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    Lenovo ideapad 120S bricked after BIOS update - what to do?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by AllanBak, May 10, 2018.

  1. AllanBak

    AllanBak Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have a new Lenovo ideapad 120s which came with Windows 10. My daughter got a popup for a bios update and clicked without knowing what it was. After the bios update the screen is dark after reboot so I suspect the computer is now bricked.

    I found a tutorial for resetting the BIOS by disconnecting the battery, but that didn't work.

    I was wondering if this model has a way of overwriting the bios via usb (I've seen descriptions of such a solution for other Lenovo models)?

    Full name / model:

    Lenovo ideapad 120S-14IAP
    Model name: 81A5

    Thanks!
     
    AllanBak, May 10, 2018
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  2. Danishblunt

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    you probably need an SPI programmer to fix this.
     
    Danishblunt, May 10, 2018
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  3. AllanBak

    AllanBak Newbie

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    I've heard of solutions for similar issues where you could load a BIOS fix from a usb stick, using a combination of keys. I was hoping for something like that in this case.
     
    AllanBak, May 10, 2018
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