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    [Help needed] ASUS laptop bricked after BIOS flashing

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by neon97jp, Aug 13, 2017.

  1. neon97jp

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    Hello, I'm sorry, my English is not good.

    I can not use my computer at the monent, I am panic. T.T

    I`m using a laptop computer ASUS UX21A for four years. However, during this time, BIOS update failed and it can not be started. (The PC energizes, but does not enter BIOS, the screen is still dark.)

    Https://hardforum.com/threads/tools-to-f...or-ftk.1726429/

    So, as you read the above article, I was able to do a good job half way, but I can not open the BIOS file downloaded from the ASUS homepage with TOOL called "FD44Editor" by all means. Even if I change ASUS 's BIOS to ROM file or change it to Bin file, I get a "Fatal error" message, too. it has the following contents.

    Error parsing bios data.
    BOOTEFI signature not found.
    Please open correct ASUS BIOS file.

    Also, BIOS from a broken notebook computer was successfully read and saved with ROM writter called CH341A, but this FILE also displays a message same with the above, it can not be opened by FD44Editor.
    As a result, I can not extract information such as MAC address, UUID, Motherboard S / N, I am giving up now.

    Could you please give me some advice? I am a beginner about all these things.
    (I am using Creator of Windows 10.)
    Please, help me. Thank you.


    BIOS file from the broken Laptop ASUS ux21a : dead bios.bin
    BIOS file from the same Laptop(work nomally) : BACKUP.ROM
    BIOS file from the asus homepage : UX21AAS209.rom
     
    neon97jp, Aug 13, 2017
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