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    Is it possible to flash BACK to original BIOS and KBC/EC versions (w/ Sager NP8660)?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Lnknprknblndsd, Jan 13, 2009.

  1. Lnknprknblndsd

    Lnknprknblndsd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, need some help please. I have been troubleshooting why my BIOS has been loading slow and can't figure it out. Sager techsupport has also had me try a few things but to no avail. During my troubleshooting I followed the advice of KevinJack 2.0 and updated my BIOS to:

    BIOS Revision: 1.01.13
    KBC/EC Firmware Revision: 1.00.10

    However, this along with everything else I tried did not fix the problem. So now Sager techsupport said to send in the laptop but the original guy I talked to about this issue did not seem too thrilled that I updated the BIOS because he made it sound like it was not supported by Sager. So before I send it in I was wondering if I should flash my BIOS back to the original versions it shipped with which is:

    BIOS Revision: 1.00.11S LS2
    KBC/EC Firmware Revision: 1.00.08

    Anybody know of where to get the files (batch, exe, etc) to flash the BIOS back to this version and is this dangerous? I've never downgraded BIOS before, only updated. Thanks for any help.
     
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  2. Deathwinger

    Deathwinger Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes you can. Just remember to run it in the order of 'changing' KBC/EC and then 'changing' BIOS.

    I did that with .13 back to .12. However, I did not change the KBC because it was the same in those two BIOS revisions.
     
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    Unfortunately, that BIOS revision is sager only, so can only be had from them. Updating BIOS shouldn't void your warranty - many people here have done it and not had any problems with warranties.
     
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  4. Lnknprknblndsd

    Lnknprknblndsd Notebook Enthusiast

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    So just send it back to them as is then? That's fine I just didn't want them giving me any crap like oh well we can't troubleshoot the problem because this BIOS version is not the official SAGER Bios and have them send it back and what not. What would you guys do?
     
    Lnknprknblndsd, Jan 13, 2009
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