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    My Afternoon

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Chk, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. Chk

    Chk Notebook Consultant

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    Downloaded Newest Bios because I was sick of seeing the wrong card.

    Windows Update Made it Fail.

    Called Support.

    30min later I just got rid of my data and factory reinstalled.

    No ATI graphics driver!

    Hours of searching and attempting to fix it, no luck.
    Downloaded ATI V5700 Driver, nothing but restarting.

    Tried to flash Bios, no luck.

    I gave up, so I opened Starcraft to play it(Running with Intel) and I hear a dinging noise, hardware found, drivers found, BIOS is current, CCC Works.

    Moral of the story, don't mess with BIOS if your an idiot, and video games solve everything.
     
    Chk, Nov 11, 2008
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  2. nokuku4u

    nokuku4u Notebook Enthusiast

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    video games don't solve everything..starcraft does. :)
     
    nokuku4u, Nov 11, 2008
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    But you know, before you update the BIOS you're supposed to close all other programs...
     
    namaiki, Nov 11, 2008
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  4. Chk

    Chk Notebook Consultant

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    Ill win the lottery soon so I'm financially set, I like taking risks. BTW I did close all programs or so I thought.

    Edit:
    Ide like to note the improvement in performance from the updated drivers was indistinguishable, not really worth it yet.
     
    Chk, Nov 11, 2008
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    This is why manual updates are good :).
     
    jaredy, Nov 11, 2008
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    receph Notebook Evangelist

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    How can you play starcraft when there is RA2?
     
    receph, Nov 11, 2008
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