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    Asus K50AB bios flashing gone bad(asus bios update utility)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Batee, Aug 15, 2011.

  1. Batee

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    Hi,
    yesterday i tried to flash my bios from version 203 to 220 using Asus bios update utility(it was a bad idea). all went good, i restarted my computer bios asked me if i want to restore defaults(i chose yes), then i had gone through ubuntu screen where i have to choose which OS i would like to use, i selected windows 7 32bit.then windows loading sreen came up and after a few seconds the screen went blank.
    i shut down the computer and restarted and since then nothing appears on my screen when i try to turn it on. just the numlock lights are flashing.

    then i tried to do a blindflash using an usb key(removing HDD). nothing changed. maybe i did something wrong. i can upload the contents of the usb if needed.

    i await your reply
     
    Batee, Aug 15, 2011
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    ramgen -- Morgan Stanley --

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    ramgen, Aug 15, 2011
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  3. Batee

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    Thanks for reply.
    unfortunately i didn't, i just ran the asus bios update utility from windows. name of my bios file was K50ABAS.220 and i opened it under the "all files" selection.
    Now my screen shows nothing after i turn on the computer, so i cant follow these steps.
     
    Batee, Aug 15, 2011
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  4. Batee

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    a little update. i tried doing an AMIBOOT.ROM recovery from an usb stick but when i hold ctrl+home for a period of time my laptop shuts down, any idea?
     
    Batee, Aug 15, 2011
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    Same issue here. And when trying to ctrl+home, laptop turns off immediately. Did you solve this? How? Thank you.
     
    draga, Sep 2, 2012
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