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Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:18:44 GMT

Hi,

I think I need to do the flash BIOS installation on my Aspire one. Using my SNID I got my exact model, and clicked the BIOS tab under Drivers. I downloaded the BIOS version, but there is no FLA**bleep**.EXE application in there. Given the warning I see there (wrong BIOS may harm your computer!) I hesitate to take any further steps.

Where can I find the correct BIOS to copy onto a flash drive, along with FLA**bleep**, to get my notebook to boot again?

Thanks

Chris

Re: Flash Bios not found

IronFly — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:28:17 GMT

can you post the Bios download link?

Re: Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:16:00 GMT

Thanks for getting back on this so quickly!

Here's the link:

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers

Chris

Re: Flash Bios not found

IronFly — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:28:53 GMT

ehm i need the direct link, right click on the download and copy url or write here your model.

thank you

Re: Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:32:15 GMT

Huh. I copied the link from the page with my drivers, or thought I did... Lemme look. Yep- that's all it says on the URL. It gives me a choice of a Windows 8 BIOS (not for upgrades, it says) and a version 1.09. I don't have Win 8.

My model is A0756 (is that a zero or an 'oh'?)

Thanks,

Chris

Re: Flash Bios not found

IronFly — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:44:50 GMT

it's an o not 0.

if you don't have Win8, the latest bios is 1.09 and there's an .exe inside to launch under windows.

please check your BIOS version prior to flash it.

Re: Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:48:48 GMT

IronFly wrote:
it's an o not 0.

if you don't have Win8, the latest bios is 1.09 and there's an .exe inside to launch under windows.
please check your BIOS version prior to flash it.

Right. I was not clear. My machine powers up, but the screen remains black. It has all the symptoms of that BIOS problem described in many places on the interwebs. I am looking for a way to put the BIOS onto a flash drive, start the machine and reload the BIOS using the Fn-ESC method.

Thanks

Chris

Re: Flash Bios not found

IronFly — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:51:52 GMT

Sometimes unzipping the .exe will extract the BIOS.
Try to do it with 7z

Re: Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:58:13 GMT

When I open the .zip, I get an executable called Q1VZC109 and a readme that says "Please click "Q1VZC109.exe" to update bios."

This helps not at all, since I cannot execute it on a machine that won't boot

Re: Flash Bios not found

IronFly — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:49:41 GMT

Yes....unzip Q1VZC109.exe and you will find a xxxxxx.FD file, this is the BIOS file.

Re: Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:07:49 GMT

Thanks.

I used 7zip to extract the files. However, there are 2 .FD files in the list:
HM77x64.fd

NM70x64.fd

...and no clue about which one to rename and copy to the flash drive.

Also, there's no FLASH*T.EXE in the list. The .exe files are:

FLSHOOK.EXE

FWUPDLCL.EXE

INSYDEFLASH.EXE

...and no clue about which one (or all!) I should put on the flash drive.

BUT...almost there!

Chris

Re: Flash Bios not found

IronFly — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:12:39 GMT

i can't help further, sorry.

Re: Flash Bios not found

magilla — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:02:57 GMT

Thanks! Like I said, got me almost home...

Chris