Updating BIOS, need help

GregH991
GregH991 Member Posts: 2 New User
edited October 2023 in 2020 Archives
Hello. I have an Acer Aspire 7741G Laptop. It has BIOS version 1.04. I have it running Win10 x64 Home.

I would like to update the BIOS. I downloaded the BIOS update file from Acer website for my specific model. I think it is v2.26. I tried running the update.exe in Windows but it gives up an error. Maybe I need to load the BIOS update file to a USB and install it from there? Google is not my friend in this case, I cannot find any instructions on the web.

to answer the question you are going to ask... I want to update it because I can. There has been a small issue with the laptop since new where it cannot restart by itself. When I click restart it shuts Windows down but the pc does not restart and I need to hold the power button down and then press again to start. Maybe a BIOS upgrade can fix this. Regardless, I want to do it.Thanks in advance.

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  • GAMING6698
    GAMING6698 ACE Posts: 8,885 Trailblazer
    edited June 2020
    @GregH991
    Which error?
    And latest bios update version for aspire 7741G is v1.26
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/support-product/2114?b=1

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  • I believe that you must install windows 7 to be able to update the bios.
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  • GregH991
    GregH991 Member Posts: 2 New User
    I believe that you must install windows 7 to be able to update the bios.
    Surely there is another way? I know the laptop is a bit old but why would Acer have stopped supporting it under Windows 7? What about the DOS option. The BIOS update file includes a DOS option too.
  • I think it is not necessary to update the bios. When you disable fast startup in windows power options, is the restart problem resolved?
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