!
     
    freestylez, Sep 7, 2009
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    techiediva Notebook Consultant

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    freestylez Newbie

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    I would like to know as well if that works. I actually tried it but there was no blinking or turning on at all - event though i couldnt test it with a good usb-stick unfortunatly. Could you tell me if there is any sign that this works if no usb-stick is plugged in?

    current status: waiting for acer suppport ;)
     
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    techiediva Notebook Consultant

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    yeah, it worked for a travelmate 8471 (and of course you need the correct bios for the TM8471)

    but follow the instructions. make sure thumb drive is fat32, and rename the file exactly. you will also need the fla.exe on there as well.
     
    techiediva, Sep 8, 2009
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  11. der_mali

    der_mali Weihnachtsmann

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    Thanks, techiediva :)
     
    der_mali, Sep 9, 2009
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    freestylez Newbie

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    Thank you too for the information. Will try it sometime ;)
     
    freestylez, Sep 9, 2009
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    i from russia... help recovery bios on 5810tg
     
    pizebe, Sep 11, 2009
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  14. tukano

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    Well, another adept here. Need help with 5810T.

    I tried that tricks with BIOS.WPH and it doesn't work.
     
    tukano, Oct 4, 2009
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