HELP!Dell studio xps 1640 update bios.... and DEAD

My laptop is Dell studio xps 16.
i try to update bios from A11 to A12 and my laptop was crash during this update.
and now my laptop can't boot to win.
hic,anyone tell me how to fix this problem??
tell me how to recovery bios of this laptop?
many thanks!

 

see I told u!!! no one listened well call dell to replace your motherboard

 

does anything come up or do the three media buttons flash and then nothing?

 

This might help you, someone with a 1645/7 bricked their bios, but successfully recovered it.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=451601

 

great information, ill keep that in mind

 

there nothing after three media buttons flash.
what can i do to fix it?

 

thanks bro, i'll see it

 

if it is the three media buttons and nothing then your motherboard needs to be replaced like mine was

 

yeah, i fixed it.
you can see how to recovery bios in this link.
use google translate to read it
http://vozforums.com/showthread.php?t=236357&page=273

 

Well done!!! That's the spirit and don't go running to mama

 

Well, I can sort of make it out after a web translator made the attempt, LOL:

Quote:

Originally Posted by trunghieu_st View Post

Uncle ơi success rate at very high doctor ơi ... to solve the new player ... not yield to their odd brother do it? You then take test subject lost tèo BH!

situation is the e bios recovery has been successful in North Asia, seems to be revived again, never seen such happy now.

This means e to the doctor would share the experience of e when unfortunately the doctor what was the status of E A, hi hi!

the first doctor to tools to create usb flash recovery tool to Left bios.

e attached all the tools + the A11 bios below, the doctor down the street, running only ạ.

longer time to recovery operations topics Left nhé.

step 1: create usb flash

Step 2: draw battery + power cord

step 3: plug usb

step 4 (important): hold the "End" about 3 seconds and then plug the power cord at the same time release the button "End" out.

step 5: observing the situation, if you see the two bright red power light + fan back with a strong first part ok, waiting to see the phenomenon at first light source 2 side blinks, please rest assured we are e lap was research.

the rest are waiting e lap gradually conscious, wait a while and I load on bios is done automatically restart.

this is really valuable experience!

note that the doctor must perform sequential steps as e stated, in addition to step 4 is the most important, if done incorrectly can manipulate the red light will turn on the computer keyboard just bright lights and fans running vù vù besides, nothing more, the doctor has to wait until the next day the situation will not change.

And one thing more is when the doctor bios update so that a backup file bios.rom prevention, prevention occurs when uncertainties have what rescue, backup tool e is the post this post a few items.

few day sweats + afraid to lose sleep trying to fix, hehe sleep tonight then e is.

E last words to say to the doctor is "ask your children and cosset it as possible"

Although only a tool to work but actually feel sick sock when it e day a!

Wish the happy doctor!

PS:

A12 bios backup copy of the doctor doctor alahoma nè

Quote:

Originally Posted by alahoma View Post

nè bác, the A12 nhé.

http://megashare.vn/download.php?id=...llInc.-A12.rom

Now this is a Backup tool bios:

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhandi View Post

e need the backup of the backup bios bios a.bac can then send the doctor is not e? tool can backup doctor down here

thanks!

 

I have no clue how to apply this to the laptop... can someone explain in plain English haha

 

the first, you need a tool to create usb flash for recovery your bios.
I have attached it in this post
you can download it in this link: http://www.mediafire.com/?m2jdiby1xjm
and you need a computer to create a usb flash

step to recovery bios:
step 1:create usb flash(download and run the WINCRIS.exe, and click "start")
step 2:remove the battery and unplug the power cable
step 3: plug in your usb into your laptop
step 4(important):hold down the key "End" in about 3 seconds and then plug the power cable at the same time release the key "End".
step 5: if you see the battery light is on with red, wait a few minute ...
If laptop is restart automatically, it means that the recovery is successful.

Good luck!

 

I would like to reiterate again the "DO NOT FLASH A12 THERES A GOOD CHANCE IT WILL BRICK YOUR MACHINE" statement, as the same has just happened to me. My machine froze on "Verifying block 11 out of 32" message, and whilst I was still able to move the mouse pointer nothing else responded.
I recovered using the steps mentioned above, but it only worked with the 4th flash drive i tried, the first three would not initiate the flash.

 

Thank you so much. With this information I'm able to recover my Dell Studio 1557 from failed BIOS update.

kizwan

 

The file that you have uploaded and renamed after you is not actually yours. And I know that because it was made by me.

You should be ashamed of yourself, not only fix your bricked laptop thanks to me, but also took my work and place it under your name.

You are pathetic.

 

Hi bulforce. Thank you so much for sharing your experience in recovering from failed BIOS update. Are you the one who posting the guide on mydigitallife forum?

Is this mean Dell laptop (many of them are Studio laptop with Phoenix BIOS) can be recovered anytime when BIOS update failed?

kizwan

 

oh, i'm sorry.

i see u post in your thread and i forget to say thanks to u!

but the name of file i have uploaded is not my name

in this file, i replaced file BIOS.WPH of dell 1645 by BIOS.WPH of dell 1640.

@ bulforce : thanks u!

 

i think i have it! power light came on and is red, fans turning! waiting now *please work*

For the record im one of the lucky peeps who have no issues with my stuido! until i break it myself!

 

Hello !

@Bulforce and @Nhandi

I just registered on this forum, just because I wanted to say ONE thing: THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

I almost lost 5 years of data. I was hopeless, tears were coming, stress has been screwing my mind for 3 days, and... THE LIGHT ! I found you ! YOU ARE A MIRACLE ( lol )

Thank you so much, so much, SO MUCH !! I just have lived the most scary days of my life. And you saved me. You are my Jesus Christ !


Seriously, this post is not a joke, I really want to thank you. Thanks to people like you, lots of people like me can survive when they face this monster called "Hardware". True Story.

I am going to share this experience on my website! I'll be your "evangelizer" and you'll be quote you as my saviors !!

Thank you again !!

 

bulforce,

Do you know which phlash16.exe to use for a 1640 xps. I'm really new at this and I bricked my laptop updating the bios to a14. Guess I shouldn't have trusted dells recommended note.
Thanks

 

And hopefully you learned the importance of doing regular backups.

 

If the BIOS flash failed, you should consider your notebook is faulty. Call Dell support for assistant. I has spoke with Dell engineer a couple month a go about this issue, he said to me the motherboard might be faulty because the BIOS flash should be successful if you don't interrupt the process.

You can try latest version of phlash16.exe. I wonder why you can't get it work with the CRISIS recovery package available at post #13 if you have XPS 1640. Have you try it?

 

hey i have done the same thing but laptop is not restarting after the process
i have a dell studio xps 1640 please help me out....... as soon as possible

 

thanks a lot bulforce u saved my 300$'s

 

Interesting stuff! thanks for sharing.