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    Laptop Freezes Constantly After BIOS Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by thekat, Nov 28, 2011.

  1. thekat

    thekat Newbie

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    I have an Acer Aspire 5315. For the longest time, I was running the older edition of the BIOS. One day I decided to upgrade that BIOS. Turns out, something went wrong- and I'm thinking it has something to do with RAM voltage.

    I'm running Windows 7. I have a 2ghz processor and 2gb of RAM. Its not the best, but its made for a pretty smooth machine. After the aforementioned BIOS upgrade, suddenly the machine started freezing up on me every two-three minutes for about sixty seconds at a time. Heavily annoying.

    Note: I tried a fresh install of Windows 7. Didn't resolve the issue.
    Note: I contacted Acer support and asked if there was a prior version of the BIOS to download and flash. There wasn't.
    Note: I searched the web everywhere for a prior version of the BIOS along with a flash tool. Nothing.

    Your help would be much appreciated. :(
     
    thekat, Nov 28, 2011
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  2. .NetRolller 3D

    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    Which BIOS version did you install?
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Nov 29, 2011
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  3. thekat

    thekat Newbie

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    It was v.1.43

    I mean, if there is anyone out there with a flash tool for an earlier version of the BIOS, please, by all means provide me with a download link. This freezing up every two minutes is a total nightmare.
     
    thekat, Nov 29, 2011
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    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    Try 1.45; it may help.
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Nov 29, 2011
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