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    Update BIOS and got BSOD

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

  1. Glasjoe

    Glasjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have Acer Aspire 5315 and was running Bios v1.33. It has been running warm for sometime and thought an updated BIOS would help.

    I tried the ACER site but didn't see any BIOS updates listed for XP. I have XP Pro on it now.

    I followed a different link and found BIOS 1.45 so i Flashed it using WinFlash.
    After it completed it shut down, i waited a couple of min. and powered back up, when i did i saw the BSOD for about 2 seconds and then goes to selective startup (Normal, Safe, Safe w/networking etc...)

    I have not tried safe mode yet but in normal it just goes back to that screen again.

    I saw the thread on using the FN+ESC mode but not sure if i really need to do that.

    Any suggestions on what I should do to restore it back to 1.33? I have to check my external HD but i think i still have that 1.33 version saved that i used when i did it the first time.

    Thanks
     
    Glasjoe, Sep 6, 2009
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  2. der_mali

    der_mali Weihnachtsmann

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    It's an AHCI problem. Go into BIOS and change the setting for HDD access to none AHCI.
     
    der_mali, Sep 6, 2009
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  3. Glasjoe

    Glasjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    i'll try right now and let you know,

    THX!
     
    Glasjoe, Sep 6, 2009
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    Glasjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    FIXED!

    Thaks alot der_mali!!!
     
    Glasjoe, Sep 6, 2009
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